Carleen Fyfield joins RUSVM full-time as a Housekeeper. Fyfield was previously a temporary worker. She is assigned to assist with the maintenance of the Student Union. 

Ernest Hendrickson joins RUSVM as Groundskeeper working on the east side of campus to include the Large Animal Complex. 


 


Dwight Rawlins joins RUSVM as Campus Patrol in the Safety and Security Department. Before coming to RUSVM, Rawlins was as a soldier in the St. Kitts Nevis Defense Force Coast Guard for more than thirteen years.    

 

Vince Rogers joins RUSVM full-time as AC Technician in the Maintenance section of the Facilities Department. Rogers was previously a temporary technician and was recently hired full-time.






Rudell Williams joins RUSVM as Mobile Patrol Specialist in the Safety and Security Department. Williams has been in the teaching field and in administration prior to moving into the security field. 

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Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Carter, RUSVM assistant professor of Anesthesiology, and husband Matt Baker, who welcomed their daughter, Isla Elizabeth Baker, on March 3, at 4:17 a.m. weighing in at 8 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20 and 1/4 inches long. Mother and baby are both doing well.

 

Each year the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) provides a Free Veterinary Membership for one outstanding senior student who has demonstrated the highest dedication to feline medicine and surgery during their veterinary training. The president and officers of the RUSVM AAFP nominated Nikol Phillips for this award for her involvement in the Feral Cat Project (FCP). For two years, Nikol ran the trap, neuter, release program for feral cats on the island of St. Kitts which included :activities of trapping colonies of cats; setting up spays and neuters, and testing for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV); overseeing the general health and welfare of cats in the FCP's care as well as finding homes for socialized cats. Phillip arranged volunteers for the daily care of the animals, fundraised for financial support, educated the local neighborhoods about the benefits of spaying and neutering animals, and served as the point of contact between the public and the FCP. Phillips also worked with the other officers for feline handling wet labs, journal meeting discussions and new member recruitment.

Congratulations to Dr. Tom Walker, assistant professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Critical Care, and now winner of the first RUSVM Teaching Excellence Award. Dr. Walker was voted by members of his faculty peers as being the most outstanding teacher for the year. The decision was based on criteria such as his ability to display energy, and enthusiasm for teaching; his professional growth in his field; as well as how impressed faculty members were with how much his students have learned from his class. Dr. Gilbert Burns, dean for Faculty and Academic Programs and professor of Anatomy presented him with his award at a recent faculty meeting. Check out next month's issue of VetViews for a full faculty focus on Dr. Tom Walker to learn why he won this prestigious award.   
 

Dr. Mary Pereira, RUSVM assistant professor of Parasitology, and her husband, Gary Pereira, welcomed their daughter, Ava Kate Pereira, on March 19 at 8:11 p.m., weighing in at 6 lbs., 14 oz. and 20 inches long.  Best of luck with your new baby and your new life as a family!   

  

  

 

Dr. Allen Reich, RUSVM associate dean for Admissions and professor of Physiology, embraced his wild side on March 22, and dressed up as Ace Ventura to support the second semester class, in their Josh Project fundraising efforts. "All righty, then."  

  

   

 

Mr. Seamus Kelly has served as the RUSVM Facilities Director since 2007.  He has been responsible for many of our campus construction projects and has left a lasting mark on the campus landscape both with the physical structures and his "can do" attitude.  Kelly has decided to leave RUSVM, at the end of this month, to begin his own construction company in St. Kitts. Thank you Mr. Kelly, for your service to RUSVM.

Ms. Alison Stewart, who has served as RUSVM's Finance Director since 2001, has been appointed to the position of Finance Director for the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC), sister school in the DeVry Medical International family, effective April 1. She will be located in Coral Gables, Florida, where she will oversee the finance and accounting functions of AUC.  During her time at RUSVM, she has provided much advice to students, staff and faculty on working and living within a budget (both RUSVM's and personal) and has been very instrumental in the Live Well program. RUSVM thanks you for your service.