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![[Dr. Ana Cruz on a veterinary research trip]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cruz-turtle-260x157.jpg)
‘That’s Where I’m Going to School’ Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Anamaria Cruz is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. I decided to be a vet later in life than a lot of my peers. And by “later in life,” I mean junior high. I think I was an...
![[American dog tick]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/news-i-tick-2019-260x157.jpg)
Assist in Data Collection on Ticks The first year (2018) of I-TICK (Illinois Tick Inventory Collaboration Network) was overwhelmingly successful: 70 individual participants and 18 Hubs collected over 900 ticks in 28 counties in Illinois. The program is expanding in 2019, looking for more individuals and organizations willing to participate and assist in data collection...
![[Gabriela Escalante helps with anesthesia at Exotic Feline Rescue Center]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/news-escalante-tiger-260x157.jpg)
From Pre-Med to Vet Med Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Gabriela Escalante is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. I would not be where I am today without a little Razzle Dazzle. Razzle Dazzle is the name of my pet bird, a green-cheeked conure about the size of a...
![[students in the Class of 2020]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sb-clinics-wright-260x157.jpg)
We, the Class of 2020, are officially one month into our clinical rotations! The transition from classroom to the clinic floor has been a whirlwind of challenges and learning, but it has also been very rewarding. At this point, we have all participated in three two-week blocks of clinical rotations. I spent my first two...
![[Suzanna Storms present research in 2017]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-storms-research-260x157.jpg)
‘Always a Forward Thinker’ Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Suzanna Storms is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. I think I remember writing a paper in third grade where I said I wanted to be a veterinarian. I grew up on a small farm in Washburn, Ill., about an...
![[2 deans: constable and moore]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-constable-osu-award-260x157.jpg)
On Saturday, May 4, Dean Peter Constable received a Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine “for his extensive contributions to the improvement of veterinary education, animal health, and public awareness of veterinary medicine’s contribution to human health.” The recognition occurred during the college’s oath and hooding ceremony. In the...
![[kathleen colegrove dolphin research]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/zpp-colegrove-A37Q0315-260x157.jpg)
Every Person Can Make a Difference Dr. Kathleen Colegrove is on a mission to protect wild creatures of the sea, and her plan for success involves you. Her strategy takes its cue from an often-quoted statement made 50 years ago by a Senegalese forestry engineer named Baba Dioum: “In the end, we will only conserve...
![[Dr. Brittany Kleszynski holding a puppy]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-klez-feature-260x157.jpg)
‘in veterinary medicine, it all fit together’ Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Brittany Kleszynski is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. I have had the dream of going to vet school ever since I was a little kid. Growing up in the small town of Bonfield, Ill., I had...
![[Dr. Brandi Burton holds a piglet]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-burton-feature-260x157.jpg)
Focus Changes from Horses to Pigs Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Brandi Burton is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. Growing up in the Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect, I was the only one of my six siblings who enjoyed riding horses. I always thought I wanted to be...
Dijon works as the Associate Director of Marketing and has been with the College of Veterinary Medicine since December of 2018. Can you give us a description of your role at the college? I develop and implement marketing ideas and strategies to help tell the story of the College of Veterinary Medicine. So, if you...