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April 21, 2009




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Veterinarians Graduate from Executive Veterinary Program

Thirty-nine veterinarians recently completed a two-year continuing education program at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine designed to enhance the business, communication, and planning skills of busy animal health professionals.

The Executive Veterinary Program (EVP), which consisted of ten two-day interactive modules, focused on swine health management. The program covered essential aspects of swine production and health maintenance to enhance the management, consultation, and problem-solving skills faced by veterinarians in the field of swine medicine. Participants from 12 states completed the program.

EVP is offered by the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of only 28 veterinary schools in the nation. The award-winning program uses nationally recognized experts from academia and industry to deliver practice relevant knowledge. Since the program began in 1991, there have been 214 graduates from seven EVP classes.

Graduates in 2009 include:

Grant S. Allison, DVM Walcott (Iowa) Veterinary Clinic

Keith W. Bretey, DVM Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., LeMars, Iowa

Kris M. Clements, DVM University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Urbana, Ill.

Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS Carthage (Ill.) Veterinary Service Ltd.

Todd A. Distad, DVM Suidae Health and Production, Forest City, Iowa

Tara S. Donovan, DVM The Hanor Company of Wisconsin, LLC, Spring Green, Wisc.

William R. DuBois, DVM Circle H Animal Health, Mustang, Okla.

Noel K. Garbes, DVM Bethany Animal Hospital, Sycamore, Ill.

Thomas G. Gillespie, DVM, DABVP Rensselaer (Ind.) Swine Service, P.C.

Jennifer L. Greiner, DVM National Pork Producers Council, Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey W. Harker, DVM Swine Health Services, LLC, Frankfort, Ind.

Peggy Anne Hawkins, DVM, MS Cannon Valley Veterinary Clinic, Veterinary Provisions Inc., Northfield, Minn.

Alan T. Hertz, DVM Wolcott Veterinary Clinic, Lafayette, Ind.

Derald J. Holtkamp, DVM, MS Iowa State University

Marlin J. Hoogland, DVM, MS Murphy-Brown LLC, Orange City, Iowa

Erin E. Johnson, DVM Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Mahomet, Ill.

Randy G. Jones, DVM Livestock Veterinary Services PLLC, Kinston, N.C.

Locke A. Karriker, DVM, MS, DACVPM Iowa State University

R. Lynn Keller, DVM Wyoming (Ill.) Veterinary Service

Michael E. Lemmon, DVM Whiteshire Hamroc, LLC, Albion, Ind.

Jason D. Miller, DVM Timbercrest Veterinary Service, Atlanta, Ill.

William C. Minton, DVM Minton Veterinary Service Inc., Chickasaw, Ohio

Pablo Moreno, DVM Murphy-Brown Oklahoma, Texhoma, Okla.

Jeffery D. OKones, DVM Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., Gladbrook, Iowa

Daryl G. Olsen, DVM AMVC Management Services, LLC, Audubon, Iowa

Thomas M. Painter, DVM Cargill Pork, Wichita, Kan.

Brian J. Payne, DVM Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Dekalb, Ill.

Michael S. Pierdon, VMD Michael S. Pierdon, VMD, LLC, Elizabethtown, Penn.

J. Douglas Powers, DVM Veterinary Care and Consultation, PC, Rushville, Ind.

Sarah Probst Miller, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd., Swine Health and Production Consulting, Neoga, Ill.

Craig J. Rowles, DVM Elite Pork Partnership, Carroll, Iowa

Alan B. Scheidt, DVM, MS Pfizer Animal Health, Louisburg, N.C.

Kent J. SchwartzDVM, MS Iowa State University

Harry O. Snelson, DVM American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Burgaw, N.C.

Matthew B. Turner, DVM Prestage Farms, Clinton, N.C.

John T. Waddell, DVM, MBA Sutton (Neb.) Veterinary Clinic

Douglas L. Weiss, DVM Phibro Animal Health, Clive, Iowa

Todd E. Williams, DVM Ottumwa (Iowa) Veterinary Clinic

Paul E. Yeske, DVM, MS Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minn.