SCAVMA Run/Walk for Rabies 2008

SCAVMA would like to thank all of those who participated in the 5K Run for Rabies on November 15th sponsored by Purina and Merial. We raised just over $2000! Half of it will go to the Josh Project and half will go to the Alliance for World Rabies Control. We had 101 people register (51 from the vet school and 50 from main campus/community). This was a very successful race and we look forward to seeing you all next year for an even BIGGER race!

Thank You!
Liz Ezelle, Jessica Platz, Madison Hayward

MSU-CVM 5K Run/Walk for Rabies

The Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA)is hosting it's second annual 5K Run/Walk for Rabies! This race is open to the public so please spread the word! Come and receive a free t-shirt, running bag, nalgeine, dog bowl, and leash free with your registration fee ($15 to pre-register and $20 to register the day of the race). A free bag of dog food will be given as first place prizes for the runners and walkers.

Date: November 15th, 2008
Location: North Farm
Time: Registration begins at 7:15 AM, Runners will begin at 8:00 AM, Walkers
at 8:15 AM

Click here for registration form: (pdf)

Employee of the Month

Please join us in congratulating Mr. Adam Pochocki, Laboratory Manager for PPM who has been chosen as CVM "Employee of the Month" for November 2008.

2008 Alumni Fellow Speaks at CVM

Dr. Gary K. Allen, our 2008 Alumni Fellow, spoke to CVM students, faculty and staff on Friday about his professional career. Dr. Allen, a native of Biloxi, MS, is a 1981 graduate of MSU-CVM. He also holds a BS in agriculture from MSU. After graduating in the inaugural CVM class, he completed a PhD in microbiology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He completed postdoctoral training at Texas A&M University in immunology and biochemistry ant at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in medical informatics.

He is currently the Vice President for Information Technology at the University Missouri. In this role he oversees the information technology infrastructure for the four University of Missouri campuses.

Dr. Allen is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology at UM-Columbia's College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a diplomate (Specialty of Virology) of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and has served as a member of the ACVM Board of Governors.