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 J. CHARLES GARVIN, M.D.  Marion, Ohio Junior Showmanship Finals  Since his first dog show in 1965, Dr. Garvin has been continuously involved, first in obedience, then Junior Showmanship and conformation. With his mother Betty (AKC Delegate 1979-1993) and his wife Lynn, his Korcula Kennels, Reg. has produced 86 Dalmatian AKC Champions, the majority he personally handled. He has bred and owned 5 Best in Show winners and several of the top winners and producers in the breed. He won the Junior Showmanship finals at Westminster in 1969, the only person ever to win that honor with a Dalmatian.
First approved as an AKC Judge in 1980, he has judged at the Dalmatian national specialty five times, including at the 1984 AKC Centennial Show. An AKC Delegate from the Marion Ohio KC since 1990, he is the only Delegate whose mother was also an AKC Delegate.  He is serving his eighth term as President of the Dalmatian Club of America, and has been on the Board of Directors for 23 years, 11 as Vice-President. He now serves on the Board of Directors of the American Kennel Club.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, received his medical degree from the University of Southern California, and completed his specialty training at the Ohio State University Hospitals. He is an active Ophthalmic Surgeon and physician executive, and for 14 years has been president and chairman of a 65 physician medical group practice. He has taken extensive training in business and management, is certified by the American Board of Medical Management, and is a Certified Physician Executive. He has been involved in many other community, service, volunteer, business and professional boards and committees, frequently as chair. On the personal side, he and his wife of 30 years have a son, John, in graduate school in Computer Science; Chad, a college sophomore; and daughter Laura in high school. |
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