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UW agricultural student says national cattleman’s internship ‘incredible’

Sarah Notti

Sarah Notti

Time spent as an intern with the National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA) was an incredible opportunity, an animal and veterinary sciences major at the University of Wyoming said.

Sarah Notti of Otter, Mont., in the southeastern portion of the state was selected as one of 18 interns for the group’s national convention Feb. 3-9 in Tampa, Fla. Notti, a junior in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the internship was hands-on and supported the NCBA with anything needed to help at the convention.

That included setting up rooms and directing people to correct locations.

“Although this itself does not directly pertain to what I am studying,” said Notti, “the connections I made there were great, and I was immersed in a world full of people at the top of the industry I hope to someday be a contributor to.”

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UW Ranch Horse Team members lasso awards

Lacey Teigen

Lacey Teigen

UW Ranch Horse Team member Lacey Teigen received multiple honors at the Colorado-Wyoming-Nebraska Stock Horse Association’s (CoWN-SH) 2012 Year End Annual Awards Banquet Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Eaton Country Club in Eaton,Colo.

Teigen, a student in the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was honored as the 2012 collegiate limited non-pro champion, reserve champion in trial and reining, champion in ranch pleasure, and she placed in the top five for cow-working.

“It was so nice to be recognized,” said Teigen, a Laramie native. “I had worked so hard and finally achieved a huge goal in my life.”

Teigen also won reserve limited non-pro overall at the Region 5 Championship in Denver last November.

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UW scientist, state’s veterinarian lauded for animal health efforts

Professor Donal O’Toole

A University of Wyoming professor and the Wyoming state veterinarian have received awards from national animal health organizations.

Professor Donal O’Toole in the Department of Veterinary Sciences received the Distinguished Career Service Award from the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) at the association’s annual meeting Oct. 18-24 in Greensboro, N.C.

State veterinarian Jim Logan received the National Assembly Award from the U.S. Animal Health Association, which met jointly with the AAVLD. The National Assembly is the collaborative body of all U.S. state animal health officials, according to the USAHA. Logan was recognized by all state veterinarians for his contributions to advance animal health programs nationally.

O’Toole, in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was honored for his long-term service to veterinary diagnostic medicine in the United States, including peer-reviewed papers, teaching related to diagnostic medicine, service on the association’s executive board, including as president 2005-2006, and as chair of its pathology committee.

He joined the Department of Veterinary Sciences in 1990 as an associate professor and diagnostic pathologist and served as department head and as director of the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory for five years. He teaches undergraduate courses in diseases of livestock, equine health and disease and mammalian pathobiology.  His research focus is spontaneous diseases of food and companion animals and fatal viral disease of bison.

UW ag student barbecue raises money for scholarships, organizations

Ag students prepare and serve the annual Ag Appreciation barbecue.

Proceeds from a barbecue prepared and served by students affiliated with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will provide scholarships and fund agriculture college student organizations at the University of Wyoming.

The barbecue is 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Tailgate Park near War Memorial Stadium prior to the Cal Poly vs. Wyoming football game. Tickets can be purchased at the event or prior by contacting Mandie Corcoran in the Office of Academic and Student Programs in the college at 307-766-4034 or mandie@uwyo.edu.

Sponsors include the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, local businesses, agricultural groups and individual donors. The event coincides with Ag Appreciation Weekend at UW.

UW diagnostic externship program hosts veterinary students

Matt Hille and Vanessa Chen are immersed in diagnostic veterinary medicine during their summer externships at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory.

Veterinary students Vanessa Chen and Matt Hille are studying diagnostic veterinary medicine at the Wyoming State Veterinary Lab (WSVL) in Laramie this summer through the University of Wyoming’s Diagnostic Externship Program.

Externships are available to third- or fourth-year veterinary students and offered by the Department of Veterinary Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. An externship is supervised practice off-campus or away from a student’s affiliated institution.

“It exposes the students to the realities of diagnostic veterinary medicine as a career,” said Donal O’Toole, professor in the department and diagnostic externship mentor. “We need more students – ideally, of the right type: curious, outgoing, broadly educated, compassionate, problem-solving – looking at this career option.”

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