In 1950, in an equally small hamlet of La Plata, Maryland, M. Susan Moreland was born. “Sue always felt a special rapport with animals, felt close to them, enjoyed interacting with them and planned almost from the cradle to be a doctor so the “Sue” could help her very special “friends”. A pre-kindergarten dream was realized in June 1976 as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree was granted to M. Susan Moreland by the University of Georgia [citation].