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George W. Irving, III, DVM, MS
Vice President, S&T Support Services

Continuing Education:
Purdue Conference for Veterinarians, W. Lafayette, Indiana, 6-8 October 1965.

Officer Basic Military Training Course, 10-28 January 1966, Gunter AFB, Alabama.

Veterinary Officer Basic Course, 28 January to 4 March 1966, Gunter AFB, Alabama.

One-hundred third Annual Meeting, AVMA, Louisville, Kentucky, July 1966.

Disaster Preparedness Course, Korat Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, 14-18 January 1967.

Food Sanitation for Supervisors, Lackland AFB, Texas, 20-21 March 1968.

Squadron Officer School, Correspondence - Air University, April 1968.

Army Quartermaster Special Extension Course - Military Subsistence, June 1968.

Speed Reading and Comprehension Course, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 2 October 1969.

Twentieth Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Dallas, Texas, 13-17 October 1969.

Second Annual Symposium on Laboratory Animal Medicine, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 27 April to 1 May 1970.

One-hundred seventh Annual Meeting, AVMA, Las Vegas, Nevada, 23-26 June 1970.

Twenty-first Annual Session American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Chicago, Illinois, 30 November to 4 December 1970.

Academic Instructor Course, USAF Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 11 January to 12 February 1971.

Third Annual Symposium on Laboratory Animal Medicine, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 26-30 April 1971.

Experimental Mammalian Genetics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, 2-13 August 1971.

Seminar on Current Concepts in the Treatment of Renal Failure, presented by Dr. Carl A. Osborne, sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County (Texas), and the Texas Academy of Veterinary Practice, San Antonio, Texas, 15 September 1971.

Pathology of Laboratory Animals, AFIP, Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20-24 September 1971.

Twenty-second Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, New York, New York, 11-15 October 1971.

Veterinary Training Conference, Fifth Army Area, San Antonio, Texas, 28-29 October 1971.

Symposium on Military Veterinary Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 14-18 February 1972.

Fourth Annual Symposium on Laboratory Animal Medicine, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 1-4 May 1972.

Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, San Antonio, Texas, 4-6 May 1972.

One-hundred ninth Annual Meeting AVMA, New Orleans, Louisiana, 18-21 July 1972.

Twenty-third Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, St. Louis, Missouri, 16-20 October 1972.

Symposium on Military Veterinary Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 2-6 April 1973.

Medical Aspects of Advanced Warfare, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 23-27 April 1973.

Fifth Annual Symposium on Laboratory Animal Medicine, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 6-10 May 1973.

Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, San Antonio, Texas, 10-12 May 1973, Session Moderator.

One-hundred tenth Annual Meeting AVMA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16-20 July 1973, ACLAM Oral Examining Board.

Pathology of Laboratory Animals, AFIP, Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, DC, 17-21 September 1973.

Twenty-fourth Annual Session American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Bal Harbour, Florida, 30 September to 5 October 1973, Session Moderator.

Development and Management of Instructional Systems Course 40ST7500-3, PDS Code PKN, 18 hours, USAF School of Applied Sciences, Sheppard AFB, Texas, 14 February 1974.

Global Medicine Course OZY9336, PDS Code WS4 (2 weeks), USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, 18-29 March 1974.

Sixth Annual Symposium on Laboratory Animal Medicine, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 6-10 May 1974.

Accounting 530 (3 credits), Graduate Course in Theory, Method, and Use of Accounting, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, Spring Semester 1974.

Public Health Conference for Veterinarians, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 29 May 1974.

Ninth Summer Graduate Program in Epidemiology, 23 June to 13 July 1973, (9) graduate credits for 3 courses; Genetics and Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases; and Fundamentals of Epidemiology. University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Current Veterinary Service Problems and Programs, 50ZR9925, PDS FDA, 2 weeks, School of Health Care Sciences, Sheppard AFB, Texas, 2-13 December 1974.

Feline Leukemia Virus and Related Diseases, 8 January 1975. William D. Hardy, Jr., VMD, Associate, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York; presented at the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio.

