The American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) presented Rodrigo Gallardo, a graduate student in the Department of Pathobiology, the best student poster award at the AAAP annual meeting held in Atlanta during the American Veterinary Medical Association Convention. Posters for the A.S. “Rosy” Rosenwald Student Poster Award involve some aspect of poultry health and disease. 

Attending the August 4 employee orientation session were Anne Wiley, a research associate in Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology; Darci Palmer, a veterinary technician in Clinical Sciences; Joel Smith, an animal care technician with the Large Animal Teaching Hospital/Clinical Sciences; and Roy Harmon, a research aid in Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology.

On August 2 at Auburn’s alumni reception held during the 147^th AVMA Annual Convention in Atlanta, the college launced its capital campaign for the new Small Animal Teaching Hospital and Educational Wing. Attendees wore buttons with the campaign theme: Soar – The Spirit to Innovate, The Heart to Heal.

Construction begins in December on the educational wing which will include three state-of-the-art lecture rooms and small-group meeting and conference rooms.  The new lecture rooms will allow the college to increase enrollment beginning fall 2011.  

The Joy Goodwin Lectureship Committee is seeking nominations for the Joy Goodwin Lectureship Series - for both the annual distinguished lectureship and the visiting lecturer series.  According to Dr. Tim Braden, the committee anticipates supporting five visiting Joy Goodwin lecturers, as well as the distinguished Joy Goodwin lecturer. Consult the website for nomination rules; all nominations should be made through the website: http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/joy-goodwin-lecture-series.

The Lee County Humane Society is accepting votes through Sept. 11 for the 2011 Best Friends Calendar. The calendar, which is a celebration of local pets, helps raise money for animals at the shelter.

Over 50 entries were submitted for the calendar contest. The pet that receives the most votes will be featured on the cover and the next ten pets with the highest number of votes will be included as a pet of the month. A local artist will choose the most artistic entry to be featured as “Best in Show Pet of the Month.” Each vote costs $1 and there is no limit on voting. All donations to the Lee County Humane Society are tax-deductible.

Voting is available online at www.leecountyhumane.org and at the shelter. Voting ends Sept. 11 at the Lee County Humane Society’s 10th annual Woofstock celebration. Calendars will be sold at the shelter and locally in late fall. All proceeds benefit the shelter’s general operating fund which sustains the shelter animals’ basic food, medical, and welfare needs. 

The Department of Public Safety and Security/Emergency Management has assigned an automated external defibrillator (AED) unit to Greene Hall (first floor lobby next to the elevator door). The AED is housed in a wall-mounted cabinet that will alarm when the AED is removed.

The Veterinary Medical Library invites you to see a display of horse statuaries assembled by Dr. and Mrs. John Schumacher. The collection is contained in the cases in Greene Hall lobby. 

You should. The CVM’s exercise program for staff and faculty features classes this fall . Zumba is a fun cardio workout using basic dance moves. Exercise classes meet in 144 McAdory Hall, are 30-60 minutes in length, and are designed to accommodate all fitness levels.  The only recommendations are a towel and a bottle of water.

Also this fall, nutrition and diet evaluation!  A registered dietician is available this semester only for consultation. E-mail ras0021@auburn.edu.

Auburn University employees who subscribe to the university's health insurance plan are offered a new health care benefit. Employees who take advantage of the 2010 Healthy Tigers Wellness Initiative can earn a $25 per month credit on their health insurance premiums (up to $300 per year) by participating in a health and wellness screening program coordinated by the Auburn University Pharmaceutical Care Center.

Wellness clinics have been conducted at the CVM and appointments are available at the Walker Building at the Harrison School of Pharmacy. In lieu of attending a clinic, an employee who sees his or her doctor regularly and has the required test results may have the doctor submit a health care provider screening form to verify discount eligibility.

If the screening is completed before November 30, 2010, and if the results are within normal limits, the employee will be immediately eligible for the 2011 premium discount which will take effect January 1, 2011.

For more information and to make an appointment online, visit the Healthy Tigers website. 

• ...to Dr. Allison Stewart (Clinical Sciences) whose articles on snake bites are published in a special snake bite report in the September issue of Equus.

• ...to Dr. Annette N. Smith (Clinical Sciences) and her husband, Steven Friedlander, who welcomed their second daughter, Melody Joie Friedlander, on June 13. She weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz., and was 20 1/2 inches in length. She joins proud big sister Suzanna Claire.

• ...to Clay Fulghum (Clinical Sciences), an animal care orderly , whose son Conner was born August 4. He weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz., and was 21 inches long.

• ...to Karla Meadows (Administration) who has been appointed by the Auburn University president's office to serve as an A&P representative on the university Safety Committee.