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 8/15/95                                 Sam Hendrix 334/844-3698

AUBURN NAMES BOOSINGER INTERIM DEAN OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

AUBURN -- Timothy Boosinger, associate dean of academic affairs at 
Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine for the past two 
years, has been named interim dean, says AU Provost Paul Parks.   
     Boosinger will take over Sept. 1 for retiring Dean J. Thomas 
Vaughan, who has headed the veterinary college since 1977.        
"Dr. Boosinger's accomplishments as a scientist and an 
administrator, plus his familiarity with our programs in veterinary 
medicine, make him the ideal person for this interim position,"
Parks  said. "Dean Vaughan's retirement leaves some tremendous
shoes to fill,  but we believe this college, one of the finest in
the country, will be  able to make a smooth transition."        
Parks said he will appoint a search committee to identify 
candidates for the dean's position. AU has had only five deans of 
veterinary medicine in the program's 103-year history.       
Boosinger, a native of Indiana, holds the D.V.M. and Ph.D. degrees 
from Purdue University. He is also board certified in the American 
College of Veterinary Pathologists. Boosinger came to Auburn in
1983 as  an assistant professor of veterinary pathology. He
previously was staff  pathologist to the Aerospace Medical Research
Laboratory's Toxicology  Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base in Ohio.        
      In addition to teaching and research duties at Auburn,
Boosinger  since 1989 has been an evaluation site coordinator for
the National  Library of Medicine's basic pathology computer
assisted interactive video  series.        
      As an instructor, Boosinger received the 1992 MSD AgVet Award 
for Creativity in Teaching. 
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