Equine Clinical Pathology - Diagnostic Interpretation, 12 April 1975, James Coffmann, DVM, Equine Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. All-day seminar presented at University of Texas Nursing School at San Antonio.

Operational Laboratory Animal Medical Problems Course, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 29 April to 2 May 1975.

Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Arlington, Texas, 11-13 May 1975, Program Chairman.

Armed Forces Staff College - Class '58, 18 August 1975 to 16 January 1976, Norfolk, Virginia.

Fourth Annual Primate Veterinarians Workshop, 27-28 April 1976, Fripp Island, South Carolina.

One-hundred thirteenth Annual Meeting, AVMA, Cincinnati, Ohio, 18-22 July 1976.

Pathology of Laboratory Animals Course, AFIP, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 13-17 September 1976.

NRC-NAS Symposium on Laboratory Animal Housing and the National Capital Area Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 22-23 September 1976.

Twenty-seventh Annual Session American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 7-12 November 1976, Houston, Texas.

Global Medicine Course, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, 14-25 March 1977. Qualifies for 80 hours of Category 1 credit, AMA.

Air War College Correspondence Program, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 22 February 1977.

Symposium on Military Veterinary Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC, 25-29 April 1977.

Tenth Mid-Atlantic States Veterinary Clinic, Sponsored by the Maryland VMA, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, Maryland, 12 May 1977.

Operational Laboratory Animal Medical Problems, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, 23-27 May 1977.

Texas Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Houston, Texas, 19-20 May 1977.

One-hundred fourteenth Annual Meeting, AVMA, Atlanta, Georgia, 11-14 July 1977.

Seventh Annual Seminar, National Capital Area Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.

Current Concepts of Good Laboratory Animal Practice, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 7-8 September 1977, Exhibits and Sponsors Chairman.

Twenty-eighth Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Anaheim, California, 2-7 October 1977 (ACLAM Committee on Continuing Education and the 1978 Forum in New York City).

Eighty-fourth Annual Meeting, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Washington, DC, 27 November - 1 December 1977. (Member Veterinary Section Program Committee and Session Moderator for AF/ANG session on 30 November 1977.

Symposium on Military Veterinary Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC, 24-28 April 1978.

Operational Laboratory Animal Medical Problems Course, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, 8-12 May 1978.

Eighth Annual Seminar, National Capital Area Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. Current Concepts of Quality Assurance in Laboratory Animal Research and Testing, Hunt Valley Inn, Cockeysville, Maryland, 13-14 September 1978. Exhibits and Sponsors Chairman, Session Chairman for ~What's Your Diagnosis?"

Twenty-ninth Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, New York, New York, 24-29 September 1978. (ACLAM Examination Committee).

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Forum on Quality Assurance, Brookhaven National Laboratories, Upton, New York, 22-24 September 1978.

Ninety-third Annual Maryland Veterinary Medical Association Winter Meeting, Cockeysville, Maryland, 15-16 November 1978. (Participate on Public Health Committee), Meeting counts 11 clock hours for Continuing Education Credit.

Current Veterinary Service Problems and Programs Course, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, 27 November to 8 December 1978.

Operational Laboratory Animal Medical Problems Course, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, 7-11 May 1979.

Aerospace Medical Association, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, DC, 14-16 May 1979.

One-hundred sixteenth Annual Meeting, AVMA, Seattle, Washington, 22-25 July 1979. Member of ACLAM Examination Committee.

Review of Air Force Sponsored Basic Research in Environmental and Acceleration Physiology, St. Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, 2-4 October 1979. Program Manager and Chairman of meeting.

Ninth Annual Seminar, National Capital Area Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. The Guide for These Changing Times, Hunt Valley Inn, Cockeysville, Maryland, 25-26 October 1979, Seminar Chairman.

Workshop on Needs for New Animal Models in Human Disease and Criteria for their Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 28-29 April 1980.

Operational Laboratory Animal Medical Problems Course, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas, 5-9 May 1980.

Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, San Antonio, Texas, 7-9 May 1980.

Aerospace Medical Association, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California, 12-15 May 1980.

One-hundred seventeenth Annual Meeting, AVMA, Washington, DC, 19-23 July 1980. Member of ACLAM Examination Committee.

