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PLEASE RISE FOR THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM.
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PLEASE BE SEATED.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS CHRIS BROWN AND THE
DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF
VETERINARIAN MEDICINE.
IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE FOR THE
GRADUATING CLASS OF 2000 THINK
TEEN.
I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO INTRODUCE
THE MEMBERS OF HE PLATFORM
PARTY WHO ARE SEATED BEHIND ME.
I WOULD ASK EACH ONE TO STAND
ANDDREMAIN STANDING UNTIL I HAVE
IDENTIFIED THE ENTIRE PLATFORM
PARTY.
PLEASE HOLD YOUR RECOGNITION
UNTIL ALL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED.
TO MY IMMEDDATE LEFT IS DR. PAT
LEBLANC WHO IS TODAY'S
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER.
NEXT IS DR. DAVID YOUNG, WHO
WILL BE RECOGNIZED A
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI OF THE
COLLEGE.
AS WILL DR. WHO IS SITTING NEXT
TO HIM.
DR. KENT JAMES WILL BE ASSISTING
WITH HOODING AS WILL DR. JANE
MERRILL.
DR. WILLIAM JACKSON IS THE
ACTING CHAIRPERSON OF
PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY, AND
DR. DAVID IS THE ACTING
CHAIRPERSON DR. JOHN FIVE IS
REPRESENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
MICRO BIOLOGIST AND MOLECULAR
GENETICS.
NEXT TO HIM IS DR. JOE WHO IS
THE CHAIRPERSON OF DIAGNOSTIC
INVESTIGATION AND DIRECTOR OF
THE COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM.
IS DR. WILLIAM HORN IS
CHAIRPERSON OF SMALL ANIMAL
CLINICAL SCIENCES.
THE ASSISTANT DEAN UNDERGAUGE
WAIT EDUCATION, AND DIRECTOR OF
THE VETERINARIAN PROGRAM.
NEXT IS DR. WILLIAM FTER
CHINSON WHO IS IS THH ASSOCIATE
DEAN FOR GRADUATE STUDIES AND
DR. JAMES LLOYD IS THE ASSOCIATE
DEAN FOR MANAGING AND
INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH.
IS PRESIDENT OF THE MICHIGAN
VETERAN MARRY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, AND DR. PATTERSON
IS THE ASSOCIATION DEAN FOR
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND STUDENT
AFFAIRS.
EVERY YEAR WHEN I BEGIN MY
COMMENTS AT COMMENCEMENT I FEEL
OBLIGED TO EXPLAIN WHY I'M
DRESSED SOMEWHAT DIFFERENTLY
THAN MY COLLEAGUES ON THE STAGE.
AS YOU MAY DETECT FROM ACCENT, I
AM A LATTER DAY JAMES HARRIET
FROM NORTH YORK SHIRE IN
ENGLAND, AND I RECEIVED MY
VETERAN MARRY DEGREE IN ENGLAND,
ACTUALLY IN LIVERPOOL AND
BRISTOL.
AND SO I HAVE THIS BRIGHT RED
GEAR AND IT'S MEANT TO BE OPEN
AND FLAPPING ABOUT IN THE
BREEDS.
I AM NOT THE BSENT MINDED
PROFESSOR.
NOR DO I HAVE ASPIRATIONS OFF3
BECOMING POPE FRANCIS THE
SECOND.
ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, WE ALL
CELEBRATED YOUR SWAY INTO OUR
COLLEGE WITH THE WHITE COAT
CEREMONY.
AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT MANY
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WERE
PRESENT THEN ARE HERE TODAY.
NO ONE CAN BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY
THE TIME HAS FLOWN BY.
TODAY IS YET AGAIN A DAY OF
CELEBRATION AND RECOGNITION.
A DAY IN WHICH WE ALL TAKE PRIDE
IN ACHIEVEMENTS THAT A
GRADUATING CLASS OF 20 THINK
TEEN.
OUR COLLEGE OF VETERAN MARRY
MEDICINE FULFILLS MANY
OBLIGATIONS BUT IN MANY WAYS
WHICH WE SERVE SOCIETY, THE
EDUCATION OF NEW VETERINARIANS
ISSTHE ONE WHICH HAS THE BIGGEST
AND LONGEST LASTING IMPACT.
THE FIRST STUDENTS WHO ENTERED
OUR COLLEGE TO STUDY, DID SO IN
1910.
GRADUATED OVER 6,000
VETERINARIANS.
AND THE IMPACT OF THESE
GRADUATES HAVE ALWAYS AMAZES ME,
AND ARE REFER TO IT EACH YEAR AT
GRADUATION, BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS
SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT.
IF WE ASSUME THAT MOST
VETERINARIANS WORK FOR AT LEAST
25 YEARS AND I THINK THAT'S AN
EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE,
THAT AMOUNTS TO OVER 150,000,
155,000 PEOPLE YEARS OF SERVICE.
OR A STAGGERING 42 MILLION DAYS
OF VETERINARIAN SERVICE TO
SOCIETY.
I BELIEVE THAT CLEARLY
DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OUR
COLLEGE AND ITS GRADUATES HAVE.
AND THESE STUDENTS WHO LEAVE US
TODAY, WILL BE ADDING ANOTHER3
700,000 DAYS OF SERVICE.
I AM FEELING TIRE ALREADY.
WELL PREPARED -- HOWEVER, THE
OTHER DEGREES IS QUITE
EXTENSIVE, INCLUDING BUSINESS,
MUSIC, EDUCATION, GERMAN,
PACKAGING AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.
>> AND THAT IS NO -- THAT THERE
IS NO ACCEPTED TRADITIONAL ROUT
TO BECOMING A VETERINARIAN.
IS A FEW EVEN FREQUENTED THE
OTHER UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
THE REST, HOWEVER, HAD SOUGHT
EDUCATION AT 49 DIFFERENT
COLLEGES BOTH IN MICHIGAN AND
ELSE WHERE.
AND TODAY WE ARE GRADUATED JUST
OVER 100 STUDENTS TO PUT IT INTO
PERSPECTIVE.
HAVE OVERCOME MANY CHALLENGES
ALONG THE WAY, THE FACULTY ND
STAFF HAVE SUPPORTED, ENCOURAGED
AND EVEN BULLIED YOU TO ACHIEVE
YOUR BEST, AND AT THIS POINT, I
WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE FACULTY
AND COLLEGE STAFF WHO ARE
PRESENT, HERE TODAY TO PLEASE
STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.
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BUT THEY WERE NOT THE ONLY
PEOPLE THAT GAVE YOU SUPPORT AT
THIS AT TIMES VERY DIFFICULT
TIMES.
MUCH F YOU HAD MUCH SIGNIFICANT
SUPPORT FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS
AND MANY OTHERS.
AND I WOULD LIKE THE CLASS TO
PLEASE STAND, FACE THE AUDIENCE,
AND ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO HAVE
HELPED THEM REACH THIS GREAT
DAY.
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>> HANK YOU.
EVERY YEAR AT THIS CEREMONY, I
AM ALWAYS REMINDED AND I EXPLAIN
TO THE AUTOMOBILED YENS, THAT I
TOO HAVE SAT WHERE YOU SIT, AS A
PARENT TO SEE MY DAUGHTER%
GRADUATE FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL.
SHE RECEIVED HER DEGREE FROM
THIS CAMPUS.
SO I KNOW WHAT FIRST HAND THE
FEELINGS THAT HE GRADUATES
FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE FEELING
TODAY.
HAPPINESS, RELIEF, APPREHENSION,
SADNESS, ALL MIXED UP TOGETHER.
SENTIMENTSES WHICH I EXPECT YOU
WHO ARE WITH YOU TODAY.OTHERS
HOWEVER, LET US CELEBRATE
TOGETHER, AND ENJOY THIS MOMENT.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
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I NOW HAVE THE HONOR OF
INTRODUCING YOU TO COLLEGE AWARD
WINNERS.
THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE GIVEN
GREAT SERVICE TO OUR COLLEGE,
DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN
THEIR YEARS, AND HAVE ENHANCED
THEIR REPUTATION AND HONOR OF
THIS COLLEGE OF VETERAN MARRY
MEDICINE.
THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE CEREMONY
TO HONOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WE HAVE TWO AWARDS.
ONE IS FOR A GRADUATE WHO HAS
MADEEHIS OR HER CLEAR IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR.
IN THE PRACTITIONER CATEGORY
THIS YEAR, IS DR. ROLFEE3
EMBERSON, FROM THE GLASS OF
1979, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME BY
THE PODIUM.
>> DR. EMERSON IS WELL KNOWN AS
AN EQUINE SURGEON.
HE WAS THE FIRST SURGEON AT
EQUINE HOSPITAL IN LEXINGTON
KENTUCKY.
HIS GOAL WAS TO MAKE THE
HOSPITAL THE BEST IN THE WORLD
TO MAKE A HORSE.
ADMITS MORE THAN 10,000 HORSE AS
YEAR, AND PERFORMS MORE THAN
4,000 SURGERIES.
HE IS TRULY TALENTED SURGEON.
HE HAS SPECIAL EXPERTISES AMONG
CLINICAL HE HAS DEVELOPED
TECHNIQUES OF TREATING HORSES.
HE HAS SHARED HIS VAST CLINICAL
EXPENSE IN CONFERENCES IN 40
CONTINENTS AND IN TEN COUNTRIES
AND APPROXIMATELY 50
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW
JOURNAL.
AND THE FIRST UPPER AIRWAY
SYMPOSIUM, HE ALSO PRESENTED HIS
INFORMATION.
HE HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 250
INTERNS, THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT
NUMBERS.
AGAIN, NUMBERS DON'T COMMUTE --
COMPUTE, PARDON ME, COMMUNICATE
THE ENTIRE STORY.
HE ALWAAS HAS BEEN THE DIRECTOR
OF THE INTERN PROGRAM, HE
INITIATED THE EXTERNSHIP
PROGRAM, AND IN DEPPING IN
EQUINE PRRCTICE SIMILAR POSE
JURY, WHICH ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF
THIRD YEAR STUDENTS EACH YEAR.
