Vet medicine appoints two department heads
Barry Harmon, professor of pathology, has been named head of the pathology department.
A diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathology, Harmon received his D.V.M. summa cum laude at Auburn University, and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. He joined the UGA faculty in 1986 and has served as director of necropsy services since 1990.
Frederick D. Quinn, professor of medical microbiology and parasitology, is now head of that department. He also is chair of the Division of Infectious Disease and Immunity of the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute.
Quinn, who earned a Ph.D. from Indiana University, joined the College of Veterinary Medicine faculty as adjunct assistant professor in 1994.
His previous position was chief of the Pathogenesis Laboratory, Tuberculosis/Mycobacteriology Branch, Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta.