Author in our midst

When I came to the College in 1999, Dr. David Coria was the Director of the Vet and Animal Science Department. He was like a father to all the students there, caring deeply for each of the young people in his department. He left in 2002 to become a founding professor at the Universidad Pública y Autónoma de El Alto. In 2006 he died of gastrointestinal complications, leaving behind a wife and son, and many brothers and sister.

One brother, Alfredo, followed in David's footsteps, becoming a veterinarian, and later a professor at the College. Before David's death, he and Alfredo were working on a textbook about animal anatomy. Alfredo finished the book and published it, and presented it today in a small ceremony with all of our Vet and Animal Science students.

"My brother was an advocate of students swimming in information," said Alfredo. "I hope that this book will help you become the professionals that you dream of becoming."


Photo: Vet Director Martín Morales and Author Dr. Alfredo Coria with a copy of his newly published book Bases de Anatomía en Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Vol. 1.