1. science
2. medicine
3. veterinary medicine

CVMBS
SPRING Forum
2015
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WELCOME
OUR SHARED VALUES:
Transparency | Accountability | Collaboration | Team
2015 COMMENCEMENT
DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAM
8 a.m. Friday, May 15, Moby Arena
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
3 p.m. Friday, May 15, Moby Arena
CVMBS UNDERGRADUATES
8 a.m. Saturday, May 16
Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom
More information: commencement.colostate.edu
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An equal-opportunity University.
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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Spring Forum | April 28, 2015 | Hilton Fort Collins
OUR COLLEGE MISSION
We help animals,
people, and the planet
through innovative
and dedicated
teaching, research,
service, and outreach.
UPDATES FROM DEAN MARK STETTER
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2015 Accreditation of the Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine Program: Appreciation and what we
learned from the American Veterinary Medical
Association’s Council on Education Site Visit Team
on April 12-16
we empower the next
generation of leaders
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Personnel: updates regarding College Office staff
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CSU Ventures: patents received by CVMBS faculty
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Living Our Values Awards presentation
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Refreshments and socializing with colleagues
oration | Team
Through our actions,
to change the world.
CVMBS Strategic Plan: financial modeling, research
agenda, other updates
Facilities: overview of recent upgrades, staff moves,
and South Medical Campus master plan
Academic programs: overview of recently launched
programs and those on the horizon
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< RESULTS FOR THOSE WE SERVE >
STRATEGY MAP: A SUMMARY OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN
MISSION: We improve the
health of animals, people, and the planet through
innovative and dedicated teaching, research, outreach, and clinical service.
Through our actions, we empower the next generation of leaders to change the world.
VISION/TAG LINE: Helping animals, people, and the planet
VALUES: Transparency, Accountability, Collaboration, Team
ENHANCE VALUE TO THOSE WE SERVE (S)
< < < W H AT WE CHO OSE TO DO WI T HI N T HE O R GA N I Z AT I O N > > >
{STUDENTS, CLIENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, ANIMALS, ALUMNI, DONORS, PARTNERS, AND SOCIETY}
Enhance educational
Inspire, engage, and
Lead initiatives to solve
Foster mutually
Develop collaborations
opportunities and
reward creativity,
major health issues
rewarding, life-long
to enhance program-
career services for all
innovation, and success
confronting animals,
partnerships with
matic and demographic
students. (S-1)
in teaching, research,
people, and the
clients, alumni, donors,
diversity (S-5)
and service. (S-2)
environment. (S-3)
and industry. (S-4)
ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE (O)
Improve College-wide
Improve critical College
Increase and improve
Optimize operational
Ensure transparent
productivity and
processes and metrics
teaching, research, and
org structures and
leadership and shared
engagement. (O-1)
for effectiveness and
service facilities. (O-3)
shared services. (O-4)
governance. (O-5)
efficiency. (O-2)
Sponsor: Thom Hadley
Project Leader:
Bob Kaempfe
Sponsor: Barb Powers
Project Leader:
Scott Novogoratz
Sponsor: Chris Orton
Project Leader:
Wayne Jensen
ENSURE OUR FINANCIAL FUTURE (F)
Develop and communicate a
Diversify funding sources
Increase private giving and
Create new and strengthen
financial model for long-term
and invest in new
actively steward funds. (F-3)
existing relationships
success. (F-1)
opportunities. (F-2)
with state and federal
Sponsor/Project Leader:
Thom Hadley
Sponsor: Sue VandeWoude
Project Leader: Keith Wilson
legislators. (F-4)
CREATE THE ORGANIZATION OF CHOICE (C)
Enhance collaboration and
Build and support a culture of
Enhance programs and
education community
communication to improve
personal and professional
processes to increase
of choice. (C-1)
creativity, productivity, and
development. (C-3)
diversity among students,
satisfaction. (C-2)
Sponsor: Gregg Dean
Project Leader: Audrey Oberlin
faculty and staff. (C-4)
Make our College the higher
2015 PRIORITIES ARE IN GOLD | January 2015
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HONORS, AWARDS, AND ACCOLADES
OCTOBER 2014 TO APRIL 2015
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
DOCTOR OF VETERINARY
MEDICINE PROGRAM
NO. 3 RANKING
2016 BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS
U.S. News & World Report
New rankings occur every four years.
The CSU program has held a spot
among the top three veterinary
schools for at least two decades.
Founded in 1907, it is the most highly
ranked academic program on campus.
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DVM student Jennifer Hartman
is pictured with CAM the Ram
at the 2015 National Western
Stock Show in Denver
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HONORS, AWARDS, AND ACCOLADES
JENNY HARDING
RESEARCH COORDINATOR,
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,
IMMUNOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY
2015 CSU Administrative Professional
Stars Award
Presented by the Administrative
Professional Council
For demonstrating service, teamwork
and quality outreach; working effectively with multiple research teams,
principle investigators, and outside
companies and institutions; facilitating
grant submissions; and sharing a love
for the university.