Tenth Annual Seminar, National Capital Area Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Hunt Valley Inn, Cockeysville, Maryland, 3-4 September 1980, President-Elect.

Review of Air Force Sponsored Basic Research in Environmental Physiology and Biomechanics. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 23-25 September 1980. Program Manager and Chairman of Meeting.

Eighty-seventh Annual Meeting, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Washington, DC, 3-7 November 1980. Member Exhibits Committee and Veterinary Section Program Committee.

Department of Defense Symposium Against Chemical Agents, 13-15 November 1980, Sheraton Reston Hotel, Reston, Virginia. Member of Organizing Committee and AFOSR Representative.

Aerospace Medical Association, Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, 3-8 May 1981.

One-hundred eighteenth Annual Meeting, AVMA, St. Louis, Missouri, 18-23 July 1981. Chairman of ACLAM Written Examination Committee.

Thirty-second Annual Meeting, AALAS, Salt Lake City, Utah, 20-25 September 1981. Presented paper entitled, "Alternatives in Teaching Aids: Quality Visuals Will Market Your Idea," as a portion of a half-day seminar entitled, "Teaching Aids for Training and Testing Programs." Served as Member of Committee on Laboratory Animal Technicians (COLAT).

Eleventh Annual Seminar, National Capital Area Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 29-30 October 1981, President.

National Society for Medical Research, International Hotel, Washington, DC, 15 December 1981, Annual Meeting and Seminar on "Adjunct Methods and Animal Research," and "Institutional Reviews of Animal Protocols."

Review of Air Force Sponsored Basic Research in Environmental Physiology and Biomechanics, San Antonio Marriott Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, 15-17 March 1982, Program Manager and Chairman of Meeting.

Operation Laboratory Animal Medical Problems Course, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, 2-7 May 1982.

Review of Air Force Sponsored Basic Research in Flight and Technical Training, Sheraton Sandcastle Hotel, Sarasota, Florida, 9-10 May 1982, Acting Director for Life Sciences.

Fifty-third Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Sheraton Bal Harbour, Florida, 10-14 May 1982.

Thirty-third Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC, 2-8 October 1982. Program Committee (COLAT) Seminar Co-Chair and Scientific Tours Chairman and Local Arrangements Committee. Served as Member of Committee on Laboratory Animal Technicians (COLAT).

Workshop on Regulation of Bioreactivity, Radisson Burlington Hotel, Burlington, Vermont, 19-20 October 1982.

Conference on the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California at Irvine 26-30 October 1982. Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 30 October to 5 November 1982.

National Society for Medical Research, International Hotel, Washington, DC, 14 December 1982. Winter Conference on Brain Research, Keystone, Colorado, 25-27 January 1983.

International Conference on Animal Stress: New Directions in Defining and Evaluating the Effects of Stress, Woodlake Inn, Sacramento, California, 6-8 July 1983.

Twelfth Annual Seminar, National Capital Area Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 15-16 September 1983.

Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, 6-11 November 1983. Chaired COLAT Seminar, "Basic Principles of Rodent Genetics," and presented Workshop on "Parasitology Techniques." Served as Member of Committee on Laboratory Animal Technicians (COLAT).

National Society for Medical Research, Crystal City, Virginia, 13 December 1983.

Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1-4 May 1984.

Fifty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, San Diego, California, 6-10 May 1984. Participated as a Session Moderator and Member of the Science and Technology Committee.

Fourth Annual Chemical Defense Bioscience Review, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 30 May to 1 June 1984.

One-hundred twenty-first Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 15-19 July 1984.

Technology Applications in Chemical Operations Symposium sponsored by the American Defense Preparedness Association, Brooks AFB, Texas, 3-5 October 1984.

World-wide Chemical Conference, U.S. Army Chemical School, Fort McClellan, Alabama, 30 October to 2 November 1984.

U.S./Israel Bilateral Symposium on Medical Chemical Defense, Baltimore-Washington International Airport, 13-16 November 1984.

Triservice Workshop on Enzymatic Decontamination, Fort Detrick, Maryland, 26-28 March 1985. Co-organizer of Symposium and Steering Committee Member.

