Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine

class notes Class of 1931 Class of 1952 Deceased 1995 Sponsored by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), the Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC), Bovine Veterinarian, Merck Animal Health, and Osborn Barr, an agricultural marketing and communications company, Dr. Woelffer has been nominated for the 2013 Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame which celebrates the rich traditions of production veterinary medicine by honoring exceptional individuals who have made lasting contributions to the veterinary profession. From the development of herd health protocols and management strategies to maintaining leadership roles in teaching and research, these nominees have helped shape the industry throughout their distinguished careers. Many consider Dr. Woelffer the father of bovine reproductive programs by integrating sound scientific principles into reproductive programs. He was a member of the AVMA Executive Board and Professional Liability Trust. He received numerous awards, including the AABP Award for Excellence in Dairy Preventive Medicine and the Amstutz-Williams Award. He also was an honorary lifetime member of the AABP. Voting is currently underway and concludes August 5. AVC members may vote online at www.avc-beef.org/halloffame. AABP members may vote online at www. aabp.org/halloffame. Greene, NY I enjoy retirement with homes in Florida and Greene, NY. Keep in touch with Dr. Dann '53, Dr. McVicar '52, and Dr. NB Hayes '52. Now out of the Harness Horses Business. I owned four (two very successful) with $100,000 earnings! Still bowl and golf but not as well with "old age." Enjoy info from Cornell. Also keep in touch with OTS info—our class of '48 members down to less than 20? Elmer Woelffer, DVM Class of 1950 Dallas B. Tuthill DVM, MD Sun City Center, FL Enjoyed chatting with Dean Kotlikoff and tour of the College of Veterinary Medicine in September 2012. Sorry to have missed Dr. Howie Evans, whom I knew when he first came to Cornell. Most if not all my classmates are gone, but some in succeeding classes might be interested. In any case, I am still around, and enjoying my Golden Years. Much nostalgia! Yay for veterinarians! John H. Baldwin, DVM Class of 1960 Adrian R. Morrison, DVM Rose Valley, PA Dr. Adrian Morrison has published "Brandywine Boy," his memoirs growing up in the Brandywine Valley of southeastern Pennsylvania. Comprised of 11 chapters with illustrations by Gayle Joseph, an executive assistant at PennVet, the book chronicles in vivid detail Morrison's adventures growing up in a postwar, changing rural environment. Though the writing project started out as a simple recording of stories for his family to enjoy, he now hopes others may be charmed by and learn from his tales. Morrison is self-publishing his book with assistance from CreateSpace. It is available on Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/brandywineboy David Morrow III, DVM, PhD Deceased 2005 Sponsored by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), the Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC), Bovine Veterinarian, Merck Animal Health, and Osborn Barr, an agricultural marketing and communications company, Dr. Morrow has been nominated for the 2013 Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame which celebrates the rich traditions of production veterinary medicine by honoring exceptional individuals who have made lasting contributions to the veterinary profession. From the development of herd health protocols and management strategies to maintaining leadership roles in teaching and research, these nominees have helped shape the industry throughout their distinguished careers. Dr. Morrow spent a lifetime committed ' S C O P E S M A G A Z I N E J U LY 2 0 1 3 to dairy cattle health and reproductive physiology, and earned numerous accolades for his teaching and research at Michigan State University in the Department of Large Animal Surgery. Dr. Morrow was a charter member of the American College of Theriogenologists and is well-remembered for his textbook, "Current Therapy in Theriogenology." He was honored as the World Dairy Expo Industry Person of the Year in 1997. Voting is currently underway and concludes August 5. AVC members may vote online at www.avc-beef.org/halloffame. AABP members may vote online at www. aabp.org/halloffame. Class of 1978 George B. Nashe, DVM Woodbury, CT Sherman Hill Animal Hospital, 431 Sherman Hill Rd., Woodbury, CT, celebrated its fifth year under the ownership of Dr. George Nashe and his wife, Zheni Nashe. Dr. Nashe said he chose to be a veterinarian when he was already an adult, working as a restaurant manager in New York City and taking horseback riding lessons on weekends. "I watched a vet working at the barn where I was taking lessons and decided that's what I wanted to do," Dr. Nashe said he is exhilarated when he is part of a positive influence on an animal's health. "But, turn it the other way; it's a very sad occurrence when animals die. This job has its ups and downs. You don't go into this profession thinking you'll cuddle animals all the time and everything will be wonderful." Class of 1985 Douglas L. Cohn, DVM Albany, NY Cornell's Johnson Museum of Art highlighted original paintings, drawings, and books for its recent exhibit "Beauties and the Beasties in Children's Book Illustrations" (February 2 – May 5, 2013). Dr. Cohn, Director of the Animal Resources Facility, Albany Medical Center, provided from his collection a number of illustrations and original drafts used in well-known children's books, including Charlotte's Web. Natalie Gates, DVM Maui, HI Natalie Gates has been selected as the new superintendent of Haleakala National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Dr. Gates has worked at Point Reyes National Seashore in California for the last 12 years, first as a wildlife biologist, and then as chief of natural resource management. She transitioned to her new duties at Haleakala in March. Class of 1994 Joseph A. Impellizeri III, DVM Hopewell Junction, NY Dr. Joseph Impellizeri, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology) recently returned from the Electrochemotherapy 2nd International Users' Meeting in Bologna, Italy. He presented data on the U.S. experience with Electrogenetherapy for telomerase immunotherapy in canine and feline patients. See http://www.vetcancertrials.org/ studies/vschv-telomerase-vaccinefor-canine-cancer for more information on this cancer vaccine. Dr. Impellizeri was the only veterinarian from the U.S. to be an invited presenter among renowned physicians and researchers from Europe. Class of 1998 Susan Ettinger, DVM Tarrytown, NY The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine's Integrative Medicine Committee welcomed veterinarian Dr. Susan Ettinger to the Integrative Medicine Program Speaker Series on Friday, April 19, 2013. Dr. Ettinger's presentation was entitled, "Beyond Conventional Chemotherapy." Susan Ettinger, DVM, ACVIM (Oncology), is a staff medical oncologist with Animal Specialty Center in Yonkers, N.Y. In 2012, Dr. Ettinger was named one of the 60 Top Veterinarians in Westchester, N.Y., and in 2011, she was named one of the Rising Stars 40 under 40 by the Business Council of Westchester. She is also co-author of the book, Dog Cancer Survival Guide, which was published in 2011. | 23

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