The Ark (Spring 2010)
The Spring 2010 issue of The Ark — the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s news publication — is now online. View a reader-friendly, digitized version of The Ark or download your own copy of the publication (PDF 1.3 MB).
Inside this issue, you’ll find a variety of stories and news updates from Western Canada’s regional veterinary college:
• New WCVM Dean: On March 1, 2010, Dr. Douglas Freeman became the WCVM’s sixth dean in the veterinary college’s 45-year history. More on page 4 of The Ark.
• Funds Flow in to the WCVM: In 2009, WCVM received more than $11.8 million in infrastructure funding from the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan. The money will allow the WCVM to complete the final stages of its infrastructure project within the next 18 months. More on page 5 of The Ark.
• 40-year Reunion for WCVM’s First Class: For one weekend in September, 17 graduates of the first WCVM class returned to their alma mater. More on page 9 of The Ark.
• A Life Gone Wild: While every other little boy in his school wanted to be a train driver, Jerry Haigh wanted to be a zookeeper — a career goal that changed to a farmer then a veterinarian. More on page 11 of The Ark.
• U of S Celebrates Waldner’s Research Record: Dr. Cheryl Waldner of the WCVM’s Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences received the U of S New Researcher Award in October 2009. More on page 14 of The Ark.
