PURDUE    J    ,
verermofy medical
VOLUME 3, NUMBER I
WINTER     SPRING 1977
School of Veterinary Medicine's new radiographic special
procedures room.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES
ROOM IN RADIOLOGY
In the 1976 Winter-Spring issue of UPDATE
plans were reported for establishing a radiographic special procedures room in what was
once the Medical Illustration area adjacent
to the large animal radiology room. Renovation and equipment installation were completed in mid-November, 1976, and the room
is now functional.
Dynamics of the body systems and their
alteration by disease can be observed and by
videotaping can be stored for re-examination
without the need for additional radiation.
A file of videotapes is being compiled so that
videotape programs on various phenomena
can be produced to use in the teaching program. Obviously, most practicing veterinarians
will not have this type of equipment but it
is the expectation that by more completely
understanding the dynamics of disease processes, conventional radiographic lesions will
have more significance. This improved capability has allowed the provision of better
service for all clients.
Dr.Blevins (PUR' 68) reviewing an "instant replay" of an
esophageal study with a group of students.
The radiology section can now participate
more effectively in the activities of the research community within the School and the
University. Currently there is collaboration
with the Biomedical Engineering Group in
the School of Electrical Engineering studying
cardiac defibrillation. Opportunity for this
type of activity will increase as projects are
developed.
It is hoped that practicing veterinarians can
experience a direct benefit from this increased
capability. As experience is gained and data
are collected continuing education programs
will be planned and developed. Anyone
visiting the school is cordially invited to stop
by radiology to have a look. We are extremely
gratefuiand quite proud! Dr.Blevins
THE RETIREMENT OF ANN...THE END OF AN ERA
Mr. Webster defines a library as . . . "A place
in which books, manuscripts, musical scores,
or other literary and artistic materials are kept
for use but not for sale." That's what a library
is — but what a library does is the function of
the librarians who staff it. How good a library
is depends largely on these two entities and
the Purdue University Veterinary Medical
Library is a good one!
Much of how good our library is can be
and is creditied to Ann Kerker who has
been the librarian since the School opened
in 1959 and who will retire this 30 June.
Ann's has been an illustrious and productive
career which has had its capstone this year as
she is serving as President of the Medical
Library Association, an international organization comprising some 4,000 personal and
institutional members in 40 foreign countries
and in all Canadian provinces and all states of
the United States. She is the first librarian
from the veterinary medical field to be chosen
as president of this organization, a high and
fitting tribute to her abilities and accomplishments.
While the last twenty years of Ann's career
have been devoted primarily to librarianship
in the Veterinary Medical Library at Purdue,
she has broad educational and experience
backgrounds with an international dimension.
A native of Montana her early life was spent
in California and New Mexico before coming
to the West Lafayette community. She earned
a bachelor's degree in microbiology from
Purdue in 1933 and practiced as a medical
technologist for the next 20 years with nearly
half of this time spent in South America,
Saudia Arabia, and Aruba. Returning to West
Lafayette in 1955 as assistant librarian in the
Purdue University Life Sciences Library
she earned the M.S. degree in Library Science
from the University of Illinois in 1959 and
that year became the first librarian in Purdue's new School of Veterinary Medicine.
ANNE. KERKER
Professor of Library Science
Librarian — School of Veterinary Medicine
1959- 1977
All of the school's 815 veterinary medical
alumni, the current student body, the many
graduate students and faculty, the veterinary
technology students, those Indiana University
Medical School students who have spent the
first year on the Purdue-West Lafayette
campus, and many many others from all
avenues of the University Community have
profitted by her intense diligence and quiet
effectiveness. To say that she will be missed
is a gross understatement — to say, "Thanks,
Ann" is trite but sincere, to say that she has
made a singular contribution to the stature
and success of our programs is an honest
evaluation shared by us all—and to say
"God Speed, Ann" is the heartfelt wish from
all as this change is forced upon us by the
thing which governs much in our lives — time.
Jack J. Stockton
:fi^ii
SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS RECEIVING AWARDS AT THE 15TH ANNUAL HONORS AND AWARDS PROGRAM ARE,
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: NANCY LANGWITH (JR.), DEBBIE DEEM (JR.), DENNIS DeNICOLA (JR.), BECKY POHLAND
(JR.), ROB HOLL (SO.), SUE JOHNSON (JR.), FELICIA NIEBOJESKI (SO.), MARY JO ANDREWS (SO.), SCOTT ALLEN-
STEIN (SO.), JANICE MORGAN (SO.).  (SEE PAGE 2).
)RGAh