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Ramblings of an Idle Warped Mind
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I got a telephone call in February from Mike Thompson while on my way to Minnesota to speak. First thought….why is Mike calling me. Did they finally figure out that I was incompetent and wanted to take my Diplomate status away? Ban me from ACT/SFT? Draw and quarter me? No, he wanted to congratulate me for being the David E. Bartlett Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theriogenology! I was speechless (hard to do). Honored. Speechless. Honored. Did I just outlive everybody else who was actually qualified? I know I did not pay anyone. Maybe they got nominations mixed up. Regardless, I am here. Honored! I am still struggling to figure out why. I just did my job. Excellence was my standard. Never left a call not wondering what else could I have done. Probably close to three thousand students (and counting) and always wondering if I could have explained it better, presented it better, or just been better. I know I did not get this award for my research efforts. I am clinical but hopefully scientific enough that I know some will get better even if I do not treat them or in spite of my treatment ...
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College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana IL
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