Robert Rooks

Robert Rooks, '78 DVM, is the 2010 recipient of the Don Mahan Award, the highest honor presented by the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association. The award recognizes the contributions of an individual to organized veterinary medicine, the community, and the animals. Rob opened All-Care Animal Referral Center in Fountain Valley, Calif. in 1987 as one of the first specialty referral practices in the area. It has been recognized for its cutting-edge diagnostics and treatment options and was one of the first practices to offer kidney transplants, arthroscopic surgeries, and one-site MRIs.