Dr. Robert "Pete" Bill is a Purdue Veterinary Medicine alumnus who earned his DVM degree in 1980 and then entered private veterinary practice as a small animal practitioner. He also started teaching at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). In 1985, he received his MS degree from IUPUI and returned to Purdue’s West Lafayette campus as a graduate instructor and David Ross Fellow in the College of Veterinary Medicine. He earned his PhD at Purdue in 1990 and became a visiting assistant professor of clinical pharmacology and assistant to the director of the College’s Veterinary Technology Program. Dr. Bill rose through the academic ranks, becoming a tenured associate professor in 1995 and a full professor in 2007.

Dr. Bill also had a great interest in veterinary technology, and eventually became the director of the Veterinary Technology Program. He also spearheaded the development of the Veterinary Technology Distance Learning Program, which became the first totally online degree that Purdue offered.

Dr. Bill also received the university’s Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award and was inducted into the Purdue Teaching Academy. Then in 2015 he received the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges’ Distinguished Teacher Award, presented by Zoetis. He was named Professor Emeritus of Basic Medical Sciences. Dr. Bill served as the president of the Veterinary Technology Educators Association and was also on the accrediting body for six years. Dr. Bill collects numerous items relating to Purdue and Purdue history. 

Source: Robert "Pete" Bill. Purdue University Press. /www.thepress.purdue.edu/contributors/robert-pete-bill>

Doerr, Kevin. "Retirement Reception Honors Dr. Pete Bill." College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University. /www.purdue.edu/vet/newsroom/2017/retirement-reception-honors-dr.-pete-bill.php>