1976

Hadley C. Stephenson, professor emeritus of small animal medicine and consultant to the Cornell Research Laboratory for Diseases of Dogs died on August 25, 1976, ending almost sixty years of professional service to Cornell University. Dr. Stephenson was a lifelong friend of dogs, a veterinarian’s veterinarian, and a member of a vanishing breed of Cornellian. If there were a better life than that of a doctor of veterinary medicine at Cornell University, Dr. Hadley C. Stephenson — Steve as everyone knew him — did not recognize or acknowledge it. With his passing the dog world has lost a true champion. He was indeed the gentle doctor, a role he played in a short him honoring doctors of small animal medicine produced by the Gaines Dog Research Center. His love for his profession came naturally, as his father, his grandfather, and a brother, were veterinarians.