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he Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation is once again inviting members, friends, and family an opportunity to walk away $10,000 richer after the MVMF Drawing to be held at the MVMA convention’s Foundation Reception on Friday, January 28, 2022 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo. Thanks to your support, in the past 22 years, the MVMF event has netted over $330,000 for the Foundation and Museum, public relations activities and animal/public health and welfare. Your donations have helped the Foundation provide assistance to organizations such as Ag Education On-the-Move, Working Dog Enterprises and TreeHouse of Greater St. Louis. Only 300 tickets will be sold for the event, which makes your chance of winning way better than the Powerball Lottery. (Your chance with Powerball is 1 to 292,000,000.) In addition to the $10,000 grand prize, four tickets each will be drawn for $1,000, $200, $150, and $100. All non-winning tickets will be eligible for door prizes and other surprises. The price of the tickets are $100 each, and can be purchased online at www.movma.org or by calling the office at 573-6368737 or with convention registration. During the same evening, the Foundation also holds a silent auction where you can bid on many fabulous items from artwork to bicycles and everything in between.
Please note: The Foundation is always accepting donated items for the silent auction. If you have a donation, please call the office at 573-636-8737. 26
Veterinary Honor Roll Inducts Four New Members The Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation (MVMF) has announced the induction for four new members into the Veterinary Honor Roll of Missouri. On August 28, 2021 a ceremony was held at the Foundation’s Museum in Jefferson City, Mo. to honor Drs. Evelyn Bock, Roger Borgmeyer, Frank McLaughlin and John Walker. Dr. Evelyn Bock owner/ practitioner at Southwick Veterinary Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. She graduated from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1968. Upon graduation, she worked for the Humane Society From left: Robert Arrowood, Dr. Evelyn of Missouri under Dr. Bock and Dr. Edward Migneco, MVMA Suzanne Saueressig. president.
Dr. Roger Borgmeyer was raised on a dairy farm near Taos, Mo. He graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 1979. Upon graduation, along with his wife Peggy, he opened a mixed-animal practice in California, Mo. He From left: Dr. Philip Brown, Mrs. Julie is currently retired and Braun, MVMA executive director, Dr. has sold his practice to Roger Borgmeyer, and Dr. Greg Popp. longtime associate, Dr. Mark Oerly. Dr. Frank McLaughlin grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, then served two years as an Army Medic in Hawaii. He received his veterinary degree at Kansas State University in 1962, and practiced in Tulsa, Oklahoma for two years From left: Dr. Frank McLaughlin, his before moving to St. wife, Charlene Sue, and Dr. Edward Louis. He established Migneco. Heritage Veterinary Hospital in Creve Coeur, Missouri in January 1974. He enjoyed practice ownership until 2003 and then continued working in the practice through 2019 for a total of 45 years. He served in all offices in the Greater St. Louis VMA and was an MVMA District Delegate.
