HOFFMAN TO BE RECOGNIZED BY ISU FOUNDATION

Dr. Lorraine Hoffman (PhD ’74) and former director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Order of the Knoll Faculty and Staff Award by the Iowa State University Foundation.

The Order of the Knoll Faculty and Staff Award recognizes an individual or couple currently employed by or retired from Iowa State University who has/ have provided dedicated and long-term professional and volunteer service and creative leadership to the ISU Foundation and Iowa State through the advancement of philanthropy.

This award recognizes those whose involvement with the university and the foundation has been lasting and made a substantial impact in promoting and expanding philanthropy that supports Iowa State.

Hoffman had over 35 years of professional experience as a diagnostic microbiologist at Iowa State before she retired. While she served as director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, she was known for her love of serving practitioners and livestock and animal owners as well as mentoring students at all levels.

She is a member of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Advisory Council and the Lorraine J. Hoffman Graduate Alumni Award was established in 2019 to honor her work contributions to the college.

Hoffman and her husband, Peter, have established a scholarship in the College of Veterinary Medicine for graduate students interested in swine production medicine. They have also supported the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Fund and the Media Prep Room in that new facility will be named in her honor.

The Hoffmans contributions are not just to the College of Veterinary Medicine. The couple has supported numerous Iowa State units including the ISU Alumni Association, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Reiman Gardens, and the Cyclone Club.

A Memorial for Memorials

If you’ve never noticed the Companion Animal Fund tribute station in the reception area of the Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital, you’re not alone.

Donations of all sizes to support animal care have been documented and “displayed” weekly in a three-ring binder for years, but few individuals would stop and inspect the materials within a modest bookcase at the back of the public space.

Hoping to bring our supporters and the beloved pets so often celebrated or memorialized by the Companion Animal Fund Registry to new light, an electronic kiosk is being built this winter to replace laminated pages with full-color images and dynamic information.

Appropriately enough, this special gift recognition is the result of an equally special gift donated this fall by compassionate clients Stan and Amber Sherman on behalf of their own precious pet, Mr. Cleo – a sweet Maltese who was cared for by Dr. Eddie Vasquez and the Emergency and Critical Care team in the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center.