Recognition Awards
Dr. Glen E. Hurley to receive a 2007 Alumni Recognition Award
Dr. Glen E. Hurley, Waverly, Iowa, has been
selected to receive a 2007 Alumni Recognition Award by the K-State
College of Veterinary Medicine and its Veterinary Medical Alumni
Association. He is being honored for his time and effort devoted to
veterinary medicine and for being an exceptional role model for
future veterinarians.
The award will be presented at the K-State Alumni Reception during
the North American Veterinary Conference on Jan. 14, in Orlando,
Fla.
Dr. Hurley earned his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from K-State in 1953.
After graduating he served two years as base
veterinarian at Bowling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.
In 1956 he went to work in a large animal veterinary practice with
Dr. Lee Railsback in Ellsworth, Minnesota. A year later Dr. Hurley
opened his own large animal practice in Boxholm, Iowa, where he
worked until 1975. From 1975 until his retirement in 1991, he
co-owned a veterinary practice in Waverly, Iowa, where he
specialized in the treatment of dairy and beef cattle, swine and
horses.
Throughout his years in practice Dr. Hurley mentored high school and
undergraduate college students, and veterinary students interested
in veterinary medicine.
Since retirement, Dr. Hurley and his wife, Lois, have been involved
in volunteer work around the world. The Hurleys completed a term in
the United States Peace Corps, living in Morocco, where Dr. Hurley
trained veterinary technicians and provided animal care. “Our term
in the Peace Corps opened several doors for other opportunities,”
Dr. Hurley said.
In 1995 the couple directed a goat restocking project for the Maasai
tribe in Kenya. The next year they trained Peace Corps volunteers,
native farmers and technicians in El Salvador. The Hurleys have also
volunteered in Ghana, Mongolia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, St.
Vincent and Granada.
“Just becoming acquainted with the people around the world and
helping them is a very rewarding experience,” Dr. Hurley said.
He has also been involved with Heifer International for over 35
years, an organization that supplies livestock to the poor in
developing countries. The native people are taught how to care for
the animals while preserving their environment. They also receive
community organizational skills. Through Heifer International the
Hurleys have volunteered at The Ranch in Arkansas and Overlook Farm
in Massachusetts. They continue to do promotional work, seminars and
displays for the organization.
Dr. Hurley is an honor roll member of the American Veterinary
Medical Association. He is also a life member of the Iowa Veterinary
Medical Association, having served on its executive board. He also
served as president of the North Central Iowa Veterinary Medical
Association
In his community Dr. Hurley has served on the city council, school
board and as chairperson for the United Way. He has served on the
board of the regional housing organization INTERCOG and is a member
of the local board of Habitat for Humanity. Dr. Hurley is also
active in the United Methodist Church
The Hurleys have three children, Sharon, Shawn and Eric, and four
grandchildren.