The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) Alumni Association has recognized two outstanding graduates with the 2025 Alumni Distinguished Service Awards for their exceptional contributions to veterinary medicine, biomedical science, and the broader …
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SVM alum follows winding career path guided by shelter medicine
Posted onBy Jack Kelly These days, Adam Bauknecht (DVM’09) is spending his time cruising around southern California. He sometimes makes those drives in the types of cars you expect to see on the road. More recently, …
SVM Alumni Well Represented on Dairy Doctors Team
Posted onChris Booth (’96 DVM’00) approached one of his family’s best cows, stuck in a ditch in the pasture. Her sides heaved with labored breaths, and her head hung low. She was suffering from milk fever, …
Charting New Paths and Giving Back to the School
Posted onHow does a busy veterinarian working in multiple specialty areas at two different practices relax and unwind on weekends? By doing more veterinary work, of course. Though she splits her time during the week between …
Two Honored With UW School of Veterinary Medicine 2024 Alumni Awards
Posted onThe University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) Alumni Association has recognized two graduates with 2024 alumni awards for achievements in advancing the veterinary medical profession, animal and human health, and humanity. The UW …
TEACH in India: Taking the Wisconsin Idea Global
Posted onIn December 2022, UW School of Veterinary Medicine faculty offered a first-of-its-kind training program for Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) veterinarians in Hyderabad, India, called TEACH (Training in Emergency Animal Care and Handling). Emeritus Professor Christopher Olsen, Assistant Professors Keith …
Smith: Avian Flu Outbreak Especially Worrisome for Endangered Whooping Cranes
Posted on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"We've had our eye on this issue since the early 2000s," said Dr. Barry Hartup, a veterinarian and ICF's director of conservation medicine. "We got especially involved with it in 2005 when there was a massive outbreak on wild birds in China."
Client Support Helps Find Cause of Common Dog Disease
Posted onWhen Allison Smith and Tom McManus noticed their Labrador Retriever, Beau, was breathing noisily more often and walking differently, they knew something was wrong. After taking Beau to the veterinarian, they discovered he had laryngeal …
Alumnus Aims to Make Veterinary Medical Technology More Accessible
Posted onWhen Zach Meyers DVM’22 took Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine as a fourth-year student, he didn’t think it’d turn into a business. “I have always been attracted to computer things,” says Meyers, a 2022 graduate …
Oktoberfest Names 2022 Festmaster and Frau, Douglas and Kimberly Kratt
Posted on La Crosse Tribune
He thought it was just another meeting to discuss another fundraiser.
Douglas Kratt and his wife, Kimberly, were in their La Crosse home meeting with two past Oktoberfest Festmasters working on auction items for an upcoming Gemütlichkeit Foundation fundraiser. One of the items was a complete set of past festival and Festmaster buttons. But, one of the buttons was different.
“They handed us a button with a sketch of Kim and me in Fest attire,” recalls Kratt. “And they asked us what we thought about adding that button to the collection.”
That’s when the Kratts discovered their next Oktoberfest would be more than a little different. They would be serving as the 2022 Oktoberfest Festmaster and Frau. They were introduced during the Festmaster’s Ball Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the La Crosse Center.
It will be new territory for the longtime veterinarians who own Central Animal Hospital in Onalaska. They have some familiarity with the fest — Douglas served on the board of directors and as president in the past, and he recently co-chaired the Forks and Corks fundraising event for the Gemütlichkeit Foundation. But, they know there will be lots of new adventures.