Staying Connected

As part of OSU’s Grandparent University, the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences hosted 38 participants —18 children and their grandparents who spent two half days at the center’s teaching hospital learning about smalland large-animal healthcare. Faculty members, veterinary technicians and veterinary students work with the children who range in age from 6 to 10 years. From Grandparent University to class reunions, CVHS alumni remain connected to their alma mater in 2007.

Class of 1961 members present for the 2007 reunion are, front row, left to right, Mike Podolin, Richard Blake and Tony Thomas; second row, William Strube, William McDowell, Philip Day and Gerald Hegreberg; and, back row, Jim VanBeckum, Bill Kyser, James Graham and Jess Brewer

Class of 1996 members present for the 2007 reunion are, front row, left to right, David Morales, Kristi Ritter-Conner and Kelly Pope-Cooper; and, back row, Timothy Snider, Merrijean Becker, Holly Holland-Ross, Jay Ross and Trent Marr

Class of 1981 members present for the 2007 reunion are, front row, left to right, Rocky Bigbie, Renee Hammer, Lynn Freeman, Geni Thoni, Bronc Jackson, Jeff Tidwell; and, back row, Paul Welch, Kerry Steward, Tom Taggart, Mark Kopit, Bob Ables, Deena Gregory, Larry Barrett and Margaret Cates

Kirkpatrick Gift

The Kirkpatrick Foundation has donated a $200,000 lead gift for a $638,000 project upgrade of the small-animal critical care unit (CCU) located in the veterinary center’s teaching hospital.