LTC Daniel Holland, DVM Memorial Scholarship

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The recipient for the 2008 LTC Daniel Holland, DVM Memorial Scholarship is Brian Barone, DVM.

Dr. Barone is a graduate of Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine and practices as a relief veterinarian at multiple mixed animal facilities in Jacksonville, Texas.  He was nominated and chosen for his dedication to the mixed animal field along with his excellent communication skills and for inspiring confidence and trust among his colleagues and clients.

The LTC Daniel Holland, DVM Memorial Scholarship will cover Dr. Barone’s registration, travel and lodging for the 2008 Southwest Veterinary Symposium.

Congratulations Dr. Barone for being recognized as a leader in the veterinary profession and thank you to everyone for your support that makes the LTC Daniel Holland, DVM Memorial Scholarship possible.

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Dr. Lyndon J. Graf, DVM SWVS 2007 President, LTC Holland’s wife and two children and the 2008 scholarship recipient Brian Barone, DVM. The LTC Daniel Holland, DVM Memorial Scholarship was presented at the Alumni DVM / Student Reception, SWVS 2007.

Supporting the Scholarship: The Southwest Veterinary Symposium working in conjunction with the five partner state VMA Foundations welcomes your support of the scholarship and thereby your support of the profession of Veterinary Medicine. We welcome your donation by placing a check in the mail today made payable to the LTC Daniel Holland, DVM Scholarship Fund, SWVS at 9101 LBJ Freeway, Suite 460, Dallas, Texas 75243.

About the Scholarship: Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Daniel Holland, DVM represented the United States and Veterinary Medicine in an exemplary manner that set a standard few of us will ever achieve. On May 18, 2006 he gave the ultimate sacrifice – his life, while serving as a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team leader in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. LTC Holland, along with three other soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division and an Iraqi interpreter, was killed in action by an improvised explosive device (IED) while working on projects to improve the agricultural infrastructure in Iraq. LTC Holland was the first United States Army veterinarian to be lost to war since the Vietnam Conflict.

LTC Holland was a respected and experienced officer and doctor. Prior to deploying to Iraq, he served as Commander of South Plains District Veterinary Command, an area encompassing Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. He had previously served for twenty one years in numerous Army veterinary assignments in the United States and Germany, and in humanitarian missions to many other countries including Honduras, Haiti, Bosnia, and Croatia. Dan was also a beloved family man and friend to everyone he encountered. His sacrifice to our Nation is proudly remembered by his wife and two young children who currently reside in Texas.

Daniel was a tremendous supporter of the role of Continuing Education in the field of Veterinary Medicine. He attended the 2005 Southwest Veterinary Symposium and also served as a session moderator in the same year. He was a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and a member of the American VMA, the Oklahoma VMA, and the American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians. He was a 1988 graduate of Oklahoma State University, and resided in Texas at the time of his death

The annual scholarship will cover the registration, travel and lodging for the Southwest Veterinary Symposium. The scholarship recipient will be selected by the SWVS Awards Committee. The scholarship recipient for 2009 will be announced at the Southwest Veterinary Symposium in October, 2008.

To nominate a DVM to receive this prestigious annual scholarship please print out the nomination form and return to SWVS via mail or fax no later than July 25th, 2008. You may also receive the nomination form by contacting any of the five partner state VMA offices at:

Criteria for Selecting the Recipient:

Nominee should be an individual that has graduated from a college of veterinary medicine in the past five years.

Nominee should be engaged in the profession of veterinary medicine involving food animal or mixed animal emphasis, or be actively engaged in public health, nation building or food security programs.