The Third Symposium on Prophylaxis and Treatment of Chemical Poisoning, Swedish Medical Society Facility, Stockholm, Sweden, 22-24 April 1985.

Fifth Annual Chemical Defense Bioscience Review, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Columbia, Maryland, 29-31 May 1985.

First Annual Conference on Military Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, 16-17 September 1985.

Purdue Conference for Veterinarians, W. Lafayette, Indiana, 25-26 September 1985.

Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 3-8 November 1985.

Participated in workshop entitled, "Developing Technicians' Skills in Evaluating Clinical Signs in Laboratory Animals." Served as Assistant Chairman of Program Committee.

U.S./Israel Bilateral Symposium on Medical Chemical Defense, Shoresh, Israel, 15-19 December 1985.

Fifty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Nashville, Tennessee, 20-24 April 1986. Participated as Panel Speaker.

Delaware Valley Metro New York, 1986 Symposium, 3 June 1986, Adams Mark Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Participated as Workshop Instructor.

Fourteenth Annual Seminar, National Capital Area Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 10-11 September 1986.

Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Chicago, Illinois, 5-10 October 1986. Participated in Workshop entitled, 'Developing Technicians' Skills in Evaluating Clinical Signs in Laboratory Animals." Served as Chairman, Program Committee.

Medical Effects of Nuclear Weapons (MENW) Course, Xerox Training Center, Leesburg, Virginia, 26-29 January 1987. Sponsored by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), Bethesda, Maryland.

Media Workshop, Public Affairs Office, Defense Nuclear Agency, Alexandria, Virginia, 18 February 1987.

Fifteenth Annual Seminar, National Capital Area Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 30 September to 1 October 1987.

Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Denver, Colorado, 8-12 November 1987. Led discussion group on Laboratory Security. Served on Awards Committee and presented the Research Award.

Fifty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 8-12 May 1988. Participated as Speaker and Session Moderator.

Senior Officer Nuclear Accident Course (SONAC), Interservice Nuclear Weapons School, Kirtland AFB, NM, 28-30 June 1988.

Sixtieth Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Washington, DC, 7-11 May 1989. Participated as Speaker and Session Moderator, Registration Committee and Scientific Program Committee.

Second Annual Conference on Federal Quality and Productivity Improvement, Vienna, VA, 31 May - 2 June 1989.

Total Quality Management Workshop Sponsored by the University of New Mexico, College of Engineering and Media Technology Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 26-28 September 1989.

Fortieth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2-5 October 1989. Served on awards committee and presented the Garvey and Research awards.

Strategic Air Command Space and Missile Orientation Course, Vandenberg AFB, CA, 30 January to 1 February 1990.

Department of Energy Laboratory Director's Conference, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, NY, 30 April - 1 May 1990.

Sixty-first Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 13-17 May 1990. Participated as member of Registration and Scientific Program Committees.

Third Annual Conference of Federal Quality and Productivity Improvement, Vienna, VA, 30 May to 1 June 1990.

Director of Navy Laboratories Total Quality Management Workshop IV, Annapolis, MD, 5-7 June 1990.

Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Committee on Space Research, The Hague, The Netherlands, 25 June - 6 July 1990.

One Hundred-Twenty-Seventh meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, San Antonio, TX, 21-25 July 1990.

The American Hospital Association Annual Convention and Exhibition, Federal Day Program, Washington, D. C., 1 August 1990.

Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations Course (24 Hours), University of Maryland, Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, 20-22 August 1990.

Purdue Conference for Veterinarians, W. Lafayette, Indiana, 20-22 September 1990. Quality, Productivity and Competitive Position Seminar presented by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Sherator Crown Hotel, Houston, TX 9-12 October 1990.

Forty First Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Milwaukee, WI, 14-18 October 1990. Served on the Committee on Laboratory Animal Technology, and the ACLAM Journal Planning Committee.

97th Annual Meeting of Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Nashville, TN, 11-13 November 1990. Presented Paper in Veterinary Section.

DNA Total Quality Management Off-Sight for Executive Managers, FT Belvoir Officers Open Mess, 14 November 1990.