“These models
are as close as
I’ve ever seen
to the real thing,
honestly. It’s an
incredible improvement over
fruits and
vegetables.”
DR. PETER HELLYER
PROFESSOR OF ANESTHESIOLOGY,
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL
SCIENCES
Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished
Service Award
Presented at Celebrate!
Colorado State
Recognizes long-term and outstanding faculty achievement; the award is
named for a distinguished professor of
civil engineering.
—Paul Ryan,
fourth-year
student,
CSU Doctor
of Veterinary
Medicine
Program
DR. DEAN HENDRICKSON
PROFESSOR OF SURGERY,
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
DR. FAUSTO BELLEZZO
RESEARCH SCIENTIST, DEPARTMENT
OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
CSU Ventures 2015 Innovators
of the Year
Presented at Celebrate! Colorado State
Recognizing SurgiReal, a spinoff that
manufactures lifelike models – including
multilayered suture pads, simulated small
intestines, and realistic horse heads and
dog legs – to help teach basic surgical
skills to medical, nursing and veterinary
students.
LISA MCCANN
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
COORDINATOR, DEPARTMENT OF
MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY,
AND PATHOLOGY
Jack E. Cermak Outstanding
Advisor Award
Presented at Celebrate!
Colorado State
Recognizing the extraordinary efforts
of truly outstanding academic advisors.
The award was endowed by and
named for a professor of civil engineering who valued the role of advising in
student success.
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DR. MARIE LEGARE
“I am so honored to receive
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
this award. My students are
2015 Best Teacher Award
Presented by the CSU Alumni Association
Recognizing outstanding educators; awardees are nominated by students and alumni
and are selected by a committee of faculty, students, and members of the CSU Alumni
Association Board of Directors. Legare has taught toxicological pathology, industrial and
occupational toxicology, and environmental toxicology. She is the first faculty member
from her department to receive a Best Teacher Award.
my second family. I do a little
dance of joy when they get
into their careers or
professional medical school
programs, and I am there
whenever they need a little
help. They are like my kids,
but thank goodness I don’t
have to teach them to drive!”
—Dr. Marie Legare
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“Ian is not just a
friend and respected
colleague, he is also
clearly one of the
undisputed world
leaders in the field
of infectious disease
and tuberculosis
research. His work
has had a profound
impact on global
health. On behalf
of Colorado State
University and all of
his colleagues and
students – past and
present – I want to
congratulate Ian on
his election to the
AAAS. It’s truly
well-deserved.”
­­—Dr. Tony Frank,
President, Colorado
State University
DR. IAN ORME
UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,
IMMUNOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY; CO-FOUNDER, CSU MYCOBACTERIA
RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The international nonprofit association, which publishes the journal Science, has a
membership of distinguished scholars who work to promote science for the benefit of
all people. Orme’s inclusion recognizes his groundbreaking work in understanding the
pulmonary immune response to tuberculosis, and in developing vaccines and drugs to
combat TB, an infectious disease that remains one of the globe’s most intractable public
health threats.
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DR. LANCE PERRYMAN
DEAN EMERITUS
Selected to deliver the 2015 Recognition Lecture
Annual conference of the Association of American
Veterinary Medical Colleges in Washington, D.C., in March
DR. GEORGE E. SEIDEL, JR.
UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR EMERITUS,
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
The academy recognizes inventors who hold patents and
encourages the translation of innovations and intellectual
property for the benefit of society. Seidel retired in 2011 but
continues to work part-time at the Animal Reproduction and
Biotechnology Laboratory, a university Program of Research
and Scholarly Excellence. Seidel, a reproductive physiologist,
is an internationally recognized leader in assisted reproductive
technologies, with a focus on in vitro fertilization and culture
of mammalian embryos, including the related areas of oocyte
maturation, micromanipulation, and cryopreservation of
embryos and oocytes. Most of his research has been
conducted with cattle and horses.
“I like the big picture, and I have
created a very diverse lab. It’s very
important to me that people are
trained in a multidisciplinary
environment, yet do not lose sight
of their training and focus area.”
—Dr. Elizabeth Ryan
DR. ELIZABETH RYAN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
DR. GEORG STEINHAUSER
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ENVIRONMENTAL
AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
2014 Kardinal Innitzer Prize, awarded by the
Archdiocese of Vienna
Recognizes promising scientific achievement in the
natural sciences.
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2015 Emerging Individual Interdisciplinary Scholarship Award
Presented at Celebrate! Colorado State by the CSU
Vice President for Research
Recognizes promising contributions to interdisciplinary research
in toxicology, nutrition, food systems, and One Health. Ryan investigates the role of rice bran and dry beans in promoting digestive
health and preventing obesity, heart disease, and cancer.
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DR. SUE VANDEWOUDE
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH
PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,
IMMUNOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY
2014 Zoetis Excellence in Research Award, Association of American Veterinary
Medical Colleges
Honoring those who demonstrate excellence in original research, leadership in the
scientific community, and exceptional mentoring of trainees and colleagues in any
discipline of veterinary medicine.
