Foundation Update

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Foundation Drawing Tickets On Sale Now! Win $10,000!

The 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 27, 2023 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo. Thanks to your support, in the past 23 years, the MVMF event has netted over $350,000 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. No admission to attend this evening’s festivities.

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.

Veterinary Honor Roll Inducts Three New Members

The Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation (MVMF) has announced the induction for two new members into the Veterinary Honor Roll of Missouri. On September 10, 2022 a ceremony was held at the Foundation’s Museum in Jefferson City, Mo. to honor Dr. Gene Grellner, Dr. Loyal Henderson and Dr. Raymond Stegeman. Dr. Gene Grellner is is owner/practitioner at Countryside Veterinary Clinic in Loose Creek, Mo. He has a master’s degree in animal science with an emphasis in Swine Production & Management and Nutrition. He then received his DVM from the University of Missouri in 1985. Dr. Loyal Henderson is owner/practitioner at Vienna Veterinary Clinic in Vienna, Mo. He graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 1976. He purchased his clinic from Dr. Max John in 1981 and continues to practice there. (“Six days a week”.)

Dr. Raymond A. Stegeman

is a veterinarian in St. Thomas, Missouri where he and his wife Jeane own and operate Osage Veterinary Clinic, LLC, a predominately large animal - mixed animal practice. He graduated in 1988 with a DVM degree from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating, he practiced as an associate veterinarian at the Vienna Veterinary Clinic for 3 years and purchased the Osage Veterinary Clinic from Dr. Dennis Markway in the Fall of 1991.

From left: Janis Grellner, Dr. Gene Grellner and Dr. Greg Popp. Dr. Loyal Henderson (left) with Dr. Greg Popp. (From left) Dr. Raymond Stegeman with his wife, Jeane and son, Dr. Dusty Stegeman.