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  • Apryl Kaufman Goffinet, '75 DVM, Geneva, N.Y., passed away in July 2019 at 70. She is survived by her husband, Martin, and two sons, Samuel and Daniel.

  • Michael E. Richardson, '74 BS, '76 DVM, Stillwater, Minn., passed away on January 24 at 67. After graduating from the CVM, Richardson worked at Roseville Animal Hospital for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Pam; his parents; his brother, Robert; and three stepsons and nieces.

  • Keith Friendshuh, '70 DVM, Annandale, Minn., passed away on February 15 at 74. After graduating from the CVM, Friendshuh practiced veterinary medicine in Annandale, then dedicated his time to the Board of Animal Health for the State of Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Cherry; two children; and four grandchildren.

  • Theresa A. Damiano, ’79 DVM, Clifton NJ, died April 11 at 67. Damiano openedHanover Veterinary Hospital in East Hanover, NJ, where she tended to a wide variety of animals for over 20 years before retiring in the early 2000’s. She rescued older dogs and cats that could not find homes due to their age. She was also an avid equestrian. Damiano is predeceased by 1 step-child and survived by her husband, John; and 3 step-children.

  • René A. Carlson, ’76 BS, ’78 DVM, Chetek, Wisc., died March 29 at 64. Carlson started her professional career serving a clinical internship at Rowley Memorial Hospital in Springfield, MA. She practiced in Elmwood and Madison. Wisc., before moving to Chetek in 1990. In 1996, She built the Animal Hospital of Chetek.

    Carlson was elected President of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVA) in 1994. She was the first woman to hold that office. In 2001, she was voted Wisconsin's Veterinarian of the Year by her colleagues. She served as the Wisconsin delegate in the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) House of Delegates from 1995 through 2003 and was elected to a two year term as AVMA vice president in 2004.

    In 2010, Carlson was elected president-elect of the AVMA and became president in 2011. In 2013, she was appointed director of international affairs for the AVMA. In 2014, she was elected president of the World Veterinary Association (WVA), the first woman to hold that office. Carlson traveled to over thirty countries to promote veterinary causes during her term, which ended in 2017. She also served the AVMA on the Council of Education and on the American Veterinary Medical Foundation. In 2018, the AVMA awarded her the Global Veterinary Service Award for promoting veterinary medicine worldwide. She was also honored with a lifetime honorary membership in the WVA. This year, during International Woman's Day, Carlson was named to the list of groundbreaking women in veterinary medicine. She loved mentoring young veterinarians in leadership skills. Carlson is survived by her husband, Mark.

  • Sheldon G. Malmedal, ’73 DVM, Linton, N.D., died January 5 at 71. After completing his DVM, he moved to Dickinson, N.D., and practiced veterinary medicine until 1975 when he moved to Linton, N.D., and began the Linton Veterinary Practice Malmedal. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; 4 children; and 13 grandchildren.

  • Dean H. Franz, ’71 DVM, Northfield, Minn., died February 7 at 72. Franz practiced dairy veterinary medicine. He is survived by his wife, Pam; 5 children; and 9 grandchildren.

  • Rudolf “Tass” Dueland, Jr., DVM, ’70 MS, died September 20 at age 85. Dueland was a Diplomate, regent, and president (’90) of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, president of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society, and a member of Orthopedic Research Society and other veterinary professional organizations, such as American Veterinary Medical Association, Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association, and American Animal Hospital Association. His teaching career began at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, from 1971 to 1972. He was an associate professor of surgery at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, from 1972 to 1980. He then joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine in 1980 on the development team of the new school and as founding chair and professor in the Department of Surgical Sciences. He was chairman of the department of Surgical Sciences from 1980 to 1986. He held a joint appointment as professor of Orthopedic Surgery in the Medical School at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Tass retired in 1999 as Professor Emeritus, but never stopped contributing to the science of orthopedics, continuing to lecture and write on his research interests. He also received a US patent for his work on measuring hip dysplasia in canines. He is survived by his wife Susan, 4 children; 17 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. 

    Issue: Fall 2018
  • Glen P. Rouse, '70 BS, '72 DVM, died July 28, 2016. Glen co-owned Colorado Veterinary Specialists and Animal ER in Littleton, Colorado, with his wife, Dr. Peg Wykes, a graduate of Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine, until 2012. During his career, he developed a surgical procedure using pins and cement for spinal stabilization in small animals. In retirement, he farmed and bred red Angus cattle.