News from the College of Veterinary Medicine
Alumni Affairs Office

Welcome to the CVM e-news for July 2006

COMING SOON

Aloha!  The college will host an alumni reception during the AVMA conference July 15-19, 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii. The Alumni Reception is scheduled for Sunday, July 16 at 6:30 PM in the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki, Harbor View Suite.  If you are going to AVMA, stop by and visit with your UF friends and faculty.  For more information, contact Genevieve Mendoza at perezg@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu or 352-392-4700 x5010.

Florida Veterinary Medical Association 77th annual conference is scheduled for September 8-10, 2006 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  UF CVM will host an alumni reception during the conference.  More information will follow.

Pre-Game Tail-Gate Gatherings

The college has designated a location for pre-game tail-gate gatherings on our campus. The pre-game tail-gate gatherings may be held in the blue decal parking lot behind the Veterinary Academic Building. There is space available for shade tents, grills, tables, and also access to restrooms in the VAB. More information to come*.Football season starts Sept. 2.

The University of Florida Homecoming Celebration is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 7.  The Gators take on the LSU Tigers in an exciting gridiron “Swamp fest.”  The college will have Gator Growl and football game tickets available for purchase in August.  We will also have our annual pre-game meal and celebration.  We were unable to secure a block of rooms but will keep trying.  Hotel rooms are very limited so make your reservation today.  See you in October!

Team VetMed rides the Horse Farm Hundred on Sunday, October 22, 2006.  Start training to ride with Dr. Jim Thompson.

This week, the College of Veterinary Medicine hosted five candidates for the dean’s position.  The top five candidates include:

• Dr. Steve Sundlof, currently with the US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine;
• Dr. Neil Olson, currently with North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine;
• Dr. Glen Hoffsis, currently with The Iams Company and former dean of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine;
• Dr. Lisa Nolan, currently at Iowa State University, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine; and
• Dr. Alicia Bertone, currently with The Ohio State University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences.

All candidates’ CVs and open forum video presentations are posted on the CVM Web site at www.vetmed.ufl.edu then click on Dean Search.

The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine announces a search committee meeting Monday, July 10, 2006, 8-11 a.m. in the Veterinary Academic Building.

This public meeting’s purpose is to determine candidates to recommend to the Senior Vice President of Health Affairs and Senior Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

We hope you will stay tuned to our Dean Search Web site for updates on the final candidates.

A familiar face with a new name
Congratulations and best wishes to Zoë Haynes Seale on her recent marriage to James Seale, PhD, professor of Food Resources Economics with IFAS. 

Welcome, Class of 2006
A list of the Class of 2006 names and first jobs are posted on the Alumni Affairs Web page.  Take a look at our newest alumni and welcome them.

Tell us what you are doing
We have added a section on our Alumni Affairs Web page called “Tell us what you are doing.”  We are interested in hearing about your present practice, life and more.  We have posted many replies on our Web site.

Question of the month:
What advice would you offer to our new incoming freshmen?
Reply to CVM.Alumni.Affairs@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
We will compile these answers and share with our freshmen.

Class Reunions
If you are in the class of 1986, 1991, 1996, or 2001, now is the time to start planning your class reunion.  Need help planning a class reunion?  Contact the Alumni Affairs office for assistance. Reunion plans are in the works for Class of 1986 and 1996.  Class of 1982, your silver anniversary awaits you next year.

Join the Gator Nation Network. The UF Alumni Association is proud to provide the Gator Nation Network (GNN) an online tool that allows UF alumni and friends to network, socialize and communicate in a secure, private setting.   Created for Gators only, the GNN allows users to reconnect with old friends, post jobs, search for career leads and locate other Gators in their area.  GNN also offers event and birthday reminders, blog capabilities, groups to join and pictures to view of your friends. This service is free and easy to use.  Just click on HTTP://GNN.UFALUMNI.UFL.EDU to register and begin growing your Gator Nation Network today.

For more information about these programs and how to join the UF Alumni Association, go to www.ufalumni.ufl.edu.

For more information on other activities at the College of Veterinary Medicine, see our Alumni Affairs Web site at www.vetmed.ufl.edu/alumni

Zoë Haynes Seale
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Affairs
sealez@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu

Jo Ann Winn
Special Events Coordinator
winnj@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu

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