Vet Gazette

First Lieutenant Matt Carnett during his recommission ceremony in Magruder Hall

Class of 2010 graduating senior Matthew Carnett was re-commissioned on Friday, June 4, from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant. Matthew will serve in the U.S. Army as a veterinarian for at least three years after graduation. His first duty station is Holloman Air Force Base in N.M. where he’ll be in charge of veterinary care of the military working dogs. He’ll also provide veterinary care for the military dogs at White Sands Missile Range.

Certificates of completion were awarded to five visiting students on June 4. Krystal Claybrook, Alex Padron, Stacy Luddy, and Marc Van Every came to OSU from St. George’s University in Grenada. Dr. Chulhoon Baek was in the PAVE program (Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalent). These are the latest Caribbean and PAVE students to have completed their clinical year at OSU.

Visiting students Marc Van Every (L), Stacy Luddy (C) and Alex Padron (R) with their certificates of completion for finishing their clinical year

Jenny Beedle:
I plan to work in a small animal practice somewhere in the northwest.
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Rachel Chinn:
After graduation, I will be marrying my best friend, true love, and soul mate of 11 years. Following the wedding and honeymoon in September, I will be starting as an associate veterinarian for a small animal practice in Portland, Oregon.
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Brian Dugovich:
I’ll be around for another year as a small animal rotating intern at Oregon State!
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Heidi Franck:
I plan on moving to Tucson, Arizona, and will start employment with Banfield, The Pet Hospital in July. But before that, I plan on enjoying a nice vacation at Disney World!
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Allyson Gosling:
I am beginning with a small animal internship at WestVet in Boise, Idaho. After that it’s back to Oregon (Eugene or Portland or…) to work in general practice. I plan on staying in close contact with the amazing, wonderful friends I have made over the last four years, with hopes of organizing a trip somewhere fun once we make it through our first year as new vets.

Christine Gustin:
My plan for this summer is to enjoy some time off, traveling to Hawaii and backpacking around Oregon and California. Once I’ve recuperated from the grinds of school, I’d like to find a small animal and exotics practice in southern Oregon or northern California, and eventually become certified in acupuncture.

Casey Jacobs:
I will be taking the summer off to enjoy life and traveling to Mexico and Bali. In the fall I will be moving to Adelaide, South Australia, where I plan on working in a small animal practice and getting involved in wildlife and international medicine. I also hope to perfect my wine tasting and scuba diving skills.

Ruth McDevitt:
Will be driving across the country to start a rotating small animal internship at Ocean State Veterinary Specialists in Rhode Island with the most annoying car traveling dog ever.
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Robin Sechrest:
I will be taking a 3 week vacation to spend time with family and friends, including one week in Hawaii, then starting my veterinary career at Nyberg Woods Veterinary Hospital in Tualatin, Oregon. Future plans are to work in the Eugene area and raise a family in Brownsville, Oregon.