1997 - History of the Program of Veterinary Technology at Manor College
In the Spring of 1997 an on-site evaluation team visited Manor and the CVTEA subsequently awarded full-accreditation to the Program. Manor's Annual Springtime Gala was dedicated to the development of funds for acquisition of a x-ray unit and Dr. Patricia McManus was honored for her role in bringing initial AVMA accreditation to the Program. A few months later, on June 2, 1997, NEVTEA was incorporated by Dr. Bassert.
In the summer of 1997, a Universal high-frequency x-ray unit was purchased and installed in the newly constructed radiology suite. Also at this time, Dr. Bassert, in collaboration with Ray Schwegler, Instructional Technologies Manager and Frank DiMarchi, Development Office received a $25,000 matching grant from Bell Atlantic to develop on-line courses in veterinary technology. This grant was matched by the College. In addition, the Program adopted a Shetland gelding for use in Large Animal Clinical Procedures and Dr. Bassert recruited the participation of fostered animals from Spay n'Save and other rescue organizations (in addition to CARE) to better meet the increased demand for animals in Small Animal Clinical Procedures and in Surgery & Anesthesiology Laboratories. By the fall of 1997, enrollment included 80 students.
Frosty gets adopted
Installation of the X-ray machine