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NEWSAlumni NewsNEWS NEWAlumni AchievementsDr. Thomas D. Brokken (class of 1969)was named the 52nd president of theAmerican Association of EquinePractitioners (AAEP) during the group’sannual convention in Seattle Dec. 3-7.Since joining theAAEP in 1969,Dr. Brokken hasheld positions onnumerous AAEPcommittees andtask forces. Mostrecently, he servedas the AAEP vicepresident and2005 programchair for the association’sannualconvention. Heserved on theboard of directorsfrom 1985-1990and participates inthe AAEP’s OnCall program as aveterinaryspokesperson.In addition to hisrole at AAEP, Dr.Brokken is a senior partner at Teigland,Franklin & Brokken, DVMs, a 12-veterinarianequine medicine and surgerypractice exclusively for thoroughbredracehorses. He began working at thepractice in 1970 and has been a seniorpartner for 14 years. Based in FortLauderdale, Fla., the practice also operatesoffices in Delaware, New York, andPennsylvania.During a presentation at the AAEP convention,Dr. Brokken said he plans tolead the AAEP in three key initiatives in2006: membership development, continuingeducation, and advocacy.Dr. Brokken’s son, Todd, is a student atthe University of Minnesota College ofVeterinaryMedicine (classof 2007).Dr. Bob Skinner(class of 1979) hasjoined GuidantCorporation, aninternationalmanufacturer ofcardiovasculartherapeuticdevices and relatedproducts. Heis working in thepreclinical area ofcardiac rhythmmanagement,helping to makebetter pacemakers,defibrillators,and otherDr. Tom Brokken, president of AAEPdevices. Bob saysthat a course in regulatorymedicine thathe took from Dr. Mike Murphy, a professorin the College’s VeterinaryPopulation Medicine department, gavehim a head start in his new position.Dr. Mark FitzSimmons (class of 1987)was named the 2006 Swine Practitionerof the Year by the American Associationof Swine Veterinarians during the association’sannual meeting in Kansas City,Mo. Given annually since 1977, theaward recognizes swine practitionerswho demonstrate exceptional service totheir veterinary clients. It is the association’shighest honor.Dr. FitzSimmons is the owner of MAFVeterinary Services, Eagle Lake, Minn.,a swine consulting practice that he establishedthree years ago. He is also a partnerin the family farm-associated business,Protein Sources. Previously, Dr.FitzSimmons worked for SwineGraphics Enterprises, Ltd. in WebsterCity, Iowa, where he became an expert insegregated production techniques. He isrecognized for pioneering the use ofserum therapy for control of porcinereproductive and respiratory syndrome.Dr. James Swenberg (class of 1966) wasnamed Kenan Distinguished Professorof Environmental Sciences andEngineering, an endowed faculty positionawarded to outstanding scholars andteachers. He is currently a professor ofenvironmental sciences and engineering,nutrition, and pathology and laboratorymedicine at the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill. His researchcareer has focused on chemical carcinogenesisand toxicology, with an emphasison studying the role of DNA damageand repair in carcinogenesis, developinghighly sensitive assay methods for DNAadduct research, and improving the scientificbasis of risk assessment.Alumni, we want to hearabout your achievements!E-mail your news to CVMCommunications atcvmcomm@umn.edu.24
S NEWS NEWSFaculty KudosScott Dee installed aspresident of AASVDr. Scott Dee, a professor in the Swine DiseaseEradication Center, was installed as president ofthe American Association of Swine Veterinariansat the association’s annual meeting in Kansas City,Missouri, March 7.“My focus will be to build an industry-wide teamdedicated to the long-term goal of eliminating theporcine reproductive and respiratory syndromevirus from the North American pig population,”he says. “I am confident that our association will Scott Deeserve as a model for all veterinary species-orientedassociations in regard to how veterinarians work with industry to solveeconomically significant problems related to food animals.”An internationally recognized swine disease expert, Dr. Dee consults in33 states and 22 countries, is a frequent speaker at veterinary and producermeetings, and is the author of 20 book chapters and more than 100peer-reviewed articles. Prior to joining the faculty in 1999, Dr. Dee was aprivate practitioner in a swine-specific practice in Morris, Minn., for 12years. He received his veterinary degree from the University ofMinnesota in 1987 and earned his Ph.D. in 1996. He is board certified bythe American College of Veterinary Microbiologists.Rutherford proposalreceives first prizeDr. Mark Rutherford’s proposal for increasingthe matriculation of high-quality graduate studentsin the basic biological and biomedical sciencesreceived first prize in a Graduate School competitionthat sought proposals for innovative ideas forimproving graduate education at the University.Dr. Rutherford is director of graduate studies,Comparative and Molecular Biosciences, and aprofessor in the Veterinary and BiomedicalSciences Department. The award was presented ata ceremony at the Weisman Art Museum on May 9.Mark RutherfordJim Collins receivesAASV Howard DunneMemorial AwardDr. Jim Collins,director of theV e t e r i n a r yD i a g n o s t i cLaboratory, wasawarded the HowardDunne MemorialAward by theA m e r i c a nAssociation of SwineJim CollinsVeterinarians(AASV). Presented at the association’sannual meeting in Kansas City, Missouri,March 4-7, the award recognizes an AASVmember who has made important contributionsand provided outstanding service tothe association and the swine industry.An accomplished author, Dr. Collins haswritten 192 articles and book chapters onswine and bovine infectious diseases andserved the U.S. pork industry through hispioneering research on porcine reproductiveand respiratory syndrome. In 2005, he wasnamed Veterinarian of the Year by theMinnesota Veterinary Medical Association.Dr. Collins received his veterinary degreefrom the University of Minnesota in 1978and his Ph.D. in veterinary pathology fromMichigan State University. Prior to joiningthe faculty of the College in 1986, he was anassistant professor at South Dakota StateUniversity. Dr. Collins is a diplomate of theAmerican College of VeterinaryPathologists.25
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