HE HAS WHAT IS OFTEN DESCRIBED
AS COMPLETE DEHYDRATION TO BEING
A MENTOR FOR YOUNG
VETERINARIANS.
HE COMPLETED AN EQUINE
INTERNSHIP AT ILLINOIS.
AND RESIDENCY TRAINING AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ANDD3
UNIVERSITY OF OHIO.
OR OHIO STATE, PARDON ME.
DR. EMERSON -- FORGIVENESS SLIP,
DR. EMERSON BECAME -- SURGEONS
IN 1986.
HIS COMMITMENT TO SPECIALLY
TRAINING IS REFLECTED IN
MENTORSHIP AS WELL AS IN HIS
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO
EQUINE RESIDENCY TRAINING
PROGRAM HHRE AT OUR COLLEGE.
HE HAS SERVED THE AMERICAN
COLLEGE IN NUMEROUS CAPACITIES
WHERE HE WAS RECENTLY ELECTED
PRESIDENT ELECT.
AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN
EQUINE SURGERY U AND A MENTOR TO
ALL OF THE STUDENTS INTERNS AND
RESIDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN
HE CONTINUES TO LEAVE HIS MARK
ON THE PROFESSION.
HIS INFLUENCE WILL BE SET UP FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME,
CONGRATULATIONS.
THE SECOND DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
AWARD GOESSTO DR. DAVID DEION
FROM THE CLASS OF 1968.
HE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED TODAY
WITH AWARD FOR NONPRACTITIONER,
BUT HIS POSITION AS A GROUND
BREAKER REACHES BACK TO HIS
CLINICAL WORK WHEN HE WAS A
STUDENT HERE AT THE COLLEGE.
HE SERVED WITT DR. GEORGE ICE
HER ON THE HEART SUUGERY
TEAM, -- SORRY.
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>> YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT
FACULTY, LIKE HERDING CATS YOU
CAN'T DO IT.
>> HE SERVED WITH DR. GEORGE ON
THE HEART SURGERY TEAM HERE
WHICH WAS AAPIONEERING GROUP
DEVELOPING TECHNIQUES FOR OPEN
HEART SURGERY IN DOGS.
WHEN THE TEAM GOT TO DO AN OPEN
HEART SURGERY, HE INSTALLED THE
PROSTHETIC VALVE.
WHEN HE RETURNED TO OWE COLLEGE
AS TEACHER OF ANESTHESIA AND
SURGERY, HE WAS SELECTED AS A
TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD BY THE
SENIOR STUDEETS.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN A SENIOR
FACULTY MEMBER AND ADMINISTRATOR
AT NORTH CAROLINA.
HE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR,
WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR.
HIS LONG STANDING COMMITMENT TO
VETERAN MARRY EDUCATION HAS
DRIVEN THE STRENGTHENING OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
ONE OF HIS MOST RECENN
ACHIEVEMENTS -- HE HAS BEEN
RECOGNIZED FOR THIS, WAS TO LEAD
THE COLLEGE OF VETERAN MARRY
MEDICINE TO FULL ACCREDITATION
BY THE MERICAN SPREAD REMEMBER
MARRY ASSOCIATION.
IT WAS THE FIRST SCHOOL IN THE
REGION TO RECEIVE THAT STATUS,
AND HE SERVED AS PROFESSOR OF
SURGERY AND AS DEAN FROM 2000 TO
2012 WHEN HE BECAME DEAN
EMERITUS.
IT WAS A UNIQUE SITUATION HERE
TODAY ON THIS -- IN THIS CALL.
DR. JIM LLOYD THAT WILL BECOME
THE DEAN OF FLORIDA VERY SOON,
AND DR. F WILLEY REED WHO IS THE
DEAN AT PURDUE IS SITTING IN THE
AUDIENCE.
SO I DON'T KNOW THERE'S GOING TO
NOT, I'M NOT TOO SURE.
SURGEON, RESEARCHER, AND VETERAN
MARRY SCHOOL DEAA.
HIS EDUCATION WILL EXTEND FAR
INTO THE FUTURE.
I AM HONORED TO RECOGNIZE HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS, WITH THE
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD,
CONGRATULATIONS.
OUR NEXT AWARD IS FOR AN
HONORARY ALUMNI.
THE AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS
WHO WHILE THEY DID NOT GRADUATE
FROM OUR COLLEGE OF VETERAN
MARRY MEDICINE HAVE
DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN
THEIR COMMITMENT TO FORWARDING
AN ASPECT OF THE COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS.
TODAY, WE RECOGNIZE THE LONG
STANDING COMMITMENT AND
DEDICATION THAT PATRICIA LOWRY
WITH THE HONORARY ALUMNI COLLEGE
OF VETERAN MARRY MEDICINE.
IT IS VIRTUALLY IIPOSSIBLE TO BE
INVOLVED AND NOT KNOW OF THE
LONG HISTORY, WITH OUTSTANDING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE AREAS OF
DIVERSITY, PLURALISM, AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
SHE HAS JUST STEPPED DOWN AS
DIRECTOR OF THE WOMANS RESORT
CENTER.
SHE FOUNDED MANY YEARS AGO, 30
YEARS AGO?
THANK YOU.
WE GO BACK A LONG WAY.
SHE FOUNDED AND CONTINUED TO
DIRECT THE OUTBOUND PROGRAM,
WHICH IS A LANDMARK PROGRAM OF
NATIONAL PROMINENCE.
WHICH IS GEARED TOWARDS
RECRUITING STUDENTS FROM
UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS,
INTO THE VETERAN MARRY
PROFESSION.
SHE HAS INFLUENCED THROUGH HER
WORK ON THE MULTICULTURAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
>> IN 2012, THAT ASSOCIATION
NAMED ITS MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP
FUND IN HONOR OF PAT LAURIE.
WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY PURDUE
UNIVERSITY PRESS.
THE BOOK SPEAKS OF ISSUES THAT
SHE DEVOTED HER LIFE TO,
INCLUDING THE KNOWLEDGE THAT
BUILDING DIVERSITY IS ABOUT MORE
THAN INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS AND
IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT
SUSTAINABILITY AND REEL SENSE OF
THE PROFESSION AS A WHOLE.
SHE IS A TRUE FRIEND AND MENTOR,
AND SHE IS TRULY DESERVING TO
RECEIVE OUR HONORARY ALUMNI
YOU.D, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK
NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE'S
TODAY'S SPEAKER.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT
EXPENSES IN THEIR CAREER.
DR. PAT HAS MANY DIFFERENT
CAREERS IN HIS EXPERIENCE.
HE BEGAN WHAT HE CALLED HIS
CAREER AS A CHEERLEADER IN 1975.
HE RECEIVED HIS BACHELORS DEGREE
AND THEN RECEIVED HIS DEGREE
FROM M.S.U. IN 1982.
HE THEN HAS A CAREER AS BETWEEN
1986 AND 1984.
IN 1984, HE WAS RELUCTANT TO
GIVE UP HIS TEACHING CAREER
RUNNING A FOUNDRY -- FOR THE
PETTOLEUM DISTTIBUTION INDUSTRY.
IF YOU UNDERSTAND AN
THESOLOGISTS LIKE PLUGGING BRASS
THINGS TOGETHER IN TUBES AND
STUFF LIKE THAT, SO IT WAS A
NATURAL FIT.
TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF THE
VETERAN MARRY TEACHING HOSPITAL.
TODAY HE IS CHAIRMAN OF E.B.W.
ELECTRONICS CAN IS A HOLLAND
MICHIGAN BASED MANUFACTURING
FACILITY.
IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO ASK
HIM TO COME FORWARD TO ADDRESS
THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2013.
THANK YOU DEAN BROWN.
I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS, I HAVE TO
TELL YOU THAT, I SAID GEES I
MIGHT FORRET SOMETHING TO SAY, I
MAY EVEN FORGET A WHOLE
PARAGRAPH, AND SHE SAID WELL,
PAT, THEY DIDN'T ASK YOU TO BE
THE SPEAKER BECAUSE YOU ARE WISE
OR GOING TO SAY SOMETHING
INSPIRATIONAL, THEY ASKED YOU TO
BE THE SPEAKER BECAUSE YOU ARE
ENTERTAINING.
SO WITH THAT I WILL SPEAK TODAY
WITHOUT ANY NOTES AT ALL.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
ADDRESSING OUR HONORS GRADUATES
18 MONTHS AGO IN THEIR
TRANSITION CEREMONY, AND MY
OPENING PHOTOGRAPH WENT
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
GASOLINE TO TAKE YOU TO THE
TRANSITION CEREMONY, $3.10 AS
GALLON.
LAB COAT, $29999.
PUTTING ON THAT SYMBOLIC WHITE
COAT IN FRONT OF YOU FRIENDS AND
FAMILY IN THE TRANSITION
CEREMONY, PRICELESS.
WELL, IF THAT CEREMONY WAS
CONSIDERED PRICELESS, WHAT DO WE
DESCRIBE TODAY AS?
I SAY YES WE CALL TODAY
SPARTABULOUS.
SOME OF YOU RAH IN THE -- MOM.
THANK YOU.
PREVET CLUB, WHILE I WAS THE
ADVISOR.
YOU WERE THE FIRST AND ONLY
CLASS TO EVER ASK ME TO BE A
CLASS ADVISOR.
YOU WERE THE FIRST -- YOU DID AN
AMAZING JOB, SPECIAL SHOUT OUT
TO BIANCA BU FBI, ERICA WARD,
AND KEITH BUDGER, YOU REALLY
ROOKED IT.
YOU DID.
[APPLAUSE]
SPEAKING OF ROCKED IT LAST NIGHT
YOUR CLASS REALLY WENT OUT IN
STYLE.
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SO YEAH WE SHARED A SPECIAL
RELATIONSHIP, AND WE SHARE A
SPECIAL BOND GOING FORTH.
NEITHER OF US WILL BE COMING
BACK ON A DAILY BASISES, LOOKING
FOR FREE FOOD, OPEN COMPUTERS
STATIONS.
OR HEARING THAT LOUD LAUGH OF
MARY SHARE.
