The UW School of Veterinary Medicine will host a Scientific Symposium to Celebrate 101 Years of Veterinary Medical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Saturday, June 23.

The sessions, held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be free and open to the public and will cover a variety of topics, ranging from shelter medicine to influenza to canine and feline vaccines and foreign animal diseases.

For more information on symposium sessions and the schedule visit here.

The event will highlight the research of current faculty and students at the School of Veterinary Medicine, as well as alumni who have continued their work in industry, government facilities, or other schools across the world.

In addition to the talks, held in the Microbial Sciences Building and the School of Veterinary Medicine, there will be a pathology open house, hosted from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the School of Veterinary Medicine. The anatomical and clinical pathologists facilitating this open house will offer one-on-one "consultations," presenting interesting cases and unusual specimens up close.

The symposium will cap a three-day-long reunion that includes the Century Celebration on Thursday and Friday and the Alumni Reunion Picnic on Saturday. For more information about the symposium, including a full program of the talks offered, see the symposium and reunion website.

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Newswise Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announces the appointment of the inaugural holder of The Richard B. Fratianne Professorship in Surgery Christopher P. Brandt, MD of The MetroHealth System. The new professorship is named in honor of Dr. Fratianne, the founder of the MetroHealth Burn Unit and a national leader in the care of patients with severe burns. Both Drs. Brandt and Fratianne are Case Western Reserve faculty and double alumni, and local medical leaders who trained and practiced in Northeast Ohio throughout their careers. Their influence extends from the region to the world-over through the patients, families, and surgeons they've healed and taught.

Dr. Brandt has dedicated his career to the care of patients injured with severe burns. He is an excellent choice to serve as the inaugural Richard B. Fratianne Professor of Surgery, says Alfred F. Connors, Jr., MD, professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, chief medical officer and senior vice president of medical affairs, The MetroHealth System.

A burn and general surgery specialist, Dr. Brandt is a national leader in surgical education. He is a professor of surgery at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and chair of MetroHealths Department of Surgery where he has served for more than 22 years. In addition, he serves as the associate director of the MetroHealth Comprehensive Burn Care Center.

Dr. Brandt will use the support of this professorship to enhance research and education in care of burned and injured patients in our community and to attract and retain high-caliber burn and trauma surgeons to Cleveland. Equally important, the professorship honors Dr. Fratiannes legacy of healing the bodies, minds, and spirits of patients suffering from burns and trauma, adds Dr. Connors.

Dr. Fratianne is director emeritus of the Comprehensive Burn Care Center at MetroHealth and professor emeritus of surgery at the School of Medicine, but his legacy extends well beyond those borders. He founded MetroHealths nationally recognized burn center in 1970 and revolutionized burn treatment with a holistic approach. He is also founder of the hospitals Level I Trauma Center and served as the first medical director of Metro Life Flight. In all, Dr. Fratianne has provided more than 40 years of compassionate care and leadership at MetroHealth. To learn more about Dr. Fratianne, visit http://donate.metrohealth.org/fratianne.

Advances in research and education are made possible by the generosity and foresight of donors who understand the impact made by physicians of this caliber and the need to retain them in Northeast Ohio to benefit local patients. This professorship is a mark of great distinction for these physicians, as well as our institutions, said Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD, dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs, Case Western Reserve University.

More than 75 donors made gifts to The MetroHealth Foundation in honor of this professorship. The largest gift to MetroHealth from the estate of Colonel Thomas C. McNeal helped reach the $1.5 million needed to establish the professorship at Case Western Reserve University.

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About Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Founded in 1843, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is the largest medical research institution in Ohio and is among the nations top medical schools for research funding from the National Institutes of Health. The School of Medicine is recognized throughout the international medical community for outstanding achievements in teaching. The Schools innovative and pioneering Western Reserve2 curriculum interweaves four themes research and scholarship, clinical mastery, leadership, and civic professionalism to prepare students for the practice of evidencebased medicine in the rapidly changing health care environment of the 21st century. Nine Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with the school of medicine.

Annually, the School of Medicine trains more than 800 MD and MD/PhD students and ranks in the top 25 among U.S. researchoriented medical schools as designated by the U.S. News & World Report Guide to Graduate Education.

