Summer 2006 - University of Minnesota College of Veterinary ...

In MemoryDr. David Duane Olson, class of 1983, diedof a heart attack on April 27, 2006. He was livingin Eleva, Wisconsin.Dr. Robert J. Velure, class of 1968, passedaway Sept. 2, 1995. Velure was the state veterinarianfor North Dakota until his retirementin May 1995. During Velure’s tenure,North Dakota had one of the best livestockhealth records in the nation, according to theFargo-Moorhead Forum.Dr. Karl Healy Wall, class of 1989, diedunexpectedly Nov. 19, 2005. Born and raisedin Fridley, Minn., he is survived by his wife,Jill, and daughters Jessica, Gabrielle, Jenni,and Tana.Dr. Robert Westlake, class of 1954, passedaway on Dec. 24, 2005. A resident of DetroitLakes, Minn., Dr. Westlake was a long-timemember of the Minnesota Turkey GrowersAssociation and a past recipient of theRanelius Award.Faculty and graduate students volunteertheir time for Habitat for HumanityOn April 22, a group of graduate students and faculty in the Comparative and MolecularBiosciences program spent the day working for the Minneapolis chapter of the Habitatfor Humanity. They built the inside and outside wall frames for a house and raised $195for the chapter.Standing, from left, are Dr. Kent Reed, Dr. Mark Rutherford, Dr. Mike Murtaugh, Dr.Rebecca LaRue, Dr. Bruce Walcheck, Dr. Geoff Hirsch, two Habitat homeowners, Dr.Dianna Saam, Ben Silberglitt (Dr. Amy Treeful’s husband), a Habitat homeowner, Dr. AndyPetzold, Dr. Temene Melkamu, and Dr. Erik Olson. Kneeling are Dr. Robyn Milkie, BettyBraun (Dr. Jen Brazzell’s mom, from Winnipeg, Manitoba), Dr. Margaret McNulty, Dr. JenBrazzell, Dr. Amy Treeful, and Dr. Trasida Ployngam.New Faculty/StaffOctober 2005–May 2006AdministrationSarah J. Goulet,controllerVeterinary Clinical SciencesKarin S. Christopher,assistant clinical professorLuca Ferasin, associate professorVeterinary Population MedicineAnibal Guillermo Armien,assistant clinical professorHyeun Bum Kim, research assistant26