AND YOU WILL EVEN -- NEED TO
FIND A REPLACEMENT NOR TACO
TUESDAY.
ALL THE KNOW WE ARE LEAVING AND
MOVING ON, THERE'S ONE THING
THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE, WE WILL
ALWAYS BE SPARTANS AND
ESPECIALLY TALKING TO THE FOUR
OF YOU THAT HAVE DEGREES FROM
ANN ARBOR.
SO WHEN DR. GRETA PATTERSON
ASKED ME TO BE THE SPEAKER I
THOUGHT IT WAS A MISTAKE.
MUST BE SOME ALPHABETICAL THING,
AND MAYBE THE PEOPLE WITH A
THROUGH K ALREADY HAVE A JOB ON
THE CEREMONY HERE.
I MEAN LIKE A HOODER.
LIKE A AS IN DR. AIMS.
HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH SO
MANY GRADUATION CEREMONIES THAT
RIGHT HERE, THERE'S A LITTLE
PLAQUE THAT SAYS KENT.
NOW YOU KNOW YOU ARE BIG TIME
WHEN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED BY JUST
ONE NAME.
KENT.
KIND OF LIKE MAGIC, OR IZO,
OR -- BALL KERR.
OR DUNCAN.
SO WISH I HAD MY NOTES.
YOU YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME IN
WAYS.
YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH MANY BUMPS
IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS BUT YOU
PERSEVERED WELL AS A CLASS.
YOU HAVE INSPIRE ADD LOT OF
PEOPLE HERE AT THE COLLEGE OF
VETERAN MARRY MEDICINE.
NOW YOU ARE NOT ONLY BECOMING
SPARTANS YOU ARE BECOMING SPAT
TAN E.T.S.
AND YOU ARE JOINING A RICH
TRADITION OF SPARTAN VETS.
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE YOU WILL
BE RETURNING TO THE COLLEGE, AND
TAKING YOUR GRANDCHILDREN
AROUND, AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR
YELLOW CLASS PICTURE ON THE
WALL, AND PROBABLY THE ONLY
PERSON YOU WILL RECOGNIZE IN THE
COLLEGE AT THAT TIME WILL BE
DR. FRANK NICHOLS BECAUSE HE IS
AGE LESS.
THEN YOU WILL -- I'M SORRY.
-- YOU LIKE I SAID, YOU HAVE
INSPIRED ME ANN MANY OTHERS IN
LOTS OF WAYS, AND YOU WILL ALSO
BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER
SPARTAN VETS WHEN YOU TWO TO
NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND YOU
WITH CONNECT WITH THERS BY
SAYING TWO VERY FAMOUS WORDS.
>> BAR CRAWL.
YOU HAVE RECEIVED EXCELLENT
TRAINING HERE, BUT THE REAL
TRAINING STARTS NOW.
AND IT NEVER ENDS.
THAT'S YOUR TRAINING TO NOT ONLY
LIFE, AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
YOU ARE GOING TO BE GOOD AT BOTH
OF THEM.
PART OF THAT TRAINING YOU WILL
MAKE CHALLENGING AND
UNCOMFORTABLE DECISIONS FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE
INSTANT LIFE AND DEATH
DECISIONS.
WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE DOCTOR
THERE WITH YOU.
YOU WILL BE FORCED TO DECIDE
WHAT TO TELL A COUPLE WHO IS
STANDING THERE WITH THEIR DOG
AND YOU JUST GOT THE YOUR HONOR
TEST BACK THAT IS POSITIVE FOR
MARIJUANA, AND THEIR TEENAGER
SON IS STANDING BEHIND THEM
GOING -- WHENNYOU LEAVE HERE YOU
WILL GET A LOT OF ADVICE FROM
FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND
TYPICALLY THE ADVICE IS STUFF
LIKE HAVE BIG DREAMS, DON'T MISS
THE FORESTS FROM THE TREES AND
DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF.
WELL, I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A
TWIST ON THAT TODAY.
I AM GOING TO TELL YOU TO SWEAT
THE SMALL STUFF.
BECAUSE THAT MY OPINION,
SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF,
LOOKING FOR LITTLE DETAILS THAT
CAN MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON3
PEOPLE'S LIVES IS WHAT SEPARATES
THE TRULY EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
FROM THE ORDINARY PEOPLE.
AND CAN BE A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
FACTOR IN YOUR ABILITY TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
AT MAKING A LIVING AND MAKING A
LIFE.
STRANGELY THAT'S SOMETHING WE
GET WORSE AT AS WE AGE, FOR
EXAMPLE, NEWLY WEDS.
CANNT WAIT TO SEE THEIR SPOUSE
AND GREET THEM AFTER WORK, BUT
FAST FORWARD FIVE, TEN, 15, 31
YEARS LATER, AND THAT WARM HOW
WAS YOUR DAY HONEY IS REPLACED
BY A SHORT KURT, WHEN IS DINNER
WHAT ARE YOU MAKING.
AS WE GET BUSIER AND BUSIER, WE
SOMETIMES FORGET ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE LITTLE STUFF.
YOU HAVE HAD SOME GREAT EXAMPLES
OF VETERAN MARRIES WHILE YOU
HAVE BEEN HERE WHO ARE REALLY
GOOD ROLE MODELS FOR ATTENTION
TO THE SMALL STUFF.
IS MADE YOU REALIZE IT IS NOT
REALLY -- PEOPLE DON'T CARE WHAT
YOU KNOW UNTIL THEY KNOW YOU
-úCARE, DON'T.
PEOPLE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU KNOW,
UNTIL THEY KNOW YOU CARE.
NOT THAT KNOWLEDGE ISN'T
IMPORTANT, BUT IN OUR PROFESSION
IT HAS BECOME A GIVEN.
I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD THINK
BACK UPON THEM AS YOUR LIFE
-úUNFOLDS.
FOR EXAMPLE, DR. GRETA
PATTERSON, ALWAYS A SOURCE OF
SUPPORT.
NO MATTER HOW BUSY SHE WAS SHE
WAS THERE FOR YOU.
SHE TRIED TO GET YOU THERE WITH
THE STRATEGIC USE OF FREE FOOD.
TRY TO REMEMBER THE IMPACT IT
HAD WITH PEOPLE THAT TRY TO
REMEMBER YOUR NAME, AND THE
LEGENDARY NAME REMEMBERING
ABILITY OF PEOPLE LIKE DR. HALL
SHOT.
úND STEVE KERRY THAT MADE YOU
FEEL REALLY SPECIAL, I'M SURE.
AND YOUR CLASS COMMENTED WHEN
DR. HULKMAN WOULD WALK INTO YOUR
ROOM, IT WOULD FEEL LIKE A WARM
HUG.
DIDN'T THAT MAKE YOU FEEL
SPECIAL?
I PERSONALLY WAS FORTUNATE TO
EXPERIENCE WHAT A WONDERFUL
FACULTY WE HAVE HERE, IN THEIR
ATTENTION TO THE SMALL STUFF,
WHEN I LEFT MY POSITION AS
HOSPITAL DIRECTOR, I GOT A
BEAUTIFUL NOTE FROM DR. MATT
BEAL, INKADING WHAT OUR WORKING
RELATIONSHIP MEANT TO HIM.
AND SURPRISINGLY, HIS NOTE SAID
MORE THAN JUST DUDE, IT WAS
MOSTLY POSITIVE.
SO IF YOU ARE OUU THERE, THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOU DID FOR ME AND
THE CLASS OF 2013.
úOU ALSO HAD ROLE MODELS THAT
WEREN'T VETERINARIANS AND WERE
VERY ATTENTIVE SMALL DETAILS.
WE HAVE AN ANIMAL CARE TAKENER
THE HOSPITAL, NO MATTER HOW BUSY
SHE WAS SHE WOULD TAKE TIME TO
SMILE AND GIVE TO PEOPLE.
TRYING TO LOCATE A MISSING
BLANKET THAT BELONGS TO AN OWNER
OF ONE OF OUR PATIENTS SHE WOULD
SEARCH FOR THAT BLANKET, BECAUSE
SHE KNEW IT HAD POTENTIALLY
PRICE LESS SEPTEMBER MENTAL
VALUE TO THE OWNERS.
OF COURSE, THEEE'S SOMEONE ELSE
WHO YOU MAY KNOO WHO I WILL SAY
HERE.
HE REMEMBERED YOUR EXAM
SCHEDULES, YOUR CLASS RECOGNIZED
HIM LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF HIS
ABILITY TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE
SMALL STUFF, AND I'M TALKING
ABOUT AL THE CUSTODIAN.
THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
[APPLAUSE]
AS YOUR FINAL HOME WORK
ASSIGNMENT, I AM GOING TO
CHALLENGE YOU EACH WEEK FOR THE
NEXT FOUR WEEKS TO JUST WRITE A
SHORT NOTE TO SOMEONE WHO HAS A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOUR LIVES.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE VERY
LONG.
BUTKY GUARANTEE YOU LIT HAVE A
BIG IMPACT ON THOSE PEOPLE THAT
HAD A BIG IMPACT ON YOUR LIVES.
AND IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER YET,
THANK YOU DR. JOHNSON FOR GIVING
ME THAT PHRASE, EVEN BETTER YET
IF YOU WERE TO WRITE ONE OF
THESE LETTERS TO THE
VETERINARIAN WHO EITHER INSPIRED
YOU TO COME INTO THIS
PROFESSION, OR HELPED YOU GET
THROUGH YOUR COLLEGE CAREER
HERE.
I EVEN HAVE ONE HERE U THE FIRST
ONE.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING MY
GRADUATION CEREMONY, AND THHNK
YOU FOR BEING MY MENTOR.
YOU HAVE BEEN A VERY POSITIVE
INSPIRATION FOR ME.
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY
HEART, GRADUATION DAY WAS ONE OF
THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS
SPARTABULOU.
SINCERERY DR. KATIE YUSIK.
DID IT TAKE HER LONG TO WRITE
THAT, I'M PRETTY SURE IT DID.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER,
KURT.
IN SUMMARY, AND IN KIND OF
CONCLUSION HERE.
