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Kansas State University's College of
Veterinary Medicine is honoring two individuals with special awards.
Hugh Butler,
Kalispell, Montana, a former K-State College of Veterinary Medicine faculty member, received
the college's E.R. Frank Award for meritorious service to the college and the
veterinary profession.
Peter Kennedy, Davis, California, professor emeritus of pathology at the School of Veterinary
Medicine, University of California at Davis, is the recipient of the college's 2000 Distinguished Alumnus Award for outstanding achievements and contributions to the
veterinary profession.
Both men received their honors at the annual conference of the
K-State Veterinary Medical Alumni Association, June 4, at K-State.
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Dr.
Hugh Butler served as a professor of
surgery at K-State from 1968 until his retirement in 1986. He was among the first
veterinary surgeons in the United States to adopt an advanced Swiss system (A-O Plating)
of using plates and screws for artificial hip replacement in dogs. Butler also earned
recognition for his research in kidney transplantation. He and Dr. Joe Desch performed the
first two successful renal transplants in dogs.
The author of
numerous publications and refereed papers on his work, Butler has been a member of several
professional and educational organizations, including the American Society of Nephrology,
American Society of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, American Heart Society,
American Veterinary Medical Association, and a charter member of the American College of
Veterinary Surgeons. He also is a member of several honorary societies, including Alpha
Psi, Phi Zeta, and the Sigma Xi Association.
Butler earned a bachelor's
degree in applied science from Montana State College, and a doctor
of veterinary medicine degree and a master's degree in physiology,
both from Washington State University.
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