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By Glenn Graham The Baltimore Sun

11:50 a.m. EDT, June 19, 2012

Two benefit basketball games featuring Dunbar and Edmondson alumni will take place Saturday, July 14 along with an after-party to raise money to help cover medical costs for legendary high school basketball and football coach Pete Pompey, who hasAlzheimer's Disease.

The basketball doubleheader will take place at Edmondson in the afternoon with players from the 1980s classesof the respective schoolsplaying at 1 p.m. followed by the 1990s classes playing at 3 p.m. Cost is $10.

Dunbar will host an open bar after-party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.Cost is $20 and includes a light buffet. Dress is all white.Pompey, who needs 24-hour care,was a physical education teacher, athletic director and coached football and basketball for three decades at Edmondson and Dunbar.

For more information, contact Rhonda McNair at 443-205-8794; David Lewis at 443-850-1423; or Donta Jones at 443-677-6167.

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By JENNIFER NESBITT

ThisWeek Community News Thursday May 3, 2012 1:12 PM

A community leader, a doctor and a physicist were added to Westerville South High School's Alumni Hall of Fame Friday, April 27.

Rick Bannister, a former school board member and leader of multiple school levy campaigns; Dr. Stephanie Chu, a University of Colorado team physician and assistant professor; and Grant Plummer, a physicist, were recognized as the 2012 hall of fame class.

They were selected by the students in South's Superintendent's Advisory Committee.

Bannister is a graduate of South's class of 1983.

A graduate of Ohio State University, Bannister serves as the assistant director of the Ohio State Bar Association and is in charge of the association's daily operations.

He has served as president and vice president of Westerville's board of education, as treasurer of the Westerville South Athletic Boosters and as chairman of at least six Westerville school levy campaigns, including the March Issue 10 campaign.

Bannister also is the "Voice of the Cats," announcing football and basketball games.

Bannister said he owes his success and his dedication to the school community to the members of the school district.

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June

18 Monday

Dinner with a doc Join Southington Care Center, 45 Meriden Ave., on Monday, June 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., for Dinner with the Doc program on headaches with Neurologist Dr. Justin Montanye of Midstate Medical Center. Have a complimentary dinner during this informative session.RSVP to (860) 621-9559 or visit http://www.southingtoncare.org.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group The Plainville MS Support Group meets at Northwest Village School, Wheeler Clinic, located at 91 Northwest Drive, from 7 to 9 p.m., on the third Monday of each month. Information: call George, at (860) 793-9589.

19 Tuesday

Concert series - The Friends of Norton Park Concerts summer concert season is held on Tuesdays at Norton Park at 6:30 p.m., by the new band shell and is as follows: June 19, Amy Gallatin/country bluegrass music; June 26, Magic Moments/50s and 60s music; July 3, Riverboat Ramblers/Dixie jazz; July 10, Dick Santi Orchestra; July 17, Nzigas Daughters/rhythm and blues; July 24, Simply Swing/10 piece swing orchestra; July 31, Old Tyme Fiddlers. Local businesses and organizations have made these concerts possible by their donations.

20 Wednesday

Food for Friends The Food for Friends free meal is served at Church of Our Saviour, 115 W. Main St., from 5 to 6:30 p.m., every Wednesday of the month.

21 Thursday

Alumni golf - St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol, will hold the Fifth Annual Alumni Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 21 at Hawks Landing Country Club in Southington. This years Tournament Host is Brian Farrell 86 Ringler Associates. Registration begins at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Many area restaurants will serve lunch along the golf course, including Bertuccis, Smokin with Chris, and JDs Restaurant. Contests, raffles, and dinner follow the tournament. Proceeds from the Tournament support scholarships and educational programs at St. Paul. For information about registration or sponsorship, visit the website at http://www.spchs.net, or call (860) 584-0911.

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Published: Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11:55 p.m.

A group of Nicholls students and alumni are protesting the school librarys practice of throwing away old books.

But school officials and a national university library spokesperson say the practice, known to librarians as weeding, is common.

Peter Jenkins, who graduated in May, said he heard about the practice in an off-hand comment from a friend who works at the library. When he stopped to look at the Dumpster where the books are discarded, he said he was shocked.

I dont think theres ever a time when you should just throw away books, he said. Theyre throwing away what looks like thousands of them. Its not just old medical textbooks, theyre throwing away Bibles, theyre throwing away popular books like (George Orwells) 1984.

