FROM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

This has been a very busy and rewarding fall season for us at the ADDL. Dr. Thacker was presented with the 1996 Pope Memorial Award at the American Association of Laboratory Diagnosticians meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas in October. This is a very prestigious award which is given once a year in recognition of a career dedicated to veterinary diagnostics. Also at this meeting. Dr. Lydia Andrews-Jones received the graduate student award for the best presentation. Dr. Bill Van Alstine, Chief of ADDL Pathology Section, is the incoming president of this association and has made significant contributions to this organization over the past years. The recognition of achievement of these individuals is well deserved, and a reflection of what an excellent faculty and staff we have at the ADDL.

I hope you enjoy this newsletter, it is filled with articles about diseases of farm animals as well as companion animals.

 As mentioned in a prior newsletter, there is information regarding the newly-offered mycoplasmalserology testing at ADDL.

We welcome your comments about this newsletter as well as the services of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. We look forward to hearing from you. We wish you and yours the happiest and safest of holiday seasons.