SLIPPERY ROCK TWP - A veterinarian who practiced in the Grove City area for 45 years this spring was inducted into the hall of fame at Glen-Nor High School, a former suburban Philadelphia high school.

Arthur Richards was one of 31 inductees to the school's hall of fame for his work in veterinary medicine.

Hall categories were medicine, teaching, administration, community service, politics, philanthropy, business, engineering, sports, religion, writing and military service.

Richards was president of the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association in 1975 and chairman of the association's board in 1976.

In 1977 he was selected as Pennsylvania's Veterinarian of the Year.

Richards wrote "Tale Waggings: Recollections of A Rural Veterinarian" in 2002.

He was also recognized in 1985 by the Veterinary Medical Alumni Society for his work with animal welfare.

He began working as a veterinarian in the Grove City area in 1952, selling his practice in 1977 and retiring.

The plaques will be mounted on the Glen-Nor High School Wall of Fame.

Richards and his wife Carol have five children.