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At the annual meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, the Charles Louis Davis DVM Foundation honored one of the true legends in the field of veterinary pathology, Dr. John King, class of 1955.

In recognition of King’s 50 years in the profession and the scope and breadth of his contributions to veterinary pathology, the foundation inaugurated its highest-level award, the John M. King Award for Sustained Contribution to Veterinary Pathology. The award in his honor recognizes King’s dedication to pathology, his drive to educate, his acceptance of people from all countries and the positive impact he has had on many pathologists.

The Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) has named Dr. Lyndon Graf the 2007 Oklahoma Veterinarian of the Year

Graf, class of 1978, grew up on a dairy farm near Corn, Okla. Working with animals on the farm, he knew from an early age he wanted to be a veterinarian. He attended Tabor College studying a pre-veterinary curriculum before attending OSU in the fall of 1974.

After graduation Graf practiced one year in the Washita Veterinary Clinic in Cordell, Okla. He then launched his own business in Marlow, at the time one of the largest towns in Oklahoma without a veterinary clinic. He opened the Marlow Veterinary Clinic in 1980 and has operated the mixed-animal practice since then.

Graf has served in numerous leadership positions in his profession, including president of the OVMA in 2000, and is currently the president of the Southwest Veterinary Symposium.

The Marlow chamber named him “Man of the Year” in 1996.

Although passionate for his community and his profession, Graf’s greatest joy is his children. Dr. Tristan Graf is a 2004 graduate of the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. Gatz Graf will soon complete his DVM degree at OSU’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences; and Diana Graf, a senior at Oklahoma Baptist University, has recently been accepted into medical school at the University of Oklahoma.

Graf says he is always interested in how he can improve professionally and how he can help the profession move forward.

“I hope that at the end of my life, it can be said that I gave back more to my profession than I took from it,” he says.

King has a personal collection of more than 20,000 kodachromes available through the foundation’s website at http://www.cldavis.org