2015 Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Lifetime Achievement
Alumni Award
For exemplary and sustained accomplishment in veterinary medicine and
demonstrable positive impact.
2015 Established Team Interdisciplinary Scholarship Award, with Kevin Crooks,
Professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Presented at Celebrate! Colorado State by the CSU Vice President for Research
Recognizes seminal findings in the ecology of infectious disease; the impact of work
in engaging wildlife managers and community stakeholders; outstanding contributions
in research training for students; and contributions to a university culture of interaction
and collaboration.
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WELCOME NEW COLLEAGUES!
The following employees have joined the College of Veterinary Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences between October 2014 and April 2015.
PATENT RECIPIENTS
STEVEN DOW AND AMANDA GUTH
Methods and compositions for enhancing
an immune response, blocking monocyte
migration, amplifying vaccine immunity and
inhibiting tumor growth and metastasis
DEAN HENDRICKSON AND
FAUSTO BELLEZZO
Two patents for: Surgical simulator,
simulated organs and methods of
making same
Two patents for: Simulated tissue, body
lumens and body wall and methods of
making same
DOUGLAS THAMM AND SUSAN KRAFT
Lanthanide nanoparticle conjugates and
uses thereof
MICHIO KUROSU AND DEAN CRICK
Compositions and methods of use of
electron transport system inhibitors
TORSTEN ECKSTEIN AND
JULIA ECKSTEIN
Identification of bacterial species and
subspecies using lipids
SUSAN BAILEY, F. ANDREW RAY AND
JOEL BEDFORD
Detection of chromosomal inversions
using non-repetitive nucleic acid probes
TRENT LUND AND ROBERT HANDA
Use of equol for treating skin diseases
BIOMEDICAL
SCIENCES
Jeanette Bishop
Martha Coleman
Gretchen Delcambre
Philip Fox
Iris Handa
Robert Handa
Maura Link
Erin McWhorter
Yaping Moshier
Raghavendra Nagaraja
Kay Steneroden
Alexandra Szmanda
DeShane Williams
CLINICAL SCIENCES
Deanna Dailey
Stephanie Engel
Amanda Guth
Hana Van Campen
Kristine Wygmans
COLLEGE OFFICE
Jamie Fouty
Hank Galbreath
Vicki Gillis
Chad Jones
Adrienne Marcus
ENVIRONMENTAL
AND RADIOLOGICAL
HEALTH SCIENCES
Dustin Adams
Jana Jokerst
Kelly Mann
Renae Smith
MICROBIOLOGY,
IMMUNOLOGY,
AND PATHOLOGY
Zaid Abdo
Glenda Allen
Joseph Allison
Shiva Kumar Angala
Carol Brennan
Kristen Bullard
Victoria Ektnitphong
Emily Hill
Reese Hitchings
Kelly Hughes
Medora Huseby
Lesley Jones
Dipu Mohan Kuman
Sarah Leavell
Michael Lyons
Christie Mayo
Ashley McGrew
Venugopal Pujari
Claudia Rueckert
Margaret Stapleton
Milena Veselinovic
VETERINARY
DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORIES
Diana Alzate
Wendy Cottrell
Kevin Daniels
Kathleen Niles
Kirsten Reed
VETERINARY
TEACHING HOSPITAL
Cherilyn Bersagel
Caitlin Bradley
Stacey Cooper
Crystal Cole
Joan Ebmeier
Donna Elliott
Samantha Gould
Shelley Heckendorf
Jamie Joy
Anna Madsen
Susan Matthews
Whitney McMillan
Anna Roach
Rebecca Schertz
Erin Scott
Laura Southworth
Ryan Wathen
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION,
EXPERTISE AND YEARS OF SERVICE!
We bid farewell to colleagues who are retiring from the College of Veterinary
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and wish them well on adventures ahead.
COLLEGE OFFICE
Mr. Charlie Kerlee, Computer Assisted Teaching Support Lab
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Dr. Terry Nett, Professor Reproductive Endocrinology
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Dr. Joel Bedford, Professor Radiation Cancer Biology
Ms. Janet Specketer, Diagnostic Imaging Technologist
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY
Dr. Carol Blair Brennan, Professor of Virology
Dr. Robert Jones, Professor of Microbiology
Ms. Glenda Taton-Allen, Instructor, Parasitology
Dr. Hana Van Campen, Professor of Virology and Immunology
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OUR SHARED
COLLEGE VALUES
TAG LINE
Helping animals, people, and the planet
MISSION
We help animals, people, and the planet
through innovative and dedicated teaching,
research, outreach, and clinical service.
Through our actions, we empower the next
generation of leaders to change the world.
VALUES
We act with integrity and are trusting and
respectful of one another. We create an
atmosphere that makes our college the
academic community of choice.
TRANSPARENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY
COLLABORATION
TEAM
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