Jenkins started an online petition asking Nicholls to stop throwing away the books. By Friday afternoon, the petition had gathered 86 supporters.

School officials said the discarded books are meant to make room for newer, more relevant texts.

Library Director Rob Bremer defended the practice in a campus-wide email sent Wednesday.

Like many individuals, we librarians value books and do not wish to see any thrown away, Bremer wrote. As professionals, we well recognize both the dangers of keeping out-of-date or incomplete books in a collection (and of giving them to others in need of accurate, current, full information) and the fact that, if out-dated, incomplete, worn or otherwise unsuitable books are not removed from a collection, there is no room for current and more suitable items.

Bremer said books are periodically weeded to bring the library up-to-date with standards passed down from the Library of Congress. Those standards are applied to all but one library in the University of Louisiana system and most research universities throughout the state.

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About 150 proud B.M.C. Durfee High School graduates, many clad in red and black, gathered at McGoverns Family Restaurant in Fall River on Friday night for the schools 125th Anniversary Gala.

The celebration occurred on the very day Durfee was dedicated in honor of Bradford Matthew Chaloner in 1887.

We are proud of being part of Durfee and wanted to hold a celebration to honor the schools history, said Charlotte Thomas, secretary of the Durfee Alumni Association.

Beginning in January, members of the alumni association began spreading the word about the celebration. A message appeared in the Durfee Chimes, the schools alumni newsletter, and through word of mouth. Many retired Durfee alums who spend their winters in Florida were in attendance for the 125th celebration.

The Durfee Alumni Association sends out more than 17,000 alumni newsletters annually. Members of the association claim that it is the oldest continuously active alumni association in the nation, with the largest endowment fund. In a given year, the Durfee Alumni Association distributes $250,000 to 100 Durfee graduates.

Durfee alumnus Ronald Silvia designed a 125th anniversary refrigerator magnet that was handed out to members of the Class of 2012 and was also available at the anniversary gala.

Alumni representing nine decades were in attendance for the event, ranging from Faust Fiore, Class of 1936, to Amy Deslauriers, Class of 2012.

Alumni Association President Dot Nicolau opened the festivities by thanking graduates for attending. Silvia chronicled the schools rich history from its days on Rock Street to its current location on Elsbree Street.

Mayor Will Flanagan commented on the schools dedicated alumni and many distinguished graduates, including recent graduate Anita Pechenenko, who moved to Fall River from Kyrgyzstan with her mother when she was in the third grade and did not speak a word of English. Since that time, she has participated in numerous clubs and sporting teams while at Durfee. She was the 2012 class valedictorian and will enroll at Yale University in the fall where she plans to major in medical oncology.

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By Clayton Muhammad cmuhammad@d131.org June 15, 2012 1:28PM

Updated: June 15, 2012 7:17PM

It was 20 years ago this summer that I was preparing to enter my senior year at East Aurora High School. As most seniors, I was anxious to get back to school, have an incredible senior year and head off to college to pursue my dreams. From Dieterich Elementary to Waldo Middle schools to my first three years at East Aurora High, I was ready and equipped to become part of the Class of 1993.

Those nostalgic memories remind me of how much things have changed fashion, technology and the world at large. I never thought that when my classmates promised each other that we would stay in touch that we would actually lose touch for more than 15 years only to be brought back together via Facebook. Imagine that!

Leading by example

As I watch students from the Class of 2013 enter their senior year with the same fervor and excitement, I know that one thing has not and will not change from 1993 to 2013 and from Aurora to Antarctica: children will be what they see! The examples of success that we provide for our children will be the examples they seek to emulate, especially when those examples are accessible and relatable.

In a recent meeting where leaders of the Class of 2013 were discussing their plans for senior year, college and life in general, they repeatedly gave examples of Tomcats who had been there and done that and how those Tomcats inspired them to do the same thing.

A few months ago, we convened a meeting of college students who graduated from East High to discuss ways that we can better prepare our students for higher learning. Many of them were the same names that came up during the Class of 2013 meeting as examples of excellence and people to emulate.

These college co-eds represented such institutions as Aurora University, Waubonsee College, Northern Illinois University, North Central College, Syracuse University and Princeton University. They shared a common love for East Aurora High School and a common respect for those fellow alumni who inspired them to pursue their ultimate dreams without hesitation. They agreed that we need a more concerted effort to connect these alumni with our current students.

