Spring/Summer 2012 Aesculapian Magazine - University of Georgia ...

Dr. Mary Dickens Hicks (DVM ’88) was honored with an
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) Alumni
Association award on March 3, 2012, at the Georgia
Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village.
Dr. Earl Gaughan (DVM ’81) has joined the Virginia-
Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
at Virginia Tech as a clinical professor of large animal
surgery.
Dr. Matthew Booth (DVM ’97) has been certified
as a Diplomate by the American Board of Veterinary
Practitioners specializing in Canine and Feline Practice.
Dr. Booth practices at Alpenglow Veterinary Specialty +
Emergency Center in Boulder, Colo.
Dr. Timothy Montgomery (DVM ’83) was inducted into
the University of Georgia’s AGHON Honor Society on
Nov. 6, 2011, for a lifetime of outstanding leadership.
Dr. Joseph Gaydos (PhD ’01) was elected to chair the
Science Panel of the
Puget Sound Partnership,
Washington state’s
comprehensive effort to
restore Puget Sound.
Dr. Walter Gregg (DVM
’79) was named the
Gaydos
2011 SCAV Veterinarian
of the Year. Dr. Gregg, one of three ABVP canine and
feline diplomates in South Carolina, owns Gregg Animal
Hospital in Columbia, S.C.
Dr. Erin Casey (DVM ’10) is a member of the inaugural
class of the AVMA Future Leaders Program, which
provides a one-year opportunity to help bolster leadership
and problem-solving skills related to organized veterinary
medicine.
Dr. Dale Bjorling (MS ’82) was named associate dean
for research and graduate training at the University of
Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.
Drs. Rebecca Babcock (DVM ’98) and Karen Donovan
(DVM ’04) opened Red Barn Veterinary Hospital, a fully
computerized veterinary hospital that focuses on quality
medicine and surgery in Dahlonega, Ga.
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ClassNotes
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Bulldog 100
Drs. Angela Dodd (DVM ’00),
Jenifer Gustafson (DVM ’91),
Debbie A. Pinson (DVM ’83) and
Edward Reid Pinson (DVM ’93)
were selected for the Bulldog
100 Class of 2012, recognizing
the fastest growing alumni
businesses.
Drs. Dodd and Gustafson own Gustafson (right)
Hope Animal Medical Center in
Athens, Ga., and Debbie and Edward Pinson own North
Oconee Animal Hospital in Bogart, Ga.
Dr. Amy Belew (DVM ’99) is Cobb County Animal
Control’s first full-time veterinarian. The county
commissioners approved the new position in February
2011. The county is part of the greater Atlanta region.
Dr. Jason Eisele (DVM ’02) purchased Specialists in
Veterinary Surgery (SVS) in Estero, Fla. SVS is a small
animal referral practice specializing in orthopedic,
oncologic, neurologic and soft tissue surgical care.
Dr. Emily Hoppmann (DVM ’05) bought Elgin
Veterinary Clinic in Elgin, S.C. She practices small animal
and exotic animal medicine and surgery.
Dr. Gary Baxter (MS ’88) is a Professor Emeritus at
Colorado State University, from which he retired in
2011. He is now director of the
University of Georgia Veterinary
Teaching Hospital and a professor
in the department of large
animal medicine. His wife, Dr.
Margaret Baxter (DVM ’86), sold
her practice, The Vets Animal
Hospital, in Windsor, Colo.
Dr. Robert M. Cobb, Jr. (DVM
Baxter
’81) was named Georgia’s state
veterinarian by Commissioner of Agriculture Gary
W. Black. The state veterinarian oversees the Animal
Protection and Equine Health offices.