Metal plaque with relief of a bust of Ward Giltner at top (north entrance)
The text of the plaque underneath Giltner's likeness is:
“1882 1950 Dean Emeritus Ward Giltner
In Grateful Recognition of Meritorious Service to Michigan State College Chiefly in the Development of the Department of Bacteriology and Public Health, the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Curriculum of Medical Technology, This Plaque is Presented by the Alumni of the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Graduated Ithaca High School, Ithaca, New York 1899
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University 1906
Master of Science, Alabama Polytechnic Institute 1908
Doctor of Public Health, University of Michigan 1933
Assistant Bacteriologist, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station 1908-1912
State Veterinarian, Michigan 1911-1913
Professor and Head of the Department of Bacteriology and Public Health, and Bacteriologist to the Experiment Station 1912-1948
Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine 1923-1948
Director, Curriculum in Medical Technology 1926-1948
Director, Division of Biological Science, School of Science and Arts 1944-1948
Born Ithaca, New York, April 3, 1882
Died at Higgins Lake, Michigan, June 14, 1950”
Giltner Hall and the plaque were dedicated on March 20, 1953 although the building had opened in 1952.
Source: New Veterinary Building at College is Dedicated, Lansing State Journal, March 20, 1963
Metal plaque with relief of a bust of Claude Bryan at top (north entrance)
The text of the plaque underneath Bryan's likeness is:
“1908- 1951 Dean Claude Stever Bryan
In Appreciation of the Service Given to Michigan State College, to the Dairy Industry, and to the Cause of National Public Health, This Plaque is Presented by Alumni of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Friends.
Graduated Perkasie High School, Perkasie Pennsylvania 1925
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State College 1930
Master of Science, Michigan State College 1932
Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State College 1937
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State College 1942
Graduate Assistant in Bacteriology, Michigan State College 1930-1931
Assistant in Bacteriology, Michigan State College 1931-1936
Research Assistant in Bacteriology, Michigan State College 1936-1941
Assistant Professor and Research Assistant in Bacteriology, Michigan State College 1941-1942
Associate Professor and Research Associate in Bacteriology, Michigan State College 1942-1943
Professor and Research Professor in Bacteriology, Michigan State College 1943-1944
Professor and Head, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Michigan State College 1944-1947
Acting Dean, Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State College 1947-1948
Dean, Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State College 1948-1951
Born Bedminster, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1908
Died Anne Arbor, Michigan, July 30, 1951”
Mallmann Reinke Reading Room plaque (room 153 Giltner Hall)
The text of the plaque is
“The W.L. Mallmann
E. Paul Reinke
Reading Room
Michigan State University
Dedicated 1980”