Richard B' Talbot, DVM, PhD 19331994 A tribute from friends

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Richard B. Talbot, DVM, PhD1933-1994A tribute
from friends
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Some of his many accomplishments

• DVM from Kansas State University 1958
• PhD from Iowa State University
• Faculty member at ISU and U of Ga.
• Chairman of Department of Physiology and
  Pharmacology, and director of the Institute for
  Comparative Medicine at U of Ga.
• Dean, University of Georgia

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and even more

• Founding Dean, Virginia-Maryland Regional College
  of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech
• After first class graduated in 1984, he again
  became a Professor and served as Director of
  Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation at the U. S.
  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) while on leave
  from Virginia Tech

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and still more

• Consultant to
• National Institutes of Health
• Bureau of Health Manpower
• FDA
• USDA
• Hazelton Laboratories Corporation
• Served on the National Academy of Sciences
  National Research Council Committee on Veterinary
  Medical Sciences

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and more

• One of the moving forces behind the formation of
  and chairman of the AVMA Committee on Veterinary
  Medical Informatics
• Editor of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals and
  Biologicals
• On boards of local banks, boards and churches
• President of the American Veterinary Computer
  Society (now AVI)

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And an inspiration to all who knew him
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His life ended abruptly onSeptember 8, 1994

• With the crash of US Air 427 outside of
  Pittsburgh, PA
• We still owe him our gratitude for sharing his
  life with us and inspiring us
• It is for him that we named this symposium and we
  continue to honor him each year.

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