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VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Carolyn Askew , articleMeet Carolyn Askew '91, DVM '96. An associate veterinarian at a clinic in Chardon, Ohio, she says VMCVM helped her learn how to be calm and professional in an emergency. Carolyn says she has friends all over the world thanks to the veterinary college, and has learned there are Hokies everywhere — "If you have a VT sticker or a t-shirt people will stop you!"
Date: Apr 10, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Brian Tu , articleMeet Brian Tu, a Class of 2028 veterinary student from Frederick, Maryland, on the mixed animal track. Brian encourages his peers to be themselves, "there is nothing wrong with being weird." He is accomplished in Wushu (Chinese martial arts), has tried indoor skydiving and aspires to do the same from an airplane, and loves "being immersed into a community with like-minded peers." His path to a veterinary career began when he was 16 and he rescued his dog from a choking incident involving a bacon-flavored teething bone.
Date: Apr 03, 2026 - -
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Michelle Goodnight returns to veterinary college as a criticalist and clinical instructor , articleMichelle Goodnight's path to veterinary medicine ran through NASA, Madagascar, and a 13-year Army career that included a year in northern Iraq treating military working dogs. Now she's back at her alma mater as a criticalist and clinical instructor in small animal clinical sciences.
Date: Mar 25, 2026 - -
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From a Pennsylvania dairy farm to the front lines of food safety , articleVeterinary and doctoral student Kirsten Masters earns a prestigious USDA Adel A. Malak Scholarship, bringing together agricultural roots, a mathematics degree, military service, and infectious disease research into a career protecting public health.
Date: Mar 17, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Katherine Broaddus , articleMeet Katherine Broaddus '83, DVM '86, a veterinarian with Broad