VET CETERA

2 Welcome, New Cowboys!

CVHS continues its tradition of hiring the best.

4 Setting the curve

Faculty, students and staff are honored for performances that go well beyond the norm.

11 Reaching out

Professional lectures and symposiums, public education and client service are all part of what makes the CVHS the state’s veterinary center.

14 History Makers

OSU veterinarians have his torically advanced the profession through research, teaching, clinical practice and organizational leadership.

24 What’s new?

Next Generation

Alumni connections, donor gener osity and extraordinary medical successes characterize 2007.

Exploring the world of veterinary medicine

COVER: The tools of v eterinary medicine have certainly changed over the last 100 years, but the pivotal role of OSU veterinarians in Oklahoma history has not. From the early 1900s when OSU professors produced blackleg vaccine in the Library Building to distribute to the state’s stockmen to today, Oklahoma looks to OSU veterinary medicine for leadership in education, clinical care, disease diagnosis and biomedical research.

‘Handoff,’ grandparent

To

grandchild

Dr. Meg Gross is a clinical associate professor of anesthesiology. Her research interests concentrate on finding solutions for clinically-related problems.

Gross, who was born and raised in Oklahoma City, completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Oklahoma and earned her DVM degree from OSU. She finished an anesthesia internship at OSU before completing her residency and master’s degree at the University of Illinois.