We have a responsibility as alumni to give back just like those who did it for us, said Kim Harris, Class of 2005 valedictorian and graduate student at Princeton University.

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Stauffer, Brazeltons honored by Downey YMCA

Bob and Jean Brazelton, and Dr. Mary Stauffer, receive the Downey YMCA's highest award.

DOWNEY - The Downey YMCA honored longtime community leaders Dr. Mary Stauffer and Bob and Jean Brazelton during a gala dinner at the Long Beach Yacht Club last month. Stauffer and the Brazeltons were presented with the YMCA Exceptional Service Award, the highest award given by the Downey YMCA. Below are biographies on the award recipients, as provided by the YMCA. STAUFFER Dr. Mary Stauffer has lived her life by leading with wisdom and passion. She is a woman who has given innumerable "matchless moments" to those of all ages. She has said, "Education is the way to knowledge, knowledge creates wisdom, and wisdom is the key to action. Stauffer was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated from Capital University Magna Cum Laude and first in her class. She went on to medical school at Ohio State University. In 1943, she married her husband, Floyd, a Navy doctor. They opened their medical practices and raised five children. Dr. Stauffer did research with the first electron microscope in the United States. The Biological Science Building at Downey High School is named Stauffer Hall. Dr. Mary Stauffer worked in the medical field for 63 years, beginning in 1934 as a volunteer lab technician. At age 94, Dr. Stauffer retired from her medical practice but continued working.... this time as the CEO and COO of her foundation. Through the Mary R. Stauffer Foundation, she has been able to "invest in the education of students in Downey." Dr. Stauffer's favorite saying is "Be the best you can be" and she encourages and rewards excellence so that students and teachers can truly "be the best they can be." Dr. Mary Stauffer has been a member of the following organizations since their founding and have been on the board of the Aerospace Legacy Society, Downey Sister Cities, Columbia Memorial Space Center Foundation, Christ Lutheran Church and True Lasting Connections. Dr. Stauffer is a staff member at Downey Community Hospital and Chief of Staff in 1972. Stauffer is a long time member of the following organizations: Downey Rotary Club, Assistance League of Downey, PEO, Delta Kappa Gamma, American Association of University Women, Gangs Out of Downey, PTA - active 25 years while children were in schools - joined in 1952, Rancho Los Amigos Foundation, HOME - Assistance League of Downey's facility on Rancho property - helped to fund the building of the facility. In 1992 started the Mary R. Stauffer Foundation and have been CEO ever since. Founded in 1992 activities funded by the Mary R. Stauffer foundation includes: Scholarships and Grants: (on going scholarships and grants), Community College Grants for High School Seniors, Scholar Athlete Awards, Academic Excellence for 4.0 Juniors, started Scholarship College Funds for 6th and 7th grade students, matching scholarship grants for Delta Kappa Gamma and AAUW, California Lutheran College Scholarships, YMCA Scholarships for children to attend camp, funding for GOOD scholarships and teacher grants awarded to teachers with innovative projects Stauffer was also a key in helping enhanced school facilities to include computer labs for all four middle schools, Cyberobics lab for West Middle Schools (West Middle School Cyberobics Lab won a Golden Bell Award) and fitness facilities for Downey High and Warren High. Dr. Stauffer also funded sound systems in classrooms for 4th-5th grade classrooms in eight elementary schools and various middle school and high school rooms as well as Emergency Carts for Downey High and Warren High. In addition, Dr. Stauffer also funded programs at Warren High Culinary Arts Classroom equipment, Downey High, Warren High and West Middle School "Project Lead the Way", pre-engineering program including equipment and teacher training, Downey High Photography and Journalism equipment for e-newspaper, Columbus High Technology Lab with equipment to produce a yearbook, funding for Character Counts and Pursuing Victory with Honor - lead teach and training for classroom teachers, Kids Day Donations, Cross Country Meet for Warren High - funded trophies, student tickets for Downey Civic Light Opera and Downey Symphony, Graphing Calculator loan program for student in need at Warren, TLC counseling services for elementary schools, library books for elementary schools, technology for Gallatin Elementary, Downey High AP Biology students to do research at Catalina Island, USC lab She also provided opportunities for students to attend special programs such as Sally Ride Science Camp at Cal Tech, Cal State Long Beach Women in Engineering Field Trip for middle school girls, all 5th grade students to attend training at Columbia Memorial Space Center with expansion for middle school students to attend in 2012, traveling science programs for elementary and middle schools and Gene Autry Museum - sponsored educations carts about frontier living. BRAZELTONS Fortitude, commitment and leadership qualities emerge from several key experiences in one's life. The amazing paths forged by Bob and Jean Brazelton that helped develop these qualities stem back to seized opportunities in their youthful pasts. In his freshman year at Cathedral High School in East Los Angeles, Bob failed to make the baseball team. He missed the try-outs his sophomore year after breaking his arm flipping off the high bar in a local park. His junior year looked equally dim until he begged a reluctant coach to allow him to pitch for the junior varsity team in a practice game with the varsity. Not one to shrink from a challenge, Bob proceeded to strike-out the entire varsity roster. He was handed a team uniform and told to report to practice the next day. Bob excelled and earned a baseball scholarship to Loyola University and graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The next year he took graduate classes at Loyola and played minor-league ball during the summer. With the Korean War raging, Bob joined the Marines and served on the front lines while Armistice negotiations were being conducted. After the Armistice, he became the player-manager of the Marine Corps baseball team and won the Far East service championship. Returning home, Bob pursued a Master's Degree in Education and proceeded to teach and coach at Garfield High School. Meanwhile, back in St. Paul Minnesota, Jean graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of St. Catherine and spent her first year teaching high school English and Physical Education in a small farm town. Her adventuresome spirit, stimulated by her many years attending and counseling at summer camps around the country, inspired her to travel to a place where she could enjoy both year round sunshine and skiing. In the summer of 1953, Jean left chilly Minnesota and headed west, landing in Southern California. Bob and Jean met soon after at a Catholic Alumni Club dance in Los Angeles, married, settled in Downey in 1957 and have called it home for 55 years. Bob, graduating from Loyola Law School in 1958, began work as an attorney with Exxon and taught business law at UCLA. Subsequently, he served as Vice President/General Counsel for McCulloch Oil Corporation, which, besides the oil business, also founded Lake Havasu City and brought the London Bridge to Havasu. In the early 1970's he hung his shingle in Downey and joined the Tredway Law Firm as a partner for 20 years. Presently, Bob practices business and estate planning law from his home. Together, Bob and Jean have dedicated countless hours to community service. In the 1960's they taught Confirmation classes to high school youth and served as board members for Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish council in the 80's, helping to rebuild the earthquake damaged church. Jean dedicated her child-rearing years to sharing her many talents. She founded the Great Books program at Our Lady of Perpetual Help school, served as a commissioner for the Downey Parks and Recreation Commission, coached basketball for her daughter's Ponytail team and school team which won the CYO championship and was honored as a distinguished "Woman of Distinction" by the Downey Soroptimist Club. She also spent countless hours at the Downey Library assisting high school students in writing their college essays, as well as running the monthly book auctions. At home, Jean taught her six children how to read, write, ski and launch forth into the world with an adventuresome spirit. During his busy working years, Bob also dedicated his time and talent to service. He formed the Downey Homeowners' Association in the early 60's and also chaired the committee that drafted the Downey City Charter. Over the years he coached his sons' Gray-Y baseball, football and basketball teams and his daughter Anne's softball team. He also coached the annual YMCA track meet and spent hours teaching his own children proper tennis strokes, batting stances and swings, and jump shots. His famous behind the back shot in "horse" on the basketball court still amazes his children! Bob also served two terms on both the Downey Planning Commission and the City Council, served as Mayor, as well as serving as President of the Los Amigos Kiwanis Club and a a member of the board of the Downey Community Hospital Foundation. Both have been actively involved in the Downey YMCA since the late 60's. They were active committee members during the rebuilding of the current YMCA structure and both served as a member of the Board of Managers over the years. Bob served on many fundraising campaigns for the YMCA and chaired Gray-Y committees. He led hikes in the mountains and attended Camp Fox with his two younger sons. Bob and Jean's six children also enjoyed many summers as campers and counselors at YMCA's Camp Whittle and enjoyed gymnastics and other classes at the Y.

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