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Bellwether MagazineVolume 1Number 69 Winter 2009 Article 31-1-2009President's Message: 125 Years of Innovation,Discovery and ServiceAmy GutmannUniversity of PennsylvaniaThis paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. http://repository.upenn.edu/bellwether/vol1/iss69/3For more information, please contact libraryrepository@pobox.upenn.edu.WWW.VET.UPENN.EDU/BELLWETHER 3p re s i d e n t ’sme s s a g e125Years of Innovation,Discovery and Serviceam delighted to congratulate PennVet on its125th anniversary and to join in celebrating theoccasion with its faculty, staff and students. Since1884 the school’s commitment to improving thelives of animals and people has been a model not onlyfor other veterinary schools but also for the Penncommunity itself. It is a strong partner in our world-changing enterprise.The words of Dr.William Pepper, theuniversity’s provost and himself a descendant ofBenjamin Franklin, ring as true today as they didwhen he urged the university to establish aDepartment ofVeterinary Medicine:“One of thecharacteristic features of the present age, springingfrom its vigorous humanizing spirit, is the large shareof attention that is paid to improving the condition ofthe lower animals... and it is desirable that carefulstudy be given to the best means of promoting theirhealth and comfort.”The “vigorous humanizingspirit” flourishes more than ever today at one of theworld’s best schools of veterinary medicine.From its origins as an extension of the medicalschool with 13 teachers, 29 students and one building,PennVet has grown into the standard-bearer forexcellence in scientific research and veterinary careand education, with two campuses spread over 35miles and more than 6,000 graduates.The multi-disciplinary Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine,established in 2007, will advance knowledge in stemcell biology and regeneration and translate thesediscoveries into new, previously unimaginabletherapies to alleviate suffering and disease.Throughboth its pioneering research and the sterling quality ofits graduates, PennVet will continue to have an evergreater impact on the world’s health.I salute PennVet, for 125 years of innovation,discovery and service, and I look forward to its futureachievements.—AMY GUTMANNPRESIDENT OF THEUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAIPenn President Amy Gutmann helped the School launch its capitalcampaign in October 2008. Photo by John Donges.

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