Vernon and Shirley Hill Pavilion Dedicated
Friday, November 03, 2006
PHILADELPHIA -- Penn Vet's new teaching and discovery building -- the first addition to the School’s West Philadelphia campus in 25 years – opened with a gala honoring donors Vernon and Shirley Hill, on Friday, November 3.
Their $10-million commitment ranks as the largest ever to the School by a living donor. The four-story building with state-of-the-art lecture halls, library seminar rooms and laboratories stands at the intersection of Baltimore, Woodland and University avenues.
Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the world's premier veterinary schools. Founded in 1884, the School was built on the concept of Many Species, One Medicine™. The birthplace of veterinary specialties, the School serves a distinctly diverse array of animal patients, from pets to horses to farm animals at our two campuses. In Philadelphia, on Penn's campus, are the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital for companion animals, as well as classrooms, laboratories and the School's administrative offices. The large-animal facility, New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, Pa., encompasses hospital facilities for the care of horses and food animals as well as diagnostic laboratories serving the agriculture industry. The School has successfully integrated scholarship and scientific discovery with all aspects of veterinary medical education.
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