Veterinary boilermakers participate in Purdue One Health Alumni Reunion

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Dr. Kei Hui, Purdue's First Lady, greets Purdue first-year veterinary student Nicholas Vedo, who is with classmate Jordan Kintigh and Dean Bret Marsh in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom.
Dr. Kei Hui, Purdue’s First Lady, greets Purdue first-year veterinary student Nicholas Vedo, who is with classmate Jordan Kintigh and Dean Bret Marsh in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom.

The faculty, staff and students of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine were on hand for Purdue University’s first One Health Alumni Reunion, held Nov. 14-16 on the West Lafayette campus. They joined more than 150 Boilermakers from various medical professions who came together to network and participate in timely discussions with Purdue President Mung Chiang, First Lady Kei Hui and fellow alumni.

Dr. Sanjeev Narayanan and Dr. Kenitra Hendrix, who co-presented on antimicrobial resistance at Purdue's first One Health Alumni Reunion on Nov. 15, is joined by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Kathy Salisbury and Dean Bret Marsh of the Stewart Center.
Dr. Sanjeev Narayanan and Dr. Kenitra Hendrix, who co-presented on antimicrobial resistance at Purdue’s first One Health Alumni Reunion on Nov. 15, is joined by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Kathy Salisbury and Dean Bret Marsh of the Stewart Center.
Attendees at the One Health Alumni Reunion with ties to Purdue Veterinary Medicine included Dr. Gordon Coppoc, Purdue professor emeritus of veterinary pharmacology, and his wife Harriet, along with Department of Basic Medical Sciences faculty members Mindy Anderson and Dianne Little.
Attendees at the One Health Alumni Reunion with ties to Purdue Veterinary Medicine included Dr. Gordon Coppoc, Purdue professor emeritus of veterinary pharmacology, and his wife Harriet, along with Department of Basic Medical Sciences faculty members Mindy Anderson and Dianne Little.

The event was aimed at boilermakers working in the medical field in roles that support human, animal, plant and environmental health. Activities began with a welcome reception on Thursday evening, November 14, in the Dauch Alumni Center and continued Friday in the Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms and Stewart Center with a variety of lectures and networking sessions. The presenters included two PVM faculty members and administrators who discussed the topic of antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Sanjeev Narayanan, head of the Department of Comparative Pathobiology and interim dean for research, and Dr. Kenitra Hendrix, director of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and clinical associate professor of veterinary diagnostic microbiology, collaborated to deliver a talk titled: “Antimicrobial resistance at the human-animal interface – emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria.”

During a special lunch session Friday in the PMU North Ballroom, attendees were treated to a Fireside Chat in which Purdue President Mung Chiang spoke with Jeff Simmons, president and CEO of Elanco Animal Health. Later that afternoon, Purdue Veterinary Medicine students were invited to participate in a special student networking session to meet and learn from alumni, staff and faculty leaders.

The One Health Alumni Reunion followed last spring’s launch of the Purdue Alumni Medical Network as a new affinity network of alumni and friends working in the field of healthcare, including veterinary medicine. The network was founded under the leadership of Dr. Hui, a practicing physician and physician advisor with extensive healthcare experience, who brings an enthusiasm for both medical expertise and alumni involvement to her role at Purdue.

Professor Laurent Couëtil, professor of large animal internal medicine, and assistant professor for the Human Animal Association Leanne Nieforth represented the College of Veterinary Medicine at the One Health Alumni Reunion networking sessions on November 15.
Professor Laurent Couëtil, professor of large animal internal medicine, and assistant professor for the Human Animal Association Leanne Nieforth represented the College of Veterinary Medicine at the One Health Alumni Reunion networking sessions on November 15.

Writer(s): Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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