Being a Wisconsin native and as a 'walk-on' to the University of Wisconsin, it was a privilege to graduate in pharmacy and play Big Ten basketball in the 1950s. Our contribution to University Athletics, the Athletic Training Education Program and the sports medicine facilities is very important to me.

Curt Mueller (’57 BS Pharm)

Visionary Research Improved Lives Of Companion Animals

Renowned veterinary oncologist Dr. E. Gregory MacEwen, professor and head of the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine's Oncology Section, is shown here with Marilyn Putz and her Irish setter, Tegan. Diagnosed with osteosarcoma or bone cancer, Tegan's front leg was amputated and his cancer is now in remission. Fred and Marilyn Putz of Highland Park, Illinois, have made a bequest to the School of Veterinary Medicine in appreciation of Dr. MacEwen's work.
Dr. MacEwen, who died on May 12, 2001 at the age of 57, was an internationally recognized leader in the development of anticancer therapies. "Dr. MacEwen's visionary research improved the lives of both companion animals and cancer patients," said Ivan King, vice president of research for Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Connecticut company that contributed a gift to the E. Gregory MacEwen Memorial Fund. The fund will be used to endow a chair in veterinary oncology.