Purdue University
Veterinary Medical
UPDATE
Winter/Spring 1995
ol. XX, No. 1
A New Beginning:
Emeritus Faculty Provide Historical Perspective
on New Addition	
-By Kevin Doerr
PURDUE  UNIVERSITY
NEW  SCHOOL OF
VETERINARY SCIENCE AND  MEDICINE
Members ol the then Veterinary Science Department in the School of Agriculture pose for a photo on the
occasion of groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of Lynn Hall in February, 1958. Most became
faculty members in the new School of Veterinary Medicine when the first class enrolled two years later. From
left to right: Donald Gustafson, Arthur Delez, Robert Lewis, Dave Tyler, Larry Morehouse, Wilson Henderson,
Joe Ostendorf, Robert Frank, William Tietz, Olive Davis, John Bullard, Leslie Hutchings, John Davis, Ralph
Storts, Richard Hughes, Edward Haelterman, Harold Moses, BenSwenson, Gerald Goetsch, George Neher,
Stuart Nelson, Robert Claflin, Russell Jones, Tom Phillips and Kenneth Gillett.
Less than two years after
groundbreaking ceremonies,
workers are completing the final phase
of construction of the first major addition to the School of Veterinary
Medicine since the opening of Lynn
Hall in 1960. The new addition, which
nearly doubles the School's square-
footage, is on schedule to open this
fall, in time for the annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians, September 21
and 22.
For some emeritus faculty members, the construction project
represents a repeat Purdue performance. They were members of the
Veterinary Science Department in the
School of Agriculture when Lynn Hall
was constructed nearly 40 years ago.
George Neher, professor emeritus of
veterinary physiology, says he remem-
bers the first groundbreaking
ceremony well. "The building" was
(See A New Beginning, page 4)
Million
Dollar Gift
Opens Door
to New
Animal
Behavior
C linic	
-By Ellen Rantz
rM 1he School of Veterinary Medi-
J. cine is starting three initiatives to
improve dogs' well-being, thanks to a
gift from the estate of a northern Indiana entrepreneur. The new programs
include creation of an Animal Behavior Clinic to help reduce the number
of dogs destroyed each year because
of behavior problems.
"Problem behavior is a major
killer of dogs in the United States,"
said Purdue Professor Alan M. Beck,
an authority on the interaction between people and animals. About 10
percent of dogs enter humane shelters
annually, about half of them for behavior disorders, he said. Ultimately,
most of those dogs are put to death.
(See Behavior Clinic, page 3)
In This Issue
Fall Conference Coverage 7
Runnels Fund 8
Reunions 9
Faculty News 13
Biomedical Patent  14
Alumni Honors 20
Intercontinental Education 23
Canine Symposium 26