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Doc Hardin sits in his driveway next to a large sign that says Happy 100th Birthday Doc Hardin with a Rotary Club symbol, Purdue Boilermaker Special logo, and Kansas State sign. There is also a pig to represent his farm and veterinary career.

‘One Happy Old Man’

Animal sciences alumnus drafted in WWII, six credits shy of graduation Born and raised on a farm north of Knightstown, Indiana, Russell “Doc” Hardin (A’65) began milking cows at age 9. During the Depression, Hardin recalls, the only income for the family came from milking their 20 head of cattle.  Hardin remembers the country veterinarian […]

a vet shakes hands with a dog

With Love, Heartache

Saddled with stress, debt, and death, veterinarians commit suicide at twice the rate of the general population.  The College of Veterinary Medicine expanded its staff and its resources to provide support for mental health.  In front of the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital stands Continuum, one of the most visually compelling sculptures on West Lafayette’s […]

Pat Wakenell

Poultry Princess

Name: Pat Wakenell Gig: Professor of avian diagnostics and avian diagnostic pathologist Years on the job: 10 (40 as avian veterinarian) On duty: Complete 100 farm visits a year with my residents, both commercial and small-flock poultry.  Birds of a feather: I’ve been friends with Willie Reed (PhD V’82), dean of the College of Veterinary […]

Priority 4 Paws surgery

Mobile Surgery Unit Cares for Furry Friends

Bright and early, the “rig” pulls up to the shelter. The students and staff are like a well-oiled machine and work to get everything set up and ready to go. The shelter sent over their list of animals identified for surgery the day before, so the team is well prepared with enough supplies. Up first, […]

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