MANY YEARS AGO.
I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER FOR THE
CLASS OF 1996, WHICH WAS
DR. BEAL'S CLASS.
AND DESPITE SPENDING COUNTLESS
HOURS WORKING ON THAT SPEECH,
REHEARSING IT, THEY -- MEMBERS
OF THAT CLASS, I AM PRETTY SURE
BY THE END OF THE DAY, COULDN'T
REMEMBER A SINGLE WORD I SAID.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK I
FORGOT EVERYTHING I SAID WITHIN
A MINUTE OF SITTING DOWN
AFTERWARDS.
HOWEVER, WHILE I COULDD'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING I SAID, PEOPLE
FROM THAT CLASS TO THIS DAY
REMEMBER SOMETHING THAT I DID.
AT TWO END OF THE CEREMONY, THE
SYMPHONY BAND STARTING PLAYING
THE FIGHT SONG, AND I GOT BACK
UP ON THE PODIUM AND STARTED
DOING THE MOVE TO THE
CHEERLEADING MOVE TO THE FIGHT
SONG.
AND I PUT A REAL STAMP OF
SPARTAN PRIDE ON THEIR SEN
MOANNY.
WELL, TODAY, FOE HELP YOU
REMEMBER THE POUNCER OF THE
SMALL STUFF.
AND PUT A STAAP OF SPARTAN PRIDE
ON YOUR SEN MOANNY, AND WITH THE
HELP OF NOT ONLY OUR NEW SPARTAN
VETS.
WITH THE HELP OF PARTY VET,
MR. SULLIVAN, NOW IT IS TIME.
[APPLAUSE]
QUEUE THE BAND TO THE FINAL
CLASS YEAR OF 2013.
[APPLAUSE]
¶[MUSIC]
>>
¶ SPARTAN VETS HAVE INCREASED
TODAY TO LET'S ALL SAY HOORAY"
RAH RAH RAH" "PLEASE KEEP OUR
PETS FROM WEAKENING, HELP US TO
FIND A CURE" "SWEAT, DUST, SMALL
STUFF, WE'RE SO VERY PROUD OF
YOU ¶
[APPLAUSE]
I LOVE YOU CLASS.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME TO BE
YOUR ADVISOR, YOUR COLLEAGUE,
YOUR FRIEND THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
AND OF COURSE THE REAL TRUE
FAMOUS WORDS YOU GOT IT, GO
GREEN.
YEAH!
[APPLAUSE]3
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, DR. LEBLANC.
[LAUGHTER]
>> THAT WAS TRULY SPECIAL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF MY NEW
COLLEAGUES.
WE ARE VERY VERY PROUD OF YOU
GUYS.
I AM THE ASSOCIATE TEEN FOR
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS THERE'S A TYPO
ON MY NOTES.
ONE OF THE TRADITIONS OF
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IS THE
WEARING OF THE ROBE, ON CEREMONY
OCCASIONS LIKE COMMENCEMENT.
THE DESIGN OF THE ROBE IS
DIFFERENT FOR THE MASTERS AND
DOCK ARTICLE DEGREES.
THE DOCTORS ROBE IS THE MOST
ELABORATE.
AND THE FRONT OF THE GOWN.
IT INCLUDE AS HOOD WHICH WILL BE
PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN TODAY'S
IT ALSO HAS A BROADBAND OF
VELVET AND IS LINED WITH THE
OFFICIAL COLORS OF THE
INSTITUTION THAT GRANTED THE
DEGREE.
I, AM AN ALIENIA.
THIS IS BLUE AND ORANGE.
THE COLOR INDICATES THE TYPE OF
DEGREE EARNS FOR EXAMPLE, BLUE
OR BLACK INDICATES THE DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY AGREE.
GREY INDICATED THE DOCTOR OF
VETERAN MARRY DEGREE.
U.S. AND EUROPEAN TRADITION AND
FASHION, ARE ALWAYS DIIFERENT.
TODAY'S PLACING OF THE HOOD ON
EACH RADUATE SIGNIFYING THAT
THE CANDIDATE HAS COMPLETED OR
IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THE
ACADEMMC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
D.V.M. DEGREE.
COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE EARNS
THE CANDIDATE THE RIGHT TO BE
CALLED "DOCTOR."
AND TO START PAYING BACK THOSE
LOANS.
THH CLASS OF 2013 HAS HONORED
DR. KENT AIMS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF LARGE ANIMAL
CLINICAL SCIENCES.
BY SELECTING THEM TO PERFORM THE
HOODING.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE
VETERINARIAN PARENTS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS THAT WILL ASSIST.
DEAN BROWN, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
PRESENT THE CLASS OF 2013, FOR
OUR TRADITIONAL HOODING
CEREMONY.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS IT IS
APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO
ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR GRADUATE AS HE
OR SHE CROSS IT IS STAGE.
CANDIDATES LET'S GET.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR
INFORMATION CARD TO ME.
CHELSEA AMELIA GRIMES WEST
BLOOMFIELD MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]
CHELSEA IS HOODED BY DR. KYLE
GOOD, A 1991 ALUMNI OF REGIONAL
COLLEGE OF SPREAD REMEMBER NAME
MEDICINE, CHELSEA IS HER NIECE.
FROM KATHRYN BOARDMAN, OHIO.
[APPLAUSE]
DR. LINDSAY ALISON ALISON ZENY,
IRON MOUNTAIN U MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]
>> FROM JORDAN AUSMYER.
MICHIGAN.
FROM RACHEL BOCHINKIN.
NEW YORK.
FROM KARISSA HYDE PARK NEW YORK.
DR. JENNIFER LYNN BARZNIK.
MICHIGAN.
DR. MARK JAMES ZIZNSKY,
BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]
FROM RAH CHEL M BENCH.
MICHIGAN.
FROM BIANCA BUFFO, SHELBY
TOWNSHIP MICHIGAN.
I JUST FOUND THIS OUT, THEY WENT
TO HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW.
DR. KEITH BURG,,SHELBY TOONSHIP
MICHIGAN.
DR. LIZA ROADS YAKMAN CON,
SEATTLE WASHINGTON.
FROM EMILY HOP KIN CAPE EXCEL
JACKSON MICHIGAN.
FROM MARY JOE, SEOUL KOREA.
[APPLAUSE]
>> A 1975 ALUMNI OF THE OHIO
STATE COLLEGE OF VETERAN MARRY
MEDICINE, HIS FATHER.
[APPLAUSE]
DR. ELANA COOK, BAY CITY
MICHIIAA.
[APPLAUSE]
>> DR. MEGAN T COOK, STRATFORD,
CONNECTICUT.
FROM JOOLIN MARIE CARPENTER,
JJCKSON, MICHIGAN.
DR. CHRISTENE CARLY COT, RENO,
NEVADA.
[APPLAUSE]
DR. CRAIG CRAFTON, LAKE HORRY,
MICHIGAN.
DR. MELISSA SUE DAVIS TRIP,
MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS.
[APPLAUSE]
FROM KYLE JOSHUA DUNCAN, LIMP
FIELD, OHIO.
FROM CYNTHIA MUNE ESSICK, LOS
ALPO HILLS CALIFORNIA.
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE BOOTS.
DR. SARAH PASSSY, GRRNDVILLE,
MICHIGAN.
DR. 458LY MARIE FAVA.
OHIO.
DR. SARAH MARIE FLIPSY.
OHIO.
FROM JESSE DAVID FITS PARMA
MICHIGAN.
FROM KYLE FULLER, GRAND RAPIDS
MICHIGAN.
FROM LISA SUE GATERNER,
MICHIGAN.
FROM BLAKE LAND, WHITE LAKE,
MICHIGAN.
FROM CHRISTINA OW HADLY, MIIES
MICHIGAN.
DR. NICOLE HAINESER, ROMEO,
MICHIGAN.
DR. UNA HAUN, SOUTH KOREA.
FROM LINDA GALE HARMON, TERM
PRESENCE, MICHIGAN.
DR. ANDREA ELIZABETH, MONROVIO,
CALIFORNIA.
FROM JESSE LYNN HENNESSEY,
MICHIGAN.
H MILTON, MICHIGAN.
DR. AMANDA HAWK, STAFF RIDGE,
MICHIGAN.
FROM ANGELA MICHELLE.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS.
DR. AMONG DA JENSON, GRANDVILLE,
MICHIGAN.
DR. JENNIFER JAY JOHNSON,
CAMDEN, MICHIGAN.
WOULD YOU STOP THAT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> DR. SARAH ASHLEY JONES,
BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.
DR. CHANG KIM, SOUTH KOREA.
DR. DR. JAMIE CARPER, AS SHE
COMMLETED HER PHD LAST YEAR, AN
ARBOR MICHIGAN.
DR. LEANN KIMBERLL COAL,
MICHIGAN.
FROM LAURA.
DEL MAR, NEW YORK.
DR. CAITLIN, TROY MICHIGAN.
DR. MARIE, GRAND OFTEN MICHIGAN.
DR. SARAH HALEY LEFTMAN, ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETS.
DR. JESSICA LEE LIND CALL, HOWL,
MICHIGAN.
DR. EMILY NOEL LUCAS, YOUNGS
TOWN OHIO.
WHERE JACQUELINE MARIE LINEMAN,
GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN.
DR. EMILY CAROL McCONNELLY,
ARLINGTON VIRGINIA.
DR. LINDSAY MAGUIRE, HOWELL
MICHIGAN.
DR. ELISE ANNE-MARIE MEYER,
MICHIGAN.
DR. MURPHY, SELENE, MICHIGAN.
DR. CHRISTINA NICOLE MILLER, HOW
DR. ANDREA LOUIS MA NELL LI, WHO
ALSO COMPLETE ADD MASTERS
DEGREE, HOPBOP NEW YORK.
FROM JANELLE MOORELINE, ALASKA.
DR. AMANDA LOUIS MOON, GRAND
BURY, TEXAS.
FROM RHIANNA MARIE, ANCHORAGE,
ALASKA.
DR. ERIC NAP LAND, NORTH STREET,
MICHIGAN.
FROM CHELSEA, MAUI, HAWAII.
