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Jeff Gaver headshot

Alumnus Jeff Gaver encourages medical providers to help their community beyond exam room walls. 

White medical coat on a hanger

The College of Veterinary Medicine’s White Coat ceremony will be conducted virtually through Zoom on May 1 at 1 p.m. The ceremony will be streamed through YouTube live for family and friends. 

Seven new faces are joining the College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni & Friends Society Board

Seven new faces are joining the College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni & Friends Society Board

Joni Scheftel

Joni Scheftel, DVM ’82, ’01 MPH, has been named “Veterinarian of the Year” by the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association.

VetGirl illustration of diversity scholarship

VETgirl, an online veterinary continuing education webinar service for veterinary professionals, has given a gift to establish the VETgirl Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Scholarship at CVM.

Students and alumni chatting on zoom

This past fall, the college introduced “Crash Nights,” weekly programs that invite DVM students to meet virtually with alumni for fun activities and educational discussions.

Julian Montoya Lopez

Julian Montoya Lopez, DVM, was recently selected as the recipient of the Carlos Pijoan Graduate Student Fellowship in Swine Medicine for the 2020–21 school year.

Two students at the registration desk for the clinic
Issue: Fall 2020

On a fall day for the past several years, around 30 students and staff members from the College of Veterinary Medicine have packed up a caravan of cars and made a 3.5-hour drive north to Hawley, Minn. There, the group converges with another set of volunteers headed by Sarah Lee, ’02 DVM, who owns Lee Veterinary Clinic and organizes an annual free castration clinic for horses.