[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16916-16917]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      HONORING JAMES L. VOSS, DVM

 Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I rise to day to pay tribute to a 
man who has had a profound impact on Colorado State University, the 
City of Ft. Collins, CO and the veterinary community nationwide.
  According to US News and World Report, Colorado State University 
boasts the second best veterinary medicine program in the nation. One 
of the reasons CSU is so nationally renowned is because of its 
wonderful Veterinary Teaching Hospital. And one of the reasons that 
hospital exists is because of Dr. James L. Voss.

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  Currently the Dean of the CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and 
Biomedical Sciences, Dr. Voss received his Doctorate of Veterinary 
Medicine from CSU in 1958 and was hired by the University as an 
instructor. While a student, he was one of my best instructors. As the 
university was growing and seeking to enhance its veterinary teaching 
capabilities, plans for a news Veterinary Teaching Hospital got 
underway. Dr. Voss became the faculty representative of the hospital 
building committee. In 1979, the Hospital was completed. And now, the 
Hospital will bear his name.
  I am proud to join all CSU veterinary School alumni in saying that no 
finer man deserves this honor. This building and all the science and 
teaching that has taken place in it since 1979, are direct results of 
Dr. Voss' determination, dedication and love of veterinary medicine. 
Because of Dr. Voss and his long service to the university and our 
profession, CSU has produced some of the finest veterinarians in the 
nation. CSU and Ft. Collins have become central locations in national 
and international veterinary science.
  When one man does so much for an institution and a profession like 
Dr. Voss has, it is only fitting to honor him in this manner. I am 
extremely pleased that from this day forward, the James L. Voss 
Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University will continue 
to serve the university, the veterinary medical community, and 
science.

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