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CVM | Francis A. Kallfelz, James Law Professor of Medicine (Nutrition), was unanimously selected by the NY State Veterinary Medical Society as the 2003 Veterinarian of the Year. Kallfelz, DVM ’62, PhD ’66 has been a faculty member since 1966, serving eight years as director of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. A member of the NY State Board of Veterinary Medicine and a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition, Kallfelz also served as the 2001 NYSVMS president and as a member of the AVMA Council on Research. Alexander DeLahunta, DVM, ’58, PhD ’63, the James Law Professor of Veterinary Anatomy, received the NY State Veterinary Medical Society Outstanding Service to Veterinary Medicine Award. In his more than four decades at Cornell, DeLahunta has earned renown as a world-class neuroanatomist, clinical neurologist, and neuropathologist. He has authored four classic veterinary teaching texts, and has identified several novel disease syndromes in companion animals. “Dr. D” is revered as a teacher, with four Norden awards for teaching excellence among his multiple recognitions.

Robert Hillman, DVM ’55, MS ’61, senior clinician emeritus, received recognition for his outstanding service and extensive contributions to the discipline of theriogenology. The David E. Bartlett Award was presented to Hillman, an ACT diplomate, on Sept. 18 in Columbus, OH. Hillman served in the US Army Veterinary Corps and maintained a private practice before he joined Cornell’s Vet college as an intern in 1958. He received the Norden Distinguished Teacher Award in 1974. Three of the 20 Bartlett Award winners have been Cornell alumni: Steve Roberts ’38, Bill Wagner ’56, PhD ’68, and Hillman. Martin Fettman ’76, DVM ’80, MS ’80, who may be best known for being the first veterinarian in space, was named Veterinarian of the Year by the Colorado Veterinary Medical Assn. (CVMA). He is a professor of pathology and associate dean of Colorado State U.’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

The inauguration of Cornell’s 11th president, Jeffrey S. Lehman ’77, occurred on two continents and three locales during the week of October 12. As part of the celebration, a gala event was held in Barton Hall on Thursday evening. Students from all colleges and professional schools at the university were asked to participate, representing their respective disciplines. Our students can be seen performing in the webcast at: http://inauguration.cornell.edu/video/index.cfm?type=archive&video=webcast3.Advance the site to 01:09 and you’ll see our students, following the Johnson Graduate School of Management. An assemblage of photos representing our college’s faculty, staff, and students in the inaugural procession is visible at: http://www.vet.cornell. edu/publicresources/pr-Inauguration.htm.

For the third year in a row, Vet college alumni and guests represented the largest gathering of all Cornell colleges during the Homecoming Rally/Tailgate on October 25, which preceded the Cornell/Brown football game. The college tables were hosted by Mrs. Doris Smith. Ninetyone alumni and guests from the classes of 1945 through 2003 attended, including current students. Alumni tickets for the event were sponsored in part by the Alumni Assn. and the Office of Alumni Affairs. The New Life Sciences Initiative is one of Cornell’s largest investments in scientific research and education in the university’s history. The intersection of biology with chemistry, physics, engineering, and computational sciences was discussed at the Homecoming Forum, “BioRevolution: Accelerating Discovery and Improving Lives.” Speakers included Richard A. Cerione, Goldwin Smith professor of pharmacology and chemical biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences.

In Memoriam: T. Richard Houpt, professor of physiology emeritus and a Vet college faculty member for 30 years, died suddenly at home on October 7, two days short of his 78th birthday. An educator and expert in the physiology of ingestive behavior, particularly the neural and hormonal controls of food and water intake, Houpt maintained an active research program up to the day of his death. Houpt earned his VMD and PhD at the U. of Pennsylvania, where he remained as a faculty member until 1971, when he came to Cornell. His Cornell research examined the feeding physiology of ruminants and pigs. He identified the animals’ time-tostop-eating signal as osmotic pressure in the gastrointestinal tract.Houpt is survived by his wife of 41 years, Professor of Physiology Katherine Albro Houpt, as well as two sons and a brother. Send your news to v College of Veterinary Medicine News, Office of Public Affairs, Box 39, Ithaca, NY 14853-6401; or e-mail Tracey Brant, tlb10@cornell.edu.e

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