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2011 Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society Faculty Induction Ceremony Hines Dr. Murray Hines III, professor of pathology and head of the Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory (TVDIL), was presented with the Charles Dobbins Award for Excellence in Service. He was recognized for strengthening the laboratory’s historically solid relationship with producer groups and veterinarians by maintaining a “customer focused” culture, and for his involvement in a number of outreach activities. Dr. Sreekumari Rajeev, an assistant professor in infectious diseases based at TVDIL, was the recipient of the Outstanding Laboratory Service Award. Dr. Rajeev heads the bacteriology and mycology sections of TVDIL, and her laboratory is the only laboratory in the state of Georgia approved by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory for performing culture of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, the cause of Johne’s disease in ruminants. Drs. Shannon Holmes and David Jiménez were co-recipients of the Outstanding Hospital Service Award. They were recognized for implementing new technologies in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s radiology service, such as voice-recognition software that directly transcribes clinical records to the hospital’s electronically-based medical records. Holmes Dr. Michelle Barton, the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine, received the David Tyler Award for Advances in Teaching. Dr. Barton was recognized for her role in implementing the automated response systems in the CVM’s classrooms and for being a leader in implementing new technologies for instructional use. Dr. Robert M. Gogal Jr., an associate professor in anatomy and radiology, received the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence for the quantity and quality of the research manuscripts he has produced in the last three years, as well as the service he provides to the scientific community. Dr. Andrew Park was the recipient of the John M. Bowen Award for Excellence in Gogal Research. Dr. Park’s work aims to describe observed patterns in animal diseases, including the emergence of macro-parasite drug resistance in ruminants, the evolutionary escape of equine influenza from vaccine treatments and the complex spatiotemporal patterns of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer. He is an assistant professor in the Odum School of Ecology with a joint appointment in the department of infectious diseases at the CVM. Dr. Chad Schmiedt was awarded the Clinical Research Award in recognition of the progress he has made toward understanding the mechanisms of post-transplantation hypertension. Dr. Schmiedt is an assistant professor of soft tissue surgery in the department of small animal medicine and surgery. Schmiedt 2011 Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society Inductees Front row: Glenn Caldwell, Honorary Inductee; Dr. Rabindranath De La Fuente, associate professor of endocrinology & reproduction; Carolyn Hodo (DVM ‘11); Catherine Ray (DVM ‘12); Amanda Bergren (DVM ‘12); Jessica Mobley (DVM ‘12); Olivia Lamberth (DVM ‘12); Elizabeth Jobe (DVM ‘12); Dr. Paula Krimer, assistant professor of pathology; Bob Storey, Honorary Inductee; Second row: Dr. Kevin Keel, assistant research scientist; Dr. Tamas Nagy, assistant professor of pathology; Sylvia Ferguson (DVM ‘11); Koren Moore (DVM ‘11); Lindsey Hammond Wilkins (DVM ‘11); Ashley Embly (DVM ‘11); Charlotte Tate (DVM ‘11); Andrew Crouch (DVM ‘11); Dr. Uriel Blas-Machado, associate professor of pathology; Dr. Joerg Mayer, associate professor of zoological medicine; Dr. Francis Milward (back). Back row, left side: Dr. Murray Hines III, professor of pathology; Dr. Sonja Zabel, assistant professor of dermatology. 26 The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
New Faculty Dr. Melinda Camus, lecturer, Pathology Dr. Joerg Mayer, associate professor, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Dr. Sonja Zabel, assistant professor, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Dr. Kelsey Hart, assistant professor, Large Animal Medicine Dr. Jennifer Humberd-Smith, assistant research scientist, Infectious Diseases Dr. JianJun Wen, senior research scientist, Infectious Diseases Dr. Jane Quandt, associate professor, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Dr. Susan Turnquist, associate professor, Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory Dr. Ajay Sharma, assistant professor, Anatomy and Radiology Dr. Thomas Edwards, adjunct instructor, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Dr. Abhijeet Bakre, assistant research scientist, Infectious Diseases Dr. Shanta Dhar, adjunct assistant professor, Physiology and Pharmacology Dr. Tuhina Gupta, assistant research scientist, Infectious Diseases Dr. Pramod Giri, associate research scientist, Infectious Diseases Dr. Krishna Hamal, assistant research scientist, Infectious Diseases Dr. Balazs Rada, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases Dr. Weilin Wu, assistant research scientist, Infectious Diseases Dr. Jyotsana Gupta, assistant research scientist, Infectious Diseases Get your own AnAtomic Dog! If you’ve visited our student lobby recently, you’ve probably noticed our “AnAtomic Dog” — a colorful, more-than-life-sized bulldog that was presented to the College as a gift from the Class of 2009. Now you can have your very own, scaled-down version. Omega Tau Sigma is selling miniature versions of the AnAtomic Dog to raise money for the fraternity. A portion of the proceeds also benefits the Veterinary Medicine Hospital Building Fund. Like the original, the miniature was designed by Athens artist John Ahee. Each AnAtomic Dog statuette costs $30, plus shipping and handling. Prior to mailing your in your order, please contact Dr. Doris Miller for shipping and handling costs: miller@uga.edu or 706.542.5915. Checks should be made payable to Omega Tau Sigma. Please include a note containing your name, shipping address, phone number, and email address. Mail your payment and contact/shipping information to: OTS Alumni Treasurer 205 Burnett St. Athens, GA 30605 Vet College team runs race to benefit Vets for Pets and People Dr. Cynthia Ward, a professor of internal medicine, led a team of CVM veterinary students, residents, interns and alumni in the Publix Half Marathon in Atlanta on March 20, 2011. The team raised $2,500, which was used to support Vets for Pets and People, a program that seeks to educate veterinarians, veterinary paraprofessionals and the public about the link between domestic violence and animal abuse. For More Information Visit www.vet.uga.edu/ vetsforpetsandpeople/ Left to right: Dr. Jen Mayer (former intern), Dr. Brian Cichocki (intern), Dr. Jordan Scherck (resident), Dr. Andrew Bugbee (resident), Dr. Richard Stone (resident), Dr. Andrea Wang (resident), Julie Denton- Schmiedt (wife of veterinary surgeon Dr. Chad Schmiedt), Dr. Laura Steadman (DVM ’01), Dr. Linda Steadman Leavell (DVM ’00), Dr. Lisa Steadman Kelly (DVM ’08), Dr. Katie Tolbert (DVM ’11); Front: Dr. Krista Cioffi (intern), Dr. Cynthia Ward. Aesculapian Winter/Spring 2012 27
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