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Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009

K-STATE'S MICHAEL CATES NAMED TO EXECUTIVE POSITION ON THE ONE 1xbet online games login COMMISSION

MANHATTAN -- Michael Cates, director of Kansas State University's master of public 1xbet online games login program, has been named secretary and treasurer of the One 1xbet online games login Commission, a national group established to spotlight the connections between human, animal and environmental 1xbet online games login and the benefits of a collaborative approach to better 1xbet online games login for all.

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Cates, who is also K-State's James B. Nichols Professor of Veterinary Public 1xbet online games login , will represent the American Veterinary Medical Association as a member of the commission's board of directors.

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Cates also is a distinguished diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. In his 28-year career in the U.S. Army, he also served as chief of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps.