Dr. Kim Novak

Class of 1970 Kim Novak was the valedictorian of the OTHS class of 1970. She was also a member of the band, the debate team, the speech team, and Thespians. Dr. Novak DVM graduated in 1976 from the University of Illinois Veterinary Medical School. At the time there were relatively few female veterinarians in the United States. She returned to Ottawa and became a co-owner of an existing veterinary practice with Dr. Loomis. Currently her veterinary practice in Ottawa is housed in a 5400 square foot mixed animal facility, with four veterinarians, and twenty-four full-time and part-time employees. The practice does both large and small animal work. Dr. Novak has volunteered and served as a member of the OTHS District 140 Educational Foundation board and the IVCC Foundation board, and she has served as an advisor to the State of Illinois disabilities group. Dr. Novak began her professional career as one of the very few female veterinarians in the United States, and is now one of more than 75,000 female veterinarians practicing nationally.