Great Fun with Bucky and Friends

On September 10 over 150 people joined our early morning tailgate party before an 11 am Badger kickoff. In addition to great weather, Bucky entertained guests while UW Marching Band music played through our new outdoor speaker system. This free event, which included a one-hour continuing education presentation by Dr. Ruthanne Chun, was made possible in part by contributions from Boehringer Ingelheim, CEVA Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health, Merck Animal Health, Midwest Veterinary Supply, Nutramax Laboratories, and 3M. Following the tailgate, guests enjoyed seeing the Badgers defeat Oregon State University 35-0. Pictures of the day are available on our alumni page and our Facebook alumni page. If you missed this event, we hope you will join us next year!

A Tradition of Excellence

Soon the UW Foundation will be mailing out its end of the year appeal to all University of Wisconsin alumni. Please watch for this letter and take the time to read how private support makes a difference to our educational, clinical and research programs. This letter references our 2010-2011 year in review report and reflects on 100 years of veterinary science on the UW-Madison campus.

If you haven’t donated to the school this year, we hope you will join your fellow alumni who have. Gifts to the Dean’s Annual Fund for Excellence are especially important as they help make our alumni receptions and communications with you possible. Together with our alumni, clients, and other friends we look forward to continuing the great tradition of excellence in veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin. (If you have already donated to the UW Foundation this year or to any unit on campus, you will not receive the mailing.)

Save the Date for Our Next Alumni Reunion

Our next all-alumni reunion, featuring the Classes of 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 and 2007, is scheduled for June 23, 2012 in Madison. If you'd like to help get the word out to your classmates and/or help with the planning, please contact Kristi Thorson at kvthorson@vetmed.wisc.edu or (608) 265-9692.

Holiday Card and Poster for Animal Lovers

It’s the gift that gives twice. You can recognize the colleagues, friends or family in your life with fund-raiser holiday cards from the School of Veterinary Medicine. In addition, this year we have a limited edition poster signed and numbered by the artist. Proceeds from the sale of our holiday cards and posters benefit the school, allowing us to update facilities, obtain new equipment, and conduct clinical trials to benefit animal health. Both the card and poster were donated by Georgene Pomplun, acclaimed Madison artist. Poster quantities are limited, so please order early if you want this print. Click here to purchase your holiday cards.

Once again we are offering “Hope Against Cancer” bracelets as a holiday gift. What a great stocking stuffer—a bright red UW Veterinary Care “Hope Against Cancer” bracelet with an added bonus of making a donation to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. Show your support for hope against cancer by sporting one of these bracelets yourself and sharing them with friends and family. Bracelets can be purchased in the lobby of the Small Animal Hospital or by mail (postage is $4.85 for flat rate priority mail for all orders regardless of quantity). The $5.00 per bracelet donation goes directly to the Hospital. If you would like to order bracelets, please contact the school’s Office for Advancement at (608) 265-9692 or email Kristi Thorson at kvthorson@vetmed.wisc.edu.