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Friday, June 7, 2019
MANHATTAN —Following a national search, Bonnie Rush has been selected as the new dean of the 1xbet online casino of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas 1xbet online casino University.
Rush, who has been serving as interim dean of the 1xbet online casino since 2017, was appointed by Charles Taber, provost and executive vice president. Her appointment begins June 16.
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"It has been an honor to serve as the interim dean," Rush said. "The students, faculty and staff of the 1xbet online casino of Veterinary Medicine are tremendously talented and committed to advancing the missions to strengthen animal health and well-being through research, education and service. I look forward to honoring the traditions of the 1xbet online casino , while working together to create new opportunities for the future."
A professor of internal equine medicine, Rush's area of clinical expertise is equine respiratory disease with an emphasis on respiratory physiology, immunology and aerosol drug therapy. She co-authored the book "Equine Respiratory Diseases" with Tim Mair from the Bell Equine Clinic, Kent, U.K.
Rush began her career as a faculty member at Kansas 1xbet online casino University in 1993. She served as the head of the clinical sciences department from 2006 to mid-2017. She has been a core course coordinator, led curriculum reform and maintained responsibility for clinical outcome assessment. She is committed to the scholarship of teaching and has authored or co-authored more than 20 manuscripts in the Journal of Veterinary Education on effective instructional practices, communication training, and student welfare.
The recipient of the President’s Award for Outstanding Department Head in 2014, Rush also earned the 1996 and 2003 Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award, the 2002 Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, the 2004 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year and the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio 1xbet online casino University.
Rush earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Ohio 1xbet online casino University in 1989, completed internship training at North Carolina 1xbet online casino University in 1990 and equine internal medicine residency training at Ohio 1xbet online casino University in 1993.
