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ALUMNI NEWS
In memory
Dr. Douglas W. Carlson, class of 1968, passed away on April 22.
In addition to being a veterinarian and beef farmer, Carlson was a
Minnesota legislator in the 1970s and ’80s.
Dr. Elaine (Briggs) Ness, class of 1998, died suddenly on
April 18. After starting out in large animal medicine in a mixed
animal practice in south-central Wisconsin, she began practicing
exclusively small animal medicine and surgery in 2005. Most
recently, she was with Wildwood Animal Hospital and Clinic in
Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Dr. Lester H. Swanson, class of 1958, died December 31 at age
91. After earning his DVM, he settled with his wife, Marion,
in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, where he raised his family and
practiced veterinary medicine until he retired in 1986.
Alumni wellrepresented
on
MVMA board
College of Veterinary Medicine alumni are
well-represented on this year’s Minnesota
Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) board.
Dr. John Baillie, class of 1972, is president;
Dr. Alan Sletten, class of 1988, is presidentelect;
Dr. Nicole Neeser, class of 1999, is
vice president; Dr. Jim Winsor, class of 1985,
is secretary-treasurer; and Dr. Eric Ruhland,
class of 2008, is a director.
38 Profiles Summer/Fall 2013