MU alumnus Melvin Gerstner, DVM ’66, was recently named to the Jefferson Club Board of Trustees. Dr. Gerstner has been involved with the University in various capacities over the years and has agreed to serve a three-year term on the board. He is the owner of Highland Park Animal Hospital in Pasadena, CA. Dr. Gerstner also travels the world volunteering for a group called World Concern, an organization of professionals from many disciplines dedicated to helping the poorest families.

The Jefferson Club assists the University of Missouri-Columbia in achieving its fundraising goals by encouraging more substantial private giving. Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the Jefferson Club recognizes the historic and philosophic ties MU has with the president. Through the Jefferson Club, alumni and friends who share his commitment to the equality of public higher education band together to support MU, the first state university in the Louisiana Purchase.

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