Strategy of Career Transition, Crystal City, VA Holiday Inn, Identity Research Institute, Inc., 8 Jan - 14 Feb 1991 (40 Hr course - 4.2 CEUs).

Sixty-second Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Cincinnati, Ohio 5-9 May 1991. Participated as member of Registration and Scientific Program Committees, Chaired session on Motion Sickness.

Fourth Annual Conference on Federal Quality Improvement: Leading for High Performance in the 90s, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C. 29-31 May 1991. Participated as speaker during session on Structuring for Implementation, Panel 4, Design for Teamwork.

Research and Development Quality Symposium presented by the Juran Institute, Inc., Newark Airport Marriott, Newark International Airport, New Jersey, 11 June 1991.

Third National Total Quality Symposium; Fulfilling Customer Expectations, Seattle, Washington, 4-6 December 1991.

Political-Economic Conflict: Global Challenges Facing the Defense Community Sponsored by Air Force Systems Command, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C., 18-20 March 1992.

Science, Technology and Industrial Policy in the Former Soviet Union, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 27-28 April 1992.

Principles of Acquisition Management, Course LMMMF-04, Kelly AFB, Texas, 8-12 June 1992.

Theory of Constraints, Brooks AFB, Texas, 14-15 July 1992.

Acquisition Systems Engineering, Brooks AFB, TX, 17-21 August 1992.

Air Force/Environmental Protection Agency Team Approach to Environmental Cleanup and Risk Communication, Kelly AFB, TX, 31 August - 3 September 1992.

Forty Second Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Anaheim, CA, 1-5 November 1992. Served on the Committee on Laboratory Animal Technology, and the ACLAM Training Program Recognition Committee. Conducted 4 hr Workshop, Effective Presentation Techniques.

Intermediate Systems Acquisition Management, Course SAS-006, Systems Acquisition School, Brooks AFB, TX, 25 January - 5 February 1993.

The 43rd Annual Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, Ramada Airport Inn, Austin, TX, 8-9 April 1993. 10 contact hours of CEU's for recertification in Specialty.

One Hundred-Thirtieth meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Minneapolis, MN, 17-21 July 1993. Attended 3 hours of ACLAM Diplomate Examination Review for recertification in Specialty. Participated as member of Board of Directors, ACLAM.

Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Nashville, TN, 13-18 November, 1993. Served on the Committee on Laboratory Animal Technology, the ACLAM Training Program Recognition Committee, and the ACLAM Board of Directors. Presented a 2 hour seminar on Total Quality Management to the Laboratory Animal Management Association, and Chaired a 3 hour seminar on The Future of Pharmaceutical Development.

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine FORUM, Occupational Safety and Health in Research Animal Facilities, Evergreen Conference Center, Stone Mountain, GA, 7-10 April 1994. Completed XX hours of Continuing Education for recertification in Specialty. Participated as a member of the Board of Directors, ACLAM, and the Chair of the Training Program Recognition Committee.

One Hundred-Thirty First meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, San Francisco, CA, 9-12 July 1994. Attended 4 hours of ACLAM Diplomate Examination Review for recertification in Specialty. Participated as member of Board of Directors, ACLAM.

Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Pittsburgh, PA, 12-17 November, 1994. Served on the ACLAM Training Program Recognition Committee, and the ACLAM Board of Directors.

Scientists Center for Animal Welfare continuing education program, Current Issues and New Frontiers in Animal Research, San Antonio, TX, 8-9 December 1994. Attended 14 hours of discussions and presentations on status of Institutional Animal Use Review, Federal Regulations, Ethics, and Biotechnology Enhancements.

The 45th Annual Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, Wyndham Hotel, San Antonio, TX, 5-6 June 1995. 12 contact hours of CEU's for recertification in Specialty.

One Hundred-Thirty Second meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 8-12 July 1995. Attended 4 hours of ACLAM Diplomate Examination Review for recertification in Specialty. Participated as member of Board of Directors, ACLAM.

Southwest Regional Quality Conference, San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk Hotel, TX, 12-14 July 1995. Participated as discussion leader at lunch on 13th and 14th for Reengineering.

