Trustees Name Hoffsis Vet Med Dean

GLEN HOFFSIS TO BE DEAN  
OF COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 

     Glen F. Hoffsis, interim dean of The Ohio State University 
College of Veterinary Medicine, was appointed dean, effective 
July 10. 

     Hoffsis, 54, a professor of veterinary clinical sciences and 
former director of the university's Veterinary Hospital, has been 
serving as interim dean since September 1993, when he was given 
an appointment through July 1, 1995, while a national search was 
conducted for a permanent dean.  

     "The search committee looked at candidates from across the 
nation, and found that Glen Hoffsis had tremendous support from 
throughout the state to lead Ohio State's College of Veterinary 
Medicine," said Tzagournis.  "He has done an exemplary job as 
interim dean, leading the college through the restructuring 
process and building support among faculty, students, clients and 
donors.  I am very pleased that he will continue to serve in this 
important role." 

     Hoffsis has been an Ohio State faculty member since 1970 and 
headed the section on food animal medicine and surgery in the 
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences from 1970 to 1991.  A 
livestock specialist, he conducts research on metabolic and 
infectious diseases in food-producing animals.  He has authored 
or co-authored more than 100 scientific articles.  He actively 
participates in the college's teaching and research programs and 
in the Veterinary Hospital's clinical practice. 

     In 1991, Hoffsis was named director of Ohio State's 
Veterinary Hospital.  With more than 20,000 annual patient 
visits, the hospital is one of North America's largest and 
highest quality university veterinary hospitals. 

     "Dr. Hoffsis has distinguished himself as a teacher and a 
scholar in the academic community at Ohio State for 25 years," 
said Sisson.  "As interim dean of the College of Veterinary 
Medicine, his excellent leadership abilities guided the college 
through a very successful reorganization.  We are delighted that 
he will continue as dean of the college." 

     Hoffsis is very active in veterinary medicine organizations.  
He serves as a food animal consultant to the federal Food and 
Drug Administration and was a member of the American Veterinary 
Medical Association's Joint Liaison Committee with the National 
Milk Producers Federation which produced the Dairy Quality 
Assurance Program.  He is past president of the American 
Association of Bovine Practitioners and a recipient of the 
organization's Award of Excellence.  Hoffsis is past chairman of 
the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine 
Advisory Committee.  He is also past vice president of the Ohio 
Veterinary Medical Association, is currently chairman of OVMA's 
Biologics and Pharmaceutical Committee, and is a frequent speaker 
at conventions of the OVMA and other state and national 
veterinary organizations.  He is food animal editor for the 
veterinary journal Compendium on Continuing Education and is a 
reviewer for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical 
Association.  He has received the College of Veterinary 
Medicine's Norden Distinguished Teaching Award. 

     He earned a bachelor's degree in animal science in 1962, a 
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1966 and a master's 
degree in internal medicine in 1969, all from Ohio State.  He 
served an internship in veterinary medicine at Colorado State 
University in 1967.  Hoffsis is board certified by the American 
College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 

     "I am very pleased with the outcome of the recent 
restructuring process the college has undergone and the position 
that we are now in to advance our mission and to rapidly 
progress," Hoffsis said.  "I am honored to have been chosen to 
lead the college toward the goal of becoming one of the top three 
or four veterinary colleges in North America." 

     Ohio State's College of Veterinary Medicine is the nation's 
third oldest, as well as one of the largest and most highly 
regarded.  The college has about 100 faculty members and enrolls 
about 520 students in the D.V.M. program and 150 graduate 
students and residents. 


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 10:17:33 -0400]
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