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Purdue University
Veterinary Medical
UPDATE
Winter
Annual Report Issue
ol. XIX, No. 1
New Vistas for Veterinary Medicine
Lynn Hall Addition Takes Shape!
-by Kevin Doerr
New addition to the School of Veterinary Medicine takes shape on the east side
of Lynn Hall
Concrete and steel are giving form to a decade of
dreams about the much needed expansion of the
Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. As the
School reaches its 35th anniversary year, workers are
building the first major addition since the School opened in
1959.
Just six months after the start of construction, workers
have erected much of the structure that will house new
hospital facilities and laboratories for clinical studies and
research. Still to come are the floors and walls for new
classroom space, a Biomedical Information Resource
Center which will replace the existing library, a 200 seat
lecture hall, and an expanded production medicine unit.
The addition will provide 65,000 square feet of assignable
space, nearly doubling the size of Lynn Hall.
School administrators, faculty, staff, retirees and students celebrated the start of construction with a
groundbreaking ceremony in May. An estimated 300
people, including Purdue University administrators and
(For more building information, see page 3)
Bill Reese. SVM large animal medicine technician, leads his oxen, "Ben" and
"Little Joe"asthey pullablackandgoldplow to break groundlor the new addition
to Lynn Hall
In This Issue
New Building Details 3
Equine Enhancement Plans 4
SVM Fall Conference 6
Auction Results 6
Alum Creates Teacher
Award 7
Robert Claflin Honored 8
Anniversary Gifts 8
Reunions 9
Distinguished Alums 10
SVM Dean's Club Review 11
Scholarly Assistance 11
Developing Vet Medicine 14
SVM Studies 17
Cardiomyoplasty
for Canines 17
Promising Paralysis
Research 18
Research Grants 20
SVMFaculty 22
Who's New 22
Who's Retiring 24
SVM Students 27
Honors & Awards 27
The Class of 1993 29
Veterinary Boiler Backers 31