![[Dr. Tony Kremer]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/gs-tony_kremer-260x157.jpg)
1990 Grad Tony Kremer Supports Scholarships He owns nine veterinary hospitals around Chicago, including a gleaming new general practice center in the Old Town neighborhood that’s believed to be the largest in the city. He owns two more hospitals near Columbus, Ohio. He’s a regular guest on Windy City TV and radio, the preeminent expert...
![[Dogs race in the Copper Basin 300]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/news-copper-basin-300-260x157.jpg)
516 dogs were examined for the Copper Basin 300 Alumna Dr. Cristina (Nina) Hansen has been enjoying life in Alaska since graduating with the Illinois DVM Class of 2007. Immediately out of school, Dr. Hansen moved to Alaska and worked in small animal practice for three years. She then completed a PhD at the University...
![[Dr. Chandler Todd graduates]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/news-2018grad-todd-260x157.jpg)
Congratulations, Class of 2018! As they wrapped up their time at Illinois, we invited members of the Class of 2018 to share their favorite rotations, memorable experiences, and what they’ll miss and to let us know where they were headed. Read on for a variety of viewpoints. Dr. Chandler Todd Hometown: Crete, Ill. “First-year...
![[2018 AASV winners from Illinois]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/news-AASV-winners-260x157.jpg)
Several Illinois students and a 2012 alumnus were recognized at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) in San Diego, Calif., in early March. Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year Dr. Adam Schelkopf, of Sioux Falls, S.D., received the Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year Award, given to an AASV...
Cheryl Rosenfeld started on a path to become a small animal veterinarian. Along the way, however, this University of Illinois alumna changed course to a research career that not only illuminates human health concerns but also nurtures other women who aspire to be researchers. Dr. Rosenfeld earned both her undergraduate and veterinary degree from Illinois....
‘We are Improving Lives for all our customers’ One sentence from the hospital website contains our mission and purpose: “Simply put, the hospital is dedicated to improving lives: by providing exceptional patient care, by serving animal owners and veterinarians, by advancing veterinary education, and by developing innovative health solutions.” When the college crafted the 2016-2020...
![[Illinois veterinary alumni speak to students]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sb-career-tito-260x157.jpg)
As students, we are invited to many lunch lectures throughout the year. These lectures not only provide free food but also deliver information that prepares us to be better veterinarians. The knowledge we take away from those 50 minutes influences our future. Last week I attended a panel lecture hosting five successful alumni: Dennis Brooks,...
Illinois Alum Combines Military Career and Veterinary Medicine Dr. Erin Stein (DVM ’15, MPH ’16) acknowledges that veterinary medicine pushes the boundaries of one’s abilities. After all, there are extraordinary demands and limited supplies. Her own career path, however, illustrates that an openness to other points of view and creative solutions can be the key...
![[Dr. Lynne White-Shim presents alumni awards 2017]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/news-alumni-awards-2017-260x157.jpg)
The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and its alumni association presented two awards on October 26 during the college’s annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians. In introducing the honorees, Dr. Lynne White-Shim, president of the Veterinary Medical Alumni Association (pictured above), remarked that the individuals selected for the awards “represent the very best of...
![[Betty and K.T. Wright pose with Suzanna Storms]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gs-kt-wright-profile-260x157.jpg)
32 Wrights have an Illinois connection When it came time for Dr. K.T. Wright to select the school where he would earn his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, he had absolutely no doubt where he would enroll. “That was never an item for discussion,” he says today with a chuckle. That’s because Dr. Wright, who...