- A-10761
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- 1969
Image of Alexander Royick, instructor in Slavic languages, in his office.
Bio/Historical Note: Alexander Royick wrote a paper titled Ukrainian Settlements in Alberta in 1968.
Image of Alexander Royick, instructor in Slavic languages, in his office.
Bio/Historical Note: Alexander Royick wrote a paper titled Ukrainian Settlements in Alberta in 1968.
Dr. Charles L. Martin - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Dr. Charles L. Martin, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 1968-1971.
Head and shoulders image of Dr. Chatur Sisodia, professor, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Chaturbhuj Singh Sisodia was born on 2 April 1934 at Delhi, India. He received his BVSc & AH in 1958 from the Uttar Pradesh College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry (Agra) University at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained an MS in 1960 at Michigan State University, and his PhD in 1964 from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Sisodia was a member of the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology since 1975. He served as associate professor and department head of Pharmacology at Hissar Veterinary College (PAV, January-April 1965), professor and head at Mathura Veterinary College (May 1965-July 1968). He joined the U of S faculty in September 1968. He served there in different positions including department head from 1984-1990 and taught Pharmacology and Toxicology to Veterinary students. Dr. Sisodia retired on 30 June 2001. He was a founding member of the Toxicology Group and Toxicology Graduate Program at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Sisodia’s legacy to the U of S includes an internationally recognized graduate program in toxicology with alumni employed throughout the world, and planting the seed for an undergraduate program in toxicology. Dr. Sisodia died on 22 March 2014 in Saskatoon.
Dr. David L. Holmberg - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Dr. David L. Holmberg, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Anesthesiology, Radiology and Surgery, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. David Holmberg graduated from the Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 1973. He practiced for several years in the United States and Australia and then completed an MVSc and residency at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. He became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1982. Following this, he joined the faculty at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, in 1985. Amongst all his career achievements, Dr. Holmberg participated in key projects involving the Jarvick artificial heart and the training of human surgeons for heart transplantation procedures. Recipient of three teaching awards, he authored and co-authored over 80 articles in refereed journals, authored 12 chapters in textbooks and was section editor for the second and third editions of Textbook of Small Animal Surgery. Dr. Holmberg was the creator of the DASIE, a surrogate device used by many medical and veterinary schools to teach basic surgical skills without having to sacrifice animals.
Dr. David MacDonald - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Dr. David MacDonald, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. David MacDonald grew up in Nova Scotia. He obtained his DVM in 1998 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. He began his career in mixed animal practice and continues to enjoy treating small ruminants and horses. Dr. MacDonald is currently employed at Comox Valley (British Columbia) Veterinary Services (2021). He has a special interest in surgery, including orthopedic procedures and also provides regular veterinary services to the remote community of Gold River, British Columbia.
Dr. Franklin M. Loew - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Dr. Franklin M. Loew, pathologist, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Franklin Martin Loew was born in 1939 in Syracuse, New York. He received his DVM from Cornell and a PhD in nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan. During the 1970s Dr. Loew was one of the many members of the research team that developed canola oil. In 1977 the Governor-General of Canada awarded Dr. Loew a Queen's Jubilee Medal. In the same year he became the head of the Division of Comparative Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Loew died in 2003 in Boston.
Dr. Franklin M. Loew - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Dr. Franklin Loew, Director, Animal Research Centre, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Franklin Martin Loew was born in 1939 in Syracuse, New York. He received his DVM from Cornell and a PhD in nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan. During the 1970s Dr. Loew was one of the many members of the research team that developed canola oil. In 1977 the Governor-General of Canada awarded Dr. Loew a Queen's Jubilee Medal. In the same year he became the head of the Division of Comparative Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Loew died in 2003 in Boston.
Dr. Gene Acompanado - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Dr. Gene Acompanado, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Hilary M. Clayton - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Dr. Hilary M. Clayton, associate professor of Veterinary Anatomy, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Hilary M. Clayton earned her BVMS in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (1973) and her PhD in Veterinary Medicine (1978) from the University of Glasgow (Scotland). She was a lecturer at the University of Glasgow from 1975-1982. Dr. Clayton was a professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan from 1982-1997, and at Michigan State University from 1997-2014. Dr. Clayton has been president of Sport Horse Science, LC, in East Lansing, Michigan, since April 2014. She is a speaker, an author and consultant in the area of equine sport science with emphasis on translating research findings into practical applications.
Head and shoulders image of Dr. Hugh Townsend, professor, Large Animal Clinical Sciences.
Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 30 Oct. 1998 issue of OCN.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Hugh Townsend earned a BSc from the University of Calgary, a DVM at University of Saskatchewan; an MSc from the University of Saskatchewan; and an MSc from the University of Guelph. Dr. Townsend is Professor Emeritus of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the U of S (2021).
Dr. Otto M. Radostits - In Class
Dr. Otto M. Radostits, professor and head, Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and winner of the 1986 Master Teacher Award, works with a cow and a small group of students.
Dr. Otto Radostits and Textbook
Dr. Otto Radostits, professor, Large Animal Medicine, leafs through one of the major veterinary medicine textbooks he has co-authored.
Head and shoulders image of Dr. Paolo Porzio, Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Paolo Porzio, DVM, MVetSc, Diplomate ACVIM, is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine with degrees from the University of Parma, the University of Saskatchewan, and diplomat status from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Dr. Porzio taught Veterinary Internal Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph. He works at Campus Estates Animal Hospital in Guelph (2021).
Image of Dr. Peter Flood, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, with the first research herd of musk oxen at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Trisha Dowling (left), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, and two female students stand with an equine patient.