Alumni

October 20, 2011

A Message From Arcie Griffin, the President of the Ohio State Alumni Association

"It has been a challenging year for Ohio State football.

The team, administration, and our great alumni and fans have experienced some trying times as we've dealt with issues involving our program. We all take a great deal of pride in Ohio State football, and it's disappointing when it doesn’t live up to the lofty expectations that have been established, whether we are talking about on- or off-field standards..."

Click here to read the rest of Archie's message on the Ohio State Alumni Association's website.

October 6, 2011

The Ohio State Veterinary Medicine Alumni Society is selling 15 pairs of tickets to the Ohio State Vs. Purdue away football game. Pllease click here to find out more and to purchase tickets.

September 28, 2011

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,

The Ohio State Veterinary Medicine Alumni Society raised $11,231 at their annual auction held Friday night during Alumni Reunion Weekend. At their annual meeting on Saturday, the Board of Trustees contributed an additional $12,841 of Alumni Society funds to support the following projects.

Title of Proposal	Name, Title	Amount
Bovine Reproductive Ultrasound Training for Veterinary Students	Dr. Eric D. Gordon, OSU Large Animal Services	$3000
Microscopy projection system upgrade in the Alumni Lab	Veterinary Biosciences Faculty	$5,386
Teaching Innovation Smartboard for Galbreath	Drs. Marco da Silva and Carlos Pinto	$2,446
Teaching Otoscopy (42” monitor)	Dermatology and Otology Section	$1,990
TV Monitors and a Camera for Gross Anatomy Laboratory	Dr. Nongnuch Inpanbutr	$4,000
TidalWave monitor for small animal operative practice	Dr. Phillip Lerche	$3,200
College Open House	Student Affairs	$3,000
Big Sib-Little Sib ice cream social for the Class of 2014 and 2015	Class of 2014	$1050

TOTAL $24,072

The Veterinary Medicine Alumni Society would like to thank everyone that submitted a proposal. If your project received funding, please contact Rick Peters to make arrangements for payment into your account [dot] peters [dot] 355 [at] osu [dot] edu

Dr. Mike Rings

Chair, Projects to Aid the College

September 20, 2011

The annual Alumni Reunion Weekend was held September 9-11, 2011. Events included the annual Friday class reunions (celebrating the classes of 1946, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006), banquet, and auctions at the Hilton Columbus at Easton. The annual Alumni Society Board Meeting, dean's "State of the College Address," and a brunch tailgate including the incoming first-year veterinary students, were held at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

This year's Alumni Society auction raised over $11,000, which will fund a variety of projects at the college.

Click here to see photos of Alumni Reunion Weekend 2011.

July 15, 2011

Dear Alumnus:

We invite you to attend The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Annual Alumni Reunion Weekend September 9-11, 2011. In an effort to conserve resources we are not producing a brochure this year. All the information you need is included in this letter and a copy of the agenda is posted on our website here.

We are hosting a variety of events to welcome you back to campus. We begin the weekend on Friday with the fifth annual Alumni Reunion Weekend Continuing Education Conference. The conference will include updates on the newest diagnostics and treatments from expert faculty and a keynote presentation by Dr. Kent H. Hoblet, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University. Our traditional class reunions, dinner, and auctions will be held that evening at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center. Please consider donating an auction item. A list of auction items and an auction donation form is listed at http://vet.osu.edu/alumni/2011-annual-auction. On Saturday, events include the Alumni Society Annual Meeting and Board Meeting, Dean Lonnie J. King’s “State ofthe College” address, a brunch tailgate, and the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Toledo Rockets football game at noon. Please consider sponsoring a student to attend the dinner on Friday or the brunch on Saturday. Attire for the entire weekend is Buckeye casual.

We encourage you to register online for Alumni Reunion Weekend events.

If you do not have computer access or have any questions, please call Dr. Michelle Harcha at (614) 292-9296. Our host hotel is the Hilton Columbus at Easton, 3900 Chagrin Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43219. To register for the room rate of $149 per night, call 614-414-5000 or 877-547-6667. Our group is OSU CVM Alumni (College of Veterinary Medicine).

Ohio State vs. Toledo football tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be ordered with the Alumni Reunion Weekend registration form enclosed or online. You must be a member of both The Ohio State University Alumni Association and the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Society to purchase tickets. Football tickets must be purchased with a tailgate ticket and need to be picked up at the tailgate on Saturday. Whether or not you attend the game, we hope you will join your fellow alumni and friends of the College of Veterinary Medicine on
Saturday at the board meeting, “State of the College” address, and brunch tailgate.

Dean King, the faculty and staff of the college, and the Ohio State Veterinary Medicine Alumni Society look forward to welcoming you back to campus. Please call me if you have any questions, need special assistance, or if there is anything we can do to help make your visit more enjoyable. We look forward to seeing you in September.

Go Bucks!

Michelle Harcha, DVM ’85
Director of Alumni Services

June/July 2011

2011 Annual Golf Outing photos are available to view. Click here to see the whole photo album.

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