FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WINN FELINE FOUNDATION NAMES NEW PRESIDENT OF DIRECTORS

Hillsborough, NJ, November 1, 2011: Dr. Vicki L. Thayer is the new
President of the Board of Directors of the Winn Feline Foundation.

     Dr. Thayer is focused on collaboration with other Foundations and
organizations.  Her efforts have led to the development of both the
Winn/American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) Veterinary Student
Scholarship and Excellence in Feline Research Award. Her most recent
collaborative effort on behalf of Winn has been in working together with
AVMF, American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), and the Morris
Animal Foundation to create and fund feline-focused health studies
coalition under the umbrella of the Cat Health Network. “We’re intent on
elevating the status and funding for cat health research,” says Dr. Thayer.
“Even after 40 years, the Winn Feline Foundation continues to be a
significant contributor to everything we know about cats.”

Dr. Thayer joined the Winn Board of Directors in 2008. She has considerable
leadership experience in organized veterinary medicine with the American
Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA) and (AAFP), as well as in other
community activities.  She was a Director on the board of AAFP for 20 years
and President of the Association from 1996 through 1998, along with being
AAFP’s Delegate to AVMA from 2004 to 2010.

Thayer, who is Boarded in Feline Medicine, provides significant input,
among the scientific reviewers who approve funding for cat health studies.  
Dr. Thayer has published articles on feline retroviruses, with particular
emphasis on clinical management. She is a graduate from the Washington
State University College of Veterinary Medicine.  As the principal owner of
Civic Feline Clinic in Walnut Creek, CA, Dr. Thayer established the first
veterinary practice exclusively for cats in the Diablo Valley region of
northern California. In 2003 Civic Feline Clinic was selected as one of the
top five veterinary practices in the San Francisco Bay Area by Checkbook
magazine

Dr. Thayer succeeds Betty White, who became President in 2009, and remains
on the Winn Feline Foundation Board of Directors.  

The Winn Feline Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1968
that supports studies to improve cat health. Since 1968, the Winn Feline
Foundation has funded over $3 million in health research for cats at more
than 30 partner institutions world-wide. This funding is made possible
through the support of dedicated donors and partners. Research supported by
the Winn Feline Foundation helps veterinarians to improve treatment of
common feline health problems and prevent many diseases. Grants are awarded
twice yearly with the help of the foundation’s expert review panel. For
further information, go to www.winnfelinehealth.org

WINN Feline Foundation
390 Amwell Road, Suite 402
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Phone:(908) 359-1184 Fax:(908) 359-7619
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