DR. JESSICA ANN OGDEN,
GROSS POINT FARMS, MICHIGAN.
DR. MICHAEL PASTORE, BLOOMFIELD
HILLS, MICHIGAN.
>> DR. WENDY L PAUL, GAYLORD
MICHIGAN.
FROM LESLIE ANN PAXSON, WITH
DR. STEPHEN E PAXSON, 1987
ALUMNI OF OUR MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY OF VETERAN MARRY
MEDICINE WILL ASSIST WITH THE
HOODING OF HIS DAUGHTER.
[APPLAUSE]
DR. ALEXANDAR PIAZZA, ROCHESTER
HILLS MICHIGAN.
DR. ELISA BLOOMFIELD HILLS
MICHIGAN.
DR. RACHEL KIMBERLY
ACTIONCHELO,,NO VINE, MICHIGAN.
DR. JESSICA RHODES PILE MID
LAND, MICHIGAN.
DR. NAOMI QUINN, WEST
BLOOMFIELD, MICHIGAN.
DR. KRISTY MARIA REAGAN,
STERLING HEIGHTS MICHIGAN.
FROM AARON NICOLE RICHARDS,
REDFORD, MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]
FROM LEAH RAMAN KNOW, LIVERPOOL,
NEW YORK.
DR. NICOLE RILEY, WEST LAKE,
OHIO.
DR. MIRANDA SHERER, UMA,
ARIZONA.
THERE ASHLEY JAY SCHROEDER,
AKRON, OHIO.
LAWRENCE, MICHIGAN P H.TZ
-úDR. ALEXANDAR EDEN SCOTT,
WILLIAMSON MICHIGAN.
FROM AARON LYNN SHAW, HALEM,
MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]
DR. JACQUELINE RENEE SPRAGUE,
GOWAN, MICHIGAN.
DR. JESSICA SPRING STEAD,
WISEMAN, MICHIGAN.
DR. JAMIE MARIE STRICKLAND,
LANCING, MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]3
DR. MISTY LEE SUMNER, ON STEAD,
MICHIGAN.
DR. AARON ROSE TANS,
HUNDREDTONVILLE, MICHIGAN.
FROM COLTLY MARIE THOMAS, HIDELE
BURG, GERMANY.
TROYY PENNSYLVANIA.
[APPLAUSE]
DR. TINA LOUIS, MILES MICHIGAN.
FROM LINDSAY RAY VARGO.
MICHIGAN.
BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]
DR. ERICA DANIEL WARD,
FOWLERVILLE, MICHIGAN.
DR. NICOLE WATSON, AL COMMAND
RHEA, VIRGINIA.
FROM AM A BEAR FAY JUAN.
CLIO MICHIGAN.
DR. JENNIFER LYNN WELSH,
CRUMBYANO, OHIO.
DR. RACHEL DAWN WEITZEL.
BELL FONT, PENNSYLVANIA.
DR. LESLIE RENNE WINTZ.
TROY MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]
DR. STACY LYNN WILEY, LIKE
COYOTE, LEAVENTOWN,
PENNSYLVANIA.
AND DR. JUSTINE, LANCING,
MICHIGAN.
[APPLAUSE]
WILL THE CANDIDATES PLEASE RISE.
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2013.
ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT SIMON,
WHO HAS DELICATED HER AUTHORITY
OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN VESTED
IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I
CONFER UPON ALL OF YOU, THE
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF VETERAN
MARRY MEDICINE.
FOR WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN
RECOMMENDED WITH ALL THE RIGHTS
AND DISTINCTIONS TO WHICH THIS
ENTITLES YOU.
THIS ACT REPRESENTS THE
CONCLUSION OF THE GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT AND MARKS THE
BEGINNING OF A LIFETIME OF
DEDICATED SERVICE TO YOUR FELLOW
MAN, WOMEN, AND THE ANIMAL
KINGDOM.
IT IS AN ACHIEVEMENT WORTHY OF
CELEBRATION, AND WE ARE ALL HERE
TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF
THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, AND THE
COLLEGE OF VETERAN MARRY
MEDICINE AT MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE NEW
DOCTORS OF VETERAN MARRY
MEDICINE.
[APPLAUSE]
PLEADS BE SEATED, THANK YOU.
THE CLASS OF 2013 IS UNIQUE FOR
A NUMBER OF REASONS AND IN A
NUMBER OF WAYS NOT THE LEAST OF
WHICH THEY HAVE TWO CLASSS3
PRESIDENTS.
SO AT THIS TIME I WILL INVITE
THE TWO CLASS PRESIDENTS UP TO
GIVE THEIR REMARKS BUT FIRSTLY
INTRODUCE ZEUS THEM.
CHELSEA GRIMES.
CHELSEA SERVES A AS CLASS
PRESIDENT HERB FIRST YEAR AND
HAS BEEN CO-PRESIDENT.
SHE IS AND ESPECIALLY ENJOYS
DERMATOLOGY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
AS A GRADUATION, SHE WILL E
GOING INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE.
SHE IS ORIGINALLY FROM BOARDMAN
OHIO, AND HAS SERVED AS
CO-PRESIDENT OF THE CLASS FOR
THE PAST THREE YEARS.
SHE WILL BE DDING A -- I'M
CHANNELING, SHE WILL BE DOING A
SMALL ANIMAL INTERNSHIP IN GRAND
RANDS AND THEN HOPEFULLY GOING
ON TO DO A NEUROLOGY RESIDENCY.
>> I TRIED FOR WEEKS TO WRITE
THIS GRADUATION SPEECH, BUT HAD
PERSISTENCE WRITER'S BLOCK, IT
IS SO HARD TO SUM UP THE FOUR
MOST INTENSE YEARS OF YOUR LIFE
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
FIIALLY, AN IDEA AND A THEME
CAME TO ME JUST THE OTHER NIGHT,
AS I SAT IN FRONT OF THE
COMPUTER SWAMPED WITH SURGERY
REPORTS, AND DISCHARGING TO
FINISH.
SO IN A WEIRD WAY, I MUST THANK
MY CLINICIAN FOR ALL THAT
PAPERWORK, BECAUSE OUT OF IT
CAME THE PREMISE OF THIS SPEECH.
WHEN A PATIENT IS WALKING OUT
THE DOORS OF THE V.T.H., THE
TEACHING HOSPITAL, ONE OF THE
LAST THINGS WE DO IS HAND THE
CLIENT A DISCHARGE INSTRUCTION.
THE DISCHARGE HAS SEVERAL
SECTIONS TO IT.
AT THE TOP, IS A FINAL
DIAGNOSIS, FOLLOWED BY THE
PRESENTING COMPLAINTS, THE
HISTORY, THE PHYSICAL EXAM
FINDINGS, THH DIAGNOSTIC TEST
PERFORMED, THE TREATMENT, THE
MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED, THE
PROGNOSIS AND FINALLY THE
GENERAL DISMISSAL INFORMATION.
A DISCHARGE OFTEN ENDS WITH
THANKING THE CLIENT FOR BRINGING
THE PATIENT TO MSU AND WISHING
THEM WELL.
WHILE WE MAY NOT BE PATIENTS
OURSELVES, HERE ARE THE
DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
CLASS OF 2013.
AS WE WALK OUT THE DOORS OF THE
BTH.
FINAL DIAGNOSIS.
A STUDENT WHO ENTERED A LIFE
CHANGING FOUR YEARS OF
VETERINARY SCHOOL HAS NOW BECOME
A DOCTOR.
PRESENTING COMPLAINTS, SENIOR IT
TIS.
HISTORY.
THE STUDENT ORIGINALLY PRESENTED
ON AUGUST 31ST, 2009, WITH AN
EAGERNESS TO LEARN MEDICINE.
AFTER FOUR CHALLENGING YEARS THE
STUDENT NOW REPORTS THAT
SENIORITIS HAS SET IN.
WHEN FIRST ASKED TO CHRONICLE
TTE EVENTS OF THE PAST FOUR
YEARS THE STUDENT HAS DIFFICULTY
COMPLAINING THAT IT ALL JUST
BLENDS TOGETHER.
BUT WAS FURTHER PROBING DETAILS
EMERGED.
IN THE FIRST YEAR THE STUDENT
LEARNS ABOUT NORMAL PHYSES
LOGICAL FUNCTION, AND TOOK THE
FOLLOWING CLASSES.
MICRO BIOLOGY, IMMUNENOLOGY,
NEUROSCIENCES, GROSS ANATOMY,
ETHICS, ANIMAL SCIENCE, CLINICAL
ADVANCE TECHNIQUES PHARMACOLOGY,
PHYSIOLOGY, NUTRITION, BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT, AND DIAGNOSTIC
IMAGING.
THAT'S A LOT.
THE STUDENT WORKS DIFFICULT
GENTLY TO TAKE DOWN EVERY WORD
DING TATED AND INSISTING ON
PRINTING OUT THE NOTES FOR EVERY
LAST LECTURE IN AN EFFORT TO
START HER OWN MEDICAL LIBRARY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE STUDENT
KILLED A SMALL FORESTS OF TREES.
BY THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR,
THE STUDENT NO LONGER FONDLY
CHERISHED HER NOTES SO THE LEAST
FAVORITE WERE DONATED TO CREATE
A PIÑATA FOR THE END OF THE YEAR
PARTY.
DURING THE SECOND YEAR, THE
STUDENT LEARNED DISEASE
PROCESSES AND ABNORMALS.
THERE IS MORE, BLUE GENERAL
PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL PATHOLOGY,
TOXICOLOGY, RESPIRATORY
DISEASES, CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES, MUSCULAR SKELETAL
DISEASES, FIBROOLOGY, LARGE
ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES,
PRINCIPLES OF AN THESE JAY AND
SURGERY.
THE CURRICULUM INTENSE FIED AND
THE STUDENT SOON REALIZED THE
FIRST YEAR OF VET SCHOOL WAS
EASY BY COMPARISON,,AND LONGED
TO GO BACK TO IT.
ESPECIALLY BY SEMESTER FOUR.
