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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, Purdue’s 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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West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 765-494-7440
Fax: 765-494-9181

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Dubois, IN 47527
Phone: (812) 678-3401
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