FROM THE DIRECTOR
H. Leon Thacker, DVM, PhD
This is another great time of year in Indiana.
As our seasons change, we have the opportunity to look forward
to the enjoyments that each of the seasons bring us; we
can now look forward to lowered humidity, longer and cooler
nights, the pleasures that come along with Fall activities
and those many blessings that we so often take for granted.
The activities of the season change have set in also at
ADDL; the undergraduate students are back on campus, Purdues
Fall Vet Conference is just around the corner, the rush
for testing for fairs and sales is over, and we can start
looking for a new group of diseases that affect our animal
populations with the climate changes.
We have had some administrative changes in the ADDL, along
with some limited personnel changes. On July
1, 2000, Dr. Bill Van Alstine stepped down as
assistant director of the Laboratory and Dr. Steve Hooser
has stepped into the position. Thanks are herein expressed
to Dr. Van Alstine for the past 18 months he spent as assistant
director ; his input was much appreciated. Bill will be
taking on more diagnostic and research activities with the
time he has freed up from the assistant director appointment.
We look forward to working closely with Dr. Hooser, who
is also head of the Toxicology Section of the Laboratory,
in his new appointment.
On July 1, we also initiated a new segment in the life
of ADDL, when we plugged in the new Aurora
computer system in the Laboratory. We are struggling with
it yet as this is written with everyone in the Lab getting
acquainted with the system and the three people who adjust,
instruct and rework areas of the system are making it better
every day. Those involved most with the adjustments are
Alan Bunning, Tim Kechkaylo and Jennifer Hewitt. Our thanks
and accolades are out to these people, big time.
Have a good day. We look forward to assisting you with
your diagnostic needs.
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