Purdue Notebook
Purdue Notebook
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August 14, 1998
Appointments and promotions-- Claire Chandler, a West Lafayette native, has been named director of development for the School of Veterinary Medicine. Chandler's responsibilities include coordinating major gifts to the school from the public and private sector. Chandler is a 1982 graduate of Purdue's School of Chemical Engineering.-- H. Leon Thacker, professor of veterinary pathology and director of the Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory, has been named head of the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Thacker has been interim head of the department since June 1996, and has been head of the Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory since 1985. Thacker's research areas include swine digestive and respiratory diseases. He received his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Purdue in 1965 and a Ph.D. in veterinary pathology from Purdue in 1976. He has been a member of the school's faculty since 1976.
Campus activities-- More than 270 counselors, staff residents and community assistants began their training as university residences staff members Thursday (8/13). The training sessions run through Aug. 20 and include information on mediation, diversity, university residences policies and procedures, and team building. The young adults work in Purdue's 11 undergraduate halls, two graduate houses, Hilltop Apartments and Married Student Housing.
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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