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NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR VMAC Two new members have been selected to join FDA's Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (VMAC). The new members are Oscar J. Fletcher, Jr., D.V.M, Ph.D. and Keith E. Sterner, D.V.M. They replace retiring members Dr. Bernard Curran, and Dr. Stanley Kleven. Dr. Fletcher is Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. He received his D.V.M. and M.S. degrees from the University of Georgia, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. As a specialist in avian medicine, Dr. Fletcher is the author of more than 125 scientific papers and a contributor to four text books. In addition, he is a member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and a Founder Diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians. Dr. Sterner is a graduate of Michigan State University, and is co-owner of a mixed animal practice in Ionia, Michigan treating mainly food animals. He represents the large animal specialty, principally bovine. In 1991 the American Association of Bovine Practitioners honored Dr. Sterner as "Bovine Practitioner of the Year", and Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine presented him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Dr. Donald Lein remains the chairman of VMAC, and other members include Dr. George Cooper, Sue Hudson Duran, Dr. Diane Gerken, Dr. Gary Koritz, Dr. Alice Wolf, Dr. Steven Barker, Col. Nancy Jaax, and Dr. Ling-Jung Koong. VMAC members normally serve four-year terms.
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