Topics in this Institute Report include: Message from the Director [James A. Baker]; In Appreciation; In Memoriam [Mrs. Lee Garnett Day]; Acknowledgements: In Memoriam, Individuals, Veterinarians, Veterinary Associations; Foundations and Trusts, Companies, Hunts and Clubs; Publications of the Veterinary Virus Research Institute; Virus Research Institute Staff: General Institute Staff, Cooperating Staff, Cornell Research Laboratory for Diseases of Dogs, Microbiology Laboratory.