Proven Techniques to Run a Fund Raising Capital Campaign, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County (TX), Aug 14-25, 1995. Preliminary training to run the 1995-96 United Way and Combined Federal Campaigns. Participated as Loaned Executive for the 1995-96 campaign from August to December 1995.

Marketing Veterinary Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 12 September 1995. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs) sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

Forty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Baltimore, MD, 14-16 October, 1995. Participated as Editor of "Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science" on the CT Editorial Advisory Committee and the AALAS Publications Committee.

Chronic Large Bowl Disease in the Dog and Cat, presented by Dr Michael D. Willard, ACVIM, San Antonio Hilton Placio Del Rio Hotel, TX, 5 December 1995. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs) sponsored by Iams Diets and the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

A Public Trust in Private Hands, half-day training for United Way Stewardship Review Panel members, February 15, 1996, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County (TX).

"Heartworm Infection and Disease," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 12 March 1996. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Clarence Rawlings. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

"Management of Cushing's Disease in the Dog, "University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 9 April 1996. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs) by Dr. David Bruyette. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

The Revised Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, presented by Dr. Tom Wolfe, May 19, 1996, Continuing Education Lectures and Laboratory, sponsored by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Holiday Inn Executive Conference Center, Olive Branch, MS. (2 Classroom contact hours of CEU's for recertification in Specialty)

The 46th Annual Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, 6-7 June 1996. 12 contact hours of CEU's for recertification in Specialty.

"Practice Management, "University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, June 11, 1996. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Michaer Whitehurst et al of F.C. Merrill/Lynch Company. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

"Current Concepts in the Clinical Management of Congestive Heart Failure," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, July 9, 1996. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Steve Cohn, Staff Veterinarian, Ralston Purina. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

"Exotic and Pocket Pets," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, August 13, 1996. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Walter Rosskopf, Practitioner, Los Angeles, CA. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

"Vomiting and Pancreatitis," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, September 10, 1996. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Michael Willard, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

Forty-seventh Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Minneapolis, MN, 1-7 November, 1996. Participated as 1997 Vice President Elect in all Association activities.

"Ophthalmology - Glaucoma Case Presentations," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, January 14, 1997. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Ralph Hamor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

"Orthopedic Diseases of the Immature Dog," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, March 11, 1997. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Kirk Hassinger, San Antonio Texas. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

"Management of Acute and Chronic Otitis," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, April 8, 1997. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Reid Garfield, Texas A&M University. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

The Process of ÔReengineering (1 hr), by Ben Hansen, General Computer Systems, & Discussion on the Value of Reengineering Your Institution (1 hr), by Hansen, Robert Judge and others, May 18, 1997, Continuing Education Lectures and Laboratory, sponsored by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Holiday Inn Executive Conference Center, Olive Branch, MS. (2 Classroom contact hours of CEU's for recertification in Specialty)

"The use of Computers in Veterinary Medicine," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, August 12, 1997. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Nate Lissant, Veterinary Information Network. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Anaheim, CA, 14-20 November, 1997. Participated as 1998 Vice President in all Association activities.

"Canine Hyperadrenocorticism," University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, January 13, 1998. Continuing Education Seminar (2 Hrs), by Dr. Stephanie Lisciandro. Sponsored by the Veterinary Medical Association of Bexar County.

Forty-nineth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Cincinnati, OH, 16-22 October 1998. Participated as 1998 Vice President in all Association activities. Started term as 1999 President.

District 4, AALAS Meeting, Raleigh/Durham, NC, March 11-12, 1999. Participated as 1999 AALAS President and attended several CEU sessions.

Laboratory Animal Management Association Mid-Year Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 16, 1999. Participated as 1999 AALAS President and attended several CEU sessions.

Texas Branch, AALAS Annual Meeting, North Hilton and Towers, Austin, TX, April 21-23, 1999. Participated as 1999 AALAS President and attended CEU Session.

Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Downtown Crown Plaza Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 26-30, 1999. Participated as the 1999 AALAS President and attended CEU Sessions.

Florida Branch, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Holiday Inn Oceanfront, Melbourne, FL, August 26-28, 1999, Participated as the 1999 AALAS President and attended CEU Sessions.