THE STUDENTS SANITY WAS TESTED
AND THE ONLY SAVING GRACE WAS
THE MOTION OF THE FIVE PARTY IN
THE NEAR FUTURE.
WHEN THE SEMESTER FIVE BEGAN,
THE STUDENT FINALLY SAW A DIM
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
STILL, IN BETWEEN THE STUDENT
AND CLINICS REMAINED HEMATOLOGY,
ONCOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, URINARY
DISEASES NEUROLOGII AND AN
THOMIC DISEASES, DIGESTIVE
DISEASES.
ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2011, THE
STUDENT HAD FINALLY FINISHED HER
TRAINING AND WAS CELEBRATING AS
THE KENTUCKY DERBY THEMED FIVE H
PARTY.
SO CHALLENGES WERE ALWAYS
PRESENT.
THE STUDENT DEVELOPED A PANIC
REACTION WHILE ON NIGHT E.R.
DUTY.
PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FOUR
YEARS HORSETAIL AND LATERAL
CANCEL HAVE DEVELOPED DUE TO
EXCESSIVE BUREAUING OF THE BROW
AND SLEEP DEPRIVATION.
I WILL STOP AND TRANSLATE THESE
AS WE GO, FOLKS IN LAYMANS TERM,
THAT MEANS FOREHEAD WRINKLES AND
CROWS FEET.
ADDITIONALLY, SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT
FLUCTUATION HAS BEEN OBSERVED
DUE TO STRESS INDUCED NAPPING
DURING LONG PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE
STUDYING.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND
TACKYCARDIA, HIGH HEART RATE, IS
FREQUENTLY NOTED.
THE STUDENTTEXHIBITED LUMBAR
PAIN FROM LIFTING HEAVY
PATIENTS, AND FROM LONG HOURS ON
HER FEET.
DERMAL IS EVIDENCE PRESUMABLY
SECONDARY TO VITAMIN D
DEFICIENCY.
TRANSLATION, PEAL SKIN BECAUSE
OF DECREASED SUN EXPOSURE.
ADDITIONALLY PREMATURE GRAYING
OF HAIR, WITH URGE TO PULL HAIR
OUT FROM THE SCALP IS NOTED.
DIAGNOSTIC TEST.
SUBJECTED TOOEXAMINATION ONT WAS
PAPER.
IN TOTAL 106 EXAMS WERE
ADMINISTERED OVER THE COURSE OF
FIVE SEMESTERS.
THEN, BEGINNING ON JANUARY 3RD,
2012, THE START OF CLINICS.
THE NATURE OF THE TESTS WERE
TRANSITIONED TO VERBAL RESPONSES
OF DISEASE PROCESSES, DRUG
DOSES, ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS AND
DIFFERENTIAL.
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT
DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF ALL, WAS OF
COURSE THE EIGHT GRUELING HOURS
SITTING FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN
LICENSING EXAMINATION.
TREATMENT, AFTER A FAILED EXAM,
A DAY SPENT AT QUESTIONING THE
VETERINARY SCHOOL WAS THE RIGHT
FIT, OR BEING MISTREATED BY A
DIFFICULT CLLENT, A PHONE CALL
TO A CLOSE FRIEND, FAMILY
MEMBER, OR MENTOR WAS NECESSARY.
MOST COMMON, THESE PHONE CALLS
WERE ACCOMPANIED BY EXCESSIVE --
A NONMEDICAL TERM THAT'S MORE OR
LESS SOBBING, BAWLING, AND
BLUUBERING.
WITH WISDOM HAVE THEIR SUPPORT
SYSTEM, THE STUDENT WAS ABLE TO
PICK THEMSELVES UP AND DUST
THEMSELVES OFF, AND PROCEED
THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK OF SITTING
THROUGH FOUR HOURS OF LECTURE,
AND FOUR HOURS OF LABS, ONLY TO
RETIRE TO THEIR APARTMMNT FOR
SIX HOURS OF STUDYING AND A
WHOPPING FIVE HOURS OF SLEEP.
AND ALL OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE
KNOW THAT WITHIN A WEEK'S TIME,
YOUR PHONE WAS RINGING YET
AGAINN
OTHER TREATMENTS INCLUDED
PARTICIPATION IN THE OCCASIONAL
RAGER, THROWN BY A FELLOW
CLASSMATE.
BED SCHOOL BAR CRAWLS TACO
TUESDAY, AND WINE WEDNESDAY.
THESE EVENTS PROVIDED BONDING
TIME, WITH CLASSMATES AND
RELIEVED TENSION.
AS A FOREWARNING, YOUR VET
STUDENT MAY NEED ANOTHER ONE OF
THESE TREATMENTS UPON OPENING
THAT FIRST LOAN REPAYMENT
STATEMENT.
TRAINING FOR FIVE KS AND
MARATHONMARATHONS AND INTERMURAS
SUCH AS VOLLEYBALL AND SOCCER,
AND VARIOUS ROAD TRIPS SUCH AS
ONE TO WEST VIRGINIA FOR WHITE
WATER RAFTING WERE ALSO
PERFORMED FOR FURTHER STRESS
RELIEF.
MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBES.
A HEALTHY DOSE OF COURAGE AND
DETERMINATION.
ALTHOUGH THE STUDENT HAS
ACCOMPLISHED THE GREAT FEAT OF
GRADUATING FROM SCHOOL, THE
STUDENT WILL STILL ENCOUNTER
HARROWING DAYS ESPECIALLY WITHIN
THE FIRST YEAR OF PRACTICE.
COURAGE AND DETERMINATION WILL
BE NECESSARY SO THAT THE STUDENT
CAN FAKE IT UNTIL SHE CAN MAKE
IT.
PLEASE FOLLOW ADMINISTRATION OF
THIS MEDICATION A WITH COURAGE
AND DETERMINATION.
SEE ABOVE.
A DINNER DATE WITH A FRIEND MAY
BE ADMINISTERED TO DECREASE
STRESS AND MAINTAIN A LIFE
OUTSIDE OF MEDICINE.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT A
OVERDOSE MAY RESULT IN REDUCTION
OF PERFORMANCE AND OR OBESITY.
PROGNOSIS.
THE PROGNOSIS FOR YOUR STUDENT
IS EXCELLENT.
THE VETERINARY FIELD HAS MANY
CAREERS TO OFFER, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO PRIVATE PRACTICE
IN SMALL LARGE AND MIXED ANIMAL
MEDICINE.
EMPLOYMENT AT A PHARMACEUTICAL
OR PET FOOD COMPANY, AS A
RESEARCHER INVESTING HUMAN OR
ANIMAL DISEASES.
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,
INCLUDING THE U.S. ARMY AND AIR
FORCE.
A. THE C.D.C., THE E.P.A., OR
THE U.S.D.A.
A NATIONAL PARK, OR AS A WILD
LIFE OR ZOO VETERINARIAN.
WITHIN INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE WHO,
OR AS A TEACHER IN ACTING
CHAIRPERSON DEEM YEAH.
OR WHEN A CLIENT FALSELY ACCUSES
THEM OF ONLY CARRYING ABOUT
MONEY.
YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE IMPERATIVE
DURING THESE TIMES AND WILL HELP
TO MAINTAIN A GOOD PROGNOSIS,
BOTH IN THE SHORT TERM AND LONG
TERM.
YOUR STUDENT HAS NOW BECOME A
DOCTOR.
A DREAM OFTEN DECADES IN THE
MAKING HAS NOW BEEN REALIZED.
LIT BE NECESSARY FOO YOUR
STUDENT TO SAY THEIR GOODBYES TO
CLASSMATES PROFESSORS AND
CLINICIANS.
THIS WILL BE INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT.
WITHOUT QUESTION, YOUR
VETERINARY STUDENT WOULD NOT BE
HERE TODAY WITHOUT THE HELP OF
PROFESSORS, AND CLINICIANS.
THE STUDENT COULD NOT HAVE DONE
IT WITHOUT YOU, NOR WOULD THEY
HAVE WANTED TO.
THE STUDENT HAS MISSED NUMEROUS
WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAYS ASK VERSERY
AND FAMILY EUNIONS.
AND EVEN WHEN PHYSICALLY
PRESENT, THE STUDENT OFTEN WAS
NOT ENGAGED IN TWO MOMENT, BUT
INSTEAD RUNNING THROUGH MENTAL
TO PREPARE FOR ONE OF THOSE MANY
TESTS.
SO, TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN
THE AUDIENCE, WE WOULD LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH
US OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
ONE MIGHT ARGUE THAT IT WAS JUST
AS HARD FOR YOU ALL AS IT WAS
FOR US.
YOUR SACRIFICE AND SUPPORT IS
HUMBLING AND GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
ENTRUSTING THE MSUVTH WITH THE
EDUCATION AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR VETERAN
MARRY STUDENT, WE WISH ALL THE
NEW DOCTORS SUCCESS AND
ENJOYMENT IN THEIR CAREER.
THANK YOU.
I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE MOST
RESPECTED MEN IN THIS SCHOOL,
YOU HAVE TO WRITE IT FROM HERE,
THEN LIT BE PERFECT.
IT WAS A SUNNY DAY WHEN I LEFT
MY PARENTS TO START MY NEW LIFE
IN MICHIGAN.
I KNEW NO ONE, BUT TEAM BUILDING
WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN, SO I HOPE
THAT WOULD CHANGE QUICKLY.
AS FIRST, THINGS ARE PRETTY
BENIGN.
SORRY FOR ALL YOU NONMEDICAL
FOLKS THAT MEANS HARMLESS.
WE LEARN NAMES, FUN FACTS ABOUT
EACH OTHER, LISTED SOME SILLY
POLE ABOVE OUR HEADS BUTTMIDDAY
I FOUND MYSELF ON A SHOWER
CURTAIN WITH TEN OTHER GIRLS
TRYING TO FLIP THE SHOWER
I PEERED OUT TO THE TALL BURNETT
THINKING I AM SO HAPP HAPPEN I M
WEARING REALLY GOOD SMELLING
DEODORANT.
IT WAS A FLURRY OF QUICK
BONDING, EVERYBODY WAS THRILLED
OF THE IDEA OF BECOME IN MEDICAL
SCHOOL AND DOING WHAT WE REALLY
LOVE.
THIS IS BEFORE THE IDEA OF LOANS
AND JOB HUNTING SET IN, BUT WE
WILL GET THERE.
THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS STARTED
PROMPTLY AT 9:00 A.M.
OUR PREVIOUS ASSISTANT DEAN,
STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF
PUNNING CHEW WALLTY AT PERHAPS
ACCOUNT AND 30 SECONDS.
HE SAID YOU ARE LATE, SIR.
JORDAN RESPONDED WITH, MY WATCH
SAYS I AM RIGHT ON TIME.
AS WE HEAD NO IDEA HOW TO
RESPOND THE CLASS SAT
DUMBFOUNDED.
UNSURE WHETHER TO LAUGH, CLAP,
OR GASP IN HORROR.
HOWEVER, I'M SURE WE WERE ALL
THINKING A MIX OF THE SAME TWO
THINGS, NUMBER ONE, THAT KID IS
GOING TO HAVE HIS HANDED TO HIM,
AND NUMBER TWO, WELL DONE, DARK
HAIRED KID, WELL DONE.
THE FIRST DAY OF THE COW BURN
WAS A HOT ONE.
I WORE MY BRAND NEW WAL-MART
MUCK BOOTS WHICH TURNED OUT O
BE NOT SO WATERPROOF, AND MY
COVER ALLS.
YOU COULD TELL THOOE OF US THAT
HAD NEVER BEEN IN A DAIRY FARM
JUST BY OUR OUTFIT.
I SMACKED THE COW ON THE RUSH AS
HARD AS IT COULD, NOTHING
HAPPENED.
THE COW DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT ME.
AN INTIMIDATING GIRL TO MY LEFT
SAW MY SITUATION AND SNICKERED.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT HER FIRST
RODEO.
SHE TOOK HER BOOT AND STUCK IT
INTO THE BACK SIDE OF MY COW
WITH INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF FORCE,
AND THEN PROMPTLY WALKED BACK TO
HER COW, LOE AND BEHOLD MY COW%
GOT UP.
IT TOOK ME A FULL SEMESTER TO
GET OVER MY FEAR OF TINA.
IN A CLASS WITH 100 GIRLS WHO
YOU SEE ON A DAILY BASIS YYU CAN
IMAGINE THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF
GOSSIP AND WORD TRAVELS FAST.
THE THE BEGINNING AND THROUGHOUT
THE FOUR YEARS WE TENDED TO MOST
DETAILS OF EVERYONE'S PERSONAL
LIVES SOME THINGS ARE RUE, SOME
ARE EXAGGERATED, SOME ARE JUST
WISHHUL THINKING.
RUMORS LIKE ALISON IS PREGNANT.
WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE TRUE,
CONGRATULATIONS.
ERICA IS GOING TO POP THE
QUESTION.
ALSS TURNED OUT TO BE TRUE.
CONGRATUUATIONS.
WE'RE GETTING ADDITIONAL POINTS
ON OUR MICRO BIOLOGY FINAL, THAT
ONE WASN'T SO TRUE.
AND JUSTIN CRAFTON IS THE SEXY
SACKMAN, LUOL TRUE.
FOR THE LACK OF SECRETS MAY
OVERWHELM SOME PEOPLE, IT ALSO
BROUGHT THE CLASS CLOSER THROUGH
SIMILAR INTERESTS AND PERSONAL
CONNECTIONS.
MORE THAN ONCE I FOUND A SUPPORT
SYSTEM THAT HELPED ME DEAL WITH
LIFE'S CHALLENGES.
I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER FINDING
A PURPLE PANCREATIC CANCCR
BRACELET IN MY MAILBOX DURING MY
GRANDFATHER'S LOSING BATTLE, I
KNEW WHO IT WAS FROM.
ALYSSA, THE THEY ARE HERE WITH
US TODAY.
I AM SURE THAT EVERYONE HERE HAS
LOST SOMEONE SPECIAL THROUGHOUT
THESE FOUR YEARS THEY ARE ALL
HERE, AND GUESS WHAT, THEY ARE
ALL SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> WE MADE IT THROUGH FIRST YEAR
QUICKLY, BUT SECOND YEAR SEEMED
TO DRAG ON AND ON.
THE SCHEDULE WAS DEMANDING AND
THE FINALS WERE EVEN MORE.
I REMEMBER WAITING FOR MY FINAL
TO BE HANDED OUT AND ALL I COULD
DO WAS LAUGH.
BY THAT POINT MY MIND WAS FULL
OF MUSH.
I FIGURED AS LONG AS I COULD
REMEMBER THAT DOGS HAVE EXTRA
ARMPIT SKIN, SIMPLY TO TURN INTO
FLAP I SHOULD PASS, RIGHT.
BRING IT ON, DR. STANLEY, BRING
IT ON.
OUR THEME VENN JEW AND BUFFET
CHOICES WERE OPENED.
AND THE QUESTION ON EVERYBODY'S
MIND WAS HOW ABOUT THAT OPEN
BAR.
OUR THEME WAS KENTUCKY DERBY.
DR. ALMOND WAS ABLE TO FIT INTO
THE JUNIOR SIZE JOCKEY UNIFORM.
DR. LEBLANC, WEARING A COSTUME
GALLOPED ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
WITH THE BIGGSEST GRIN ON HIS
FACE, AND WE FOREVER GLYMPHED
DR. BALL KERR.
I THINK I SPEAKED FOR THE ENTIRE
CLASS WHEN I APOLOGIZE TO
DR. BAWL KERR, FOR CAUSING THE
NEED TO CARRY ON HIS OWN SPECIAL
SEAT ACCUSATION.
OUR BIG WINNER FOR THE NIGHT WAS
DR. GRETA PATTERSON, AND THANKS
TO HER CORRECT ANSWER I WILL
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT A GROUP OF
PARROTS IS CALLED A BUSINESS,
BABY.
SORRY I DON'T HAVE HER SASS.
WE LEARNED HOW TO INTERACT WITH
CLIENTS, APPLIED THE KNOWLEDGE
WE LEARNS IN CLASSES, WAIT A
MINUTE, DID WE LEARN THAT.
AND WE MET A WHOLE DYNAMIC OF
CLINICIANS.
WE BECAME PROGRAMMED TO HATE THE
SOUND OF THE EMERGENCY PHONE.
WE KNEW TO EXPECT CALLS FROM
DR. STANLEY ON SOFT TISSUE, AND
NOT CALLS OVER THE PHONE, MORE
LIKE WE WOULD HEAR OUR NAME
FAINTLY FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE HOSPITAL, KATIE, KATIE.
SOMEHOW IT SEEMED TO BE
EFFECTIVE.
I REMEMBER FEELING PPETTY
SPECIAL WHEN HE WALKED IN WITH
PIZZA FOR MY ROTATION.
WE GOT GREAT ADVISE OVER MEXICAN
FOOD, AND WALKED ALL THE WAY TO
NOODLES.
OVER FOOD.T MEMORIES FOCUSED
THE SMALL ANIMAL FOCUS STUDENTS
SPEND TIME IN THE SMALL ANIMAL
CLINIC WHERE THERE IS NO
DAYLIGHT, IN THE LARGE ANIMAL
FOCUS SPENDS IN THE LARGE CLINIC
WHERE THERE IS NO HEAT.
THOSE OF US ON RADIOLOGY NO
LIGHTS AND NO HEAT.
NO MATTER IN WHICH CORNER YOU
ARE HIDDEN IF YOU HAD FOOD, YOU
COULD BET THAT AT SOME POINT
THROUGHOUT THE DOOR, YOU WILL
SEE THE FACES OF DR. BO HEART
AND KYLE DUNCAN.
EACH ROTATION CAUSED MORE TO BE
MADE.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING MM SMILING
THROUGH A SLEEP DEPRIVED THREE
WEEKS.
LINDSAY, YOUR LIFESAVER ON THE
SOFT TISSUE ROTATION HELPED ME
MANAGED MY DOWNED DOBERMAN.
AND MISSY, THOSE DONUTS ARE OUR
LITTLE SECRET.
WE WORKED WELL TOGETHER AS A
TEAM TO GET THROUGH THE LONG
HOURS AND EXPENSIVE PAPERWORK.
WROTE JOB SEARCHING APARTMENT
HUNTING, PLANNING CONTRACTS.
WOE ARE BEGINNING TO SAY OUR
GOODBYES.
GOODBYES TO CLINICIAN,
ROOMMATES, FOR THE MOST HEART
FELT GOODBYES ARE THHSE SAID TO
OUR CLASSMATES.
WE SPENT FOUR GRUELING YEARS IN
FANTASTIC YEARS TOGETHER.
NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE SCATTERED
ALL ACROSS THE WORLD DOING WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DO,
SAVING LIVES.
EMILY I WILL CONSULT YOU ON
EVERY CARDIOLOGY CASE I GET, AND
CHELSEA GRIMES YOU WILL GET MY
GERM CALLS.
I THANK YOU ALL FOR ENRICHING MY
LIFE IN SOME WAY.
TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE COME TO
SUPPORT US TODAY, MY FAMILY,
FRIENDS U AAD THOSE I HAVEN'T
MET YET, YOU NOW HAVE TO CALL ME
DOCTOR.
AND I AM JUST KIDDING BUT ONLY
KIND OF.
I DIGRESS.
IT MEANS THE WORLD TO THE CLASS
OF 2013 TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US
TODAY.
WE WOULDN'T BE STANDING UP HERE
WITHOUT YOU.
THANK YOU PROFESSORS, CLINIC
INS, RESIDENTS INTERNS, THANK
YOU DR. LEBLANC, FOR BEING THE
BEST CLASS ADVISOR EVER.
AND THANK YOU CLASS OF 2013 FOR
A WONDERFUL FOUR YEARS AT M.S.U.
GUESS WHAT, WE MADE IT.
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¶ HERE I AM WAITING I'LL HAVE TO
LEAVE SOON WHY AM I HOLDING ON ¶
¶ WE KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME WE
KNEW IT ALL ALONG, HOW DID IT
COME TO FAST ¶
¶ THIS IS OUR LAST NIGHT BUT
IT'S LATE AND I'M TRYING NOT TO
RECEIVE BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I
WAKE I WILL HAVE TO SLIP AWAY ¶
¶ AND WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WILL
HAVE TO GO BUT TONIGHT I'M GOING
TO HOLD YOU SO CLOSE BECAUSE IN
THE DAYLIGHT WE'LL BE ON OUR OWN
AND TONIGHT I NEED TO HOLD YOU
SO CLOSE ¶
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¶ I NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO START
ALL OVER START ALL OVER ¶
¶ I WAS AFRAID NOW I WANT ALL
¶ I WANT
¶ AND WHEN THE DAYLIGHT COMES
I'LL HAVE TO GO BUT TONIGHT I'M
GOING TO HOLD YOU SO CLOSE ¶
¶ BECAUSE WHEN THE DAY LIABILITY
WILL BE ON OUR OWN BUT TONIGHT I
NEED TO HOLD YOU SO CLOSE ¶
¶ AND WHEN THE DAYLIGHT COMES
I'LL HAVE TO GO BUT TONIGHT I AM
GOING TO HOLD YOU SO CLOSE ¶
¶[MUSIC]
¶[MUSIC]
¶ I WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT MY
HAND OH MY TELL YOU TO RUN ¶
¶
¶ WELL PICK ME UP WITH, GOING
HIGH, OH MY SAY YOO, OH MY TELL
YOU TO RUN
¶ WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD MY
HAND ¶
¶ I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD MY HAND
¶ SEND ME ON MY WAY
¶ SEND ME ON MY WAY
¶ SEND ME ON MY WAY SEND ME ON
MY WAY ¶
¶ I WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT MY
HAND, OH MY TELL YOU TO RUN ¶
¶[MUSIC]
¶ OH MY TELL YOU TO RUN
¶[MUSIC]
¶ WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD MY
HAND ¶
¶ SEND ME ON MY WAY, SEND ME ON
MY WAY ¶
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¶ I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD MY HAND
CRY SEND ME ON MY WAY SEND ME ON
MY WAY SEND ME ON MY WAY WAY WAY
¶
WE WILL NOW PROCEED.
WILL THE GRADUATES PLEASE STAND
AND WE WILL RECRUIT TOGETHER THE
OATH WHICH IS INSIDE THE FRONT
COVER OF YOUR PROGRAM.
ON THE BACK PAGE OF YOUR
PROGRAM.
OKAY.
TOGETHER WE WILL TALK.
BEING ADMITTED TO THE PROFESSION
OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, I SOL
LEMNLY SWEAR TO USE MY KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF
SOCIETY, TO THE PROTECTION OF
ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE
PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF ANIMAL
SUFFERING, THE CONSERVATION OF
ANIMAL RESOURCES, THE PROMOTION
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE
ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL
KNOWLEDGE.
I WILL PRACTICE MY PROFESSION
CONSCIENTIOUSLY WITH DIGNITY,
AND IN KEEPING WITH THE
PRINCIPALS OF VETERINARY ETHICS.
I ACCEPT AS A LIFE LONG
OBLIGATION THE CONTINUAL
IMPROVEMENT OF MY PROFESSIONAL
KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCE.
THANK YOU, PLEASE BE SEATED.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE
YOU VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
VETERAN MARRY ASSOCIATION.
HE RECEIVED FROM M.S.U. IN 1183,
HE FOUNDED ANIMAL HEALTHCARE OF
NORTH BRANCH, AT TWO AND A HALF
PRACTICE,,IN RURAL COUNTY.
HOLDING POSITIONS OF BOARD
MEDICINE, AND NOW AS PRESIDENT,
HE WAS A MICHIGAN VETERAN MARRY
BOARD MEMBER FOR TEN YEARS AND
CURRENTLY SERVED AS PRESIDENT.
IT IS IN THIS CAPACITY, THAT
DR. HUFF WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
YOU TO THE PROFESSION, AND THE
MVMA, DR. HUFF.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
POP I AM DR. HUFF.
AND CURREET PRESIDENT OF THE
MICHIGAN VETERAN MARRY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE NBA, AND
BEHALF ON ALL AND EVERY STATE
VMA, I WELCOME YOU TO THE FULL.
ORGANIZED VETERAN MARRY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATIONS HAVE LONG BEEN AND
WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN EFFECTIVE
WAY THAT WE CAN JOIN TOGETHER TO
SPEAK AS ONE VOICE, ONE LARGER
VOICE, TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR
PROFESSION.
OUR PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE
PRACTICE OF VETERAN MARRY
MEDICINE THERE THROUGH OUR
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND
NETWORKING.
BUT OUR HIGHEST GOAL IS TO
PROTECT THE FRANCHISE THAT YOU
HAVE EARNED HER TODAY.
TODAY IS NOT REALLY ABOUT THE
MBA, IT IS ABOUT CELEBRATING
THIS CLASS OF 2013.
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD WITH
YOU TO -- EXCUSE ME, I AM
LOOKING FORWARD WITH YOU TO A
GREAT FUTURE WITH MANY
CHALLENGES, AND MUCH SUCCESSES.
HOW WILL YOU MEASURE YOUR
SUCCESS?
WILL IT BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
MONEY, WEALTH, AND POWER?
WILL IT BE A LEVEL OF
COMPASSION, RESPECT, YOU BUILD
IN YOUR LIFE.
OR WILL BE A HEALTHY COMBINATION
OF HE ABOVE.
WHEN I STARTED OUT, MY MENTOR
TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE
SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE I HAD WHAT
HE CALLED THE THREE AS.
LIKE A YOUNG APPRENTICE I WAITED
FOR HIM TO ELABORATT, AND HE
SAID FINALLY, I WAS AVAILABLE,
AND I WAS AMIABLE, AND I WAS
ABLE.
AND APPARENTLY IN THAT ORDER.
THE THREE AS WERE A GOOD START.
FROM THIS EXPERIENCE, I CAN
WHOLEHEARTEDLY ATTEST THAT YOU
ARE ALL ABLE, THAT IS TO SAY YOU
HAVE ALL LEARNED TO TREAT THE
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CONDITIONS
BROUGHT BEFORE YOU.
WHAT WILL MAKE YOUR SUCCESS
COMPLETE, HOWEVER, IS HOW WELL
YOU TREAT THE HUMAN CONDITION OF
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WILL SERVE.
WAS TO QUOTE MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WELL, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IS ALSO WHAT
OLD COLLEGE GRADUATES WANT MOST
TOO.
30 YEARS AND MORE TODAY.
HOW WILL YOU TELL IF YOU ARE
MAKING THAT DIFFERENCE?
WELL, IT MAY BE WHEN YOU HEARD
THE CRIES OF THAT PUPPY DURING A
C SECTION.
IT MAY BE WHEN YOU INSIST ON
TESTING THAT STRANGE HORSE THAT
STRANGE ACTING HORSE FOR RABIES
AND PREVENT FOUR MEN FROM DYING
OF RABIES.
WHEN YOU INSIST -- EXCUSE ME,
WHEN YOU SEE YOUR CHILD'S FACE
LIGHT UP WHEN YOU SPEAK AT A
SCHOOL CAREER DAY.
OR WHEN YYU FEEL THE OWNER'S
LOSS WHEN YOU GET A BEAR HUG AND
A THANK YOU IN THE WAL-MART
PARKING LOT.
WHEN YOUR SPOUSE ASKED YOU AFTER
A LATE NIGHT IF YOU ARE STILL
THE BEST VETERINARIAN THAT THERE
HAS EVER BEEN.
WHEN THOSE THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU,
DAILY, YOU WILL KNOW YOU HAVE
MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE AND MADE
THAT IFFERENCE.
WE LIVE IN A LAND OF ENDLESS
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE ARE ALL
FREE TO PURSUE HAPPINESS TO THE
BEST OF OUR ABILITIES ARE THE
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF ALL, RICH
OR POOR, CAN BUILD THEIR DREAMS
INTO REALITY, AND REAP THE RAY
BECAUSE IN A FREE AMERICA, YOUR
LEVEL OF SUCCESS HAS MORE TO DO
WITH HOW WELL YOU SERVE YOUR
FELLOW MAN, THAN THE ACCIDENT OF
YOUR BIRTH OR THE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT YOU WERE BORN INTO.
SO GET OUT THERE, MAKE THAT
DIFFERENCE, AND WHEN YOU ARE
READY, JOIN YOUR LOCAL STATE AND
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND GET
INVOLVED IN PRESERVING
PROTECTING AND ADVANCING OUR WAY
OF LIFE.
THANK YOU AND COOGRATULATIONS
FROM THE AMERICAN VOTE
ASSOCIATION.
[APPLAUSE]
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR
INTERPRETERS.
THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH,
INDEED.
[APPLAUSE]
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BAND
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JERRY
SULLIVAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO A
RECEPTION WHICH SHALL TAKE PLACE
I THINK OUTSIDE IF THE WEATHER
IS STILL DECENT, IF NOT LIT BE
IN THE FOYER.
PLEASE DO JOIN US AFTER E ARE
FINISHED.
WELL, THIS IS THE END OF OUR
CEREMONY, CONGRATULATIONSSAGAIN,
TO ALL OF YOU.
YOU ARE NOW FORMERLY ENTERED
INTO THE PROFESSION OF
VETERINARY MEDICINE, AND YOUR
COLLECT AND COLLEAGUES ARE PROUD
OF YOU.
YOU, AS DR. HUFF AND OTHERS HAVE
INDICATED IT CAN TAKE YOU TO
MANY AMAZING PLACES.
BE ROUD OF YOUR ALMA MATER AS
WE ARE OF YOU.
GOOD LUCK, AND ENJOY THIS
WONDERFUL PROFESSION.
NOW, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE LOOK IN
THE BACK OF YOUR PROGRAM.
I GOT THIS RIGHT THIS TIME, YOU
WILL FIND THE SHADOWS I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO STAND AND SING THAT
WITH US AS A CONCLUDING FOR THIS
EVENT, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
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[APPLAUSE]
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