More than 1000 people were on hand for the CVM Oath and Hooding Ceremony on Friday, May 8th at the McKimmon Center. This special ceremony recognized the D.V.M. Class of 2009, Masters, Ph.D. candidates and House Officers completing their programs. The Class of 1989 was also on-hand to share some advice with the new graduates.

Julie Dove Giles, 47, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at her home. Julie was born in Greensboro, NC. She graduated from Greensboro Day School, attended Meredith College, and graduated from NC State School of Veterinary Medicine. Julie worked for the American Red Cross two years before joining a small animal practice in Washington, DC. She was a partner in the Union Station Veterinary Clinic, where she spent many years caring for her "animal friends" and their owners.

Memorials may be made to the National MS Society, 2211 West Meadowview Road, Ste. 30, Greensboro, NC 27407, or to the Humane Society of the Piedmont, 4527 West Wendover AVe., Greensboro, NC 27409.

We have heard from CVM alumni that access to information from the
Veterinary Medicine Library is important. The library staff are pleased
to work with you to ensure that you can access the information you need.
To this end we have developed a web page specifically for CVM Alumni about
library services and accessing our resources. Please visit this page at

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/vetmed/services/alumni.html

Please feel free to contact us via the Ask Us form on our website, email
us at libraryvetmed@ncsu.edu or call us at 919-513-6218 if you would like
assistance acquiring health information.

Thank you,

Kristine Alpi, Director of NC State CVM Library

The 2008 Distinguished Alumna for the NC State CVM is Dr. Meg Sutherland-Smith.  Following graduation from the CVM in 1989, Dr. Sutherland-Smith completed an internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City and a Residency in Zoological Medicine at the San Diego Zoo. She was then offered a position as Associate Veterinarian, and was soon promoted to Senior Veterinarian.  Dr. Sutherland-Smith received Board Certification in the American College of Zoological Medicine in 2005 and assumed the position of Veterinary Clinical Operations Manager in 2006.

The Class of 2012 was formally inducted into the veterinary profession at the Ninth Annual White Coat Ceremony, held at McKimmon Center on Saturday, August 16, 2008. This year's ceremony was attended by approximately 600 people, and was sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition and SCAVMA, the Friends of the NCVMA, Nestle´Purina, Banfield, Fort Dodge, Intervet Schering-Ploug, Merial, and Novartis.

We had more than 90 people join us for the NC State Alumni Reception, which was held on Monday evening, July 21 at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in New Orleans, LA. Everyone had a great time with plenty of fun, food, and fellowship.

More photos.

The NCVMA Distinguished Veterinarian Award is the most prestigious award given by the Association, and is intended to recognize extraordinary individuals, who have contributed significantly, over a considerable period of time, to veterinary medicine in North Carolina. During his tenure at NC State, Dr. Wages has won many teaching awards, including the Norden Distinguished Teaching Award four times.  Dr. Wages became the Director of our highly regarded Teaching Animal Unit in 2000. The TAU is one of the “crown jewels” of our DVM teaching program at NC State. For a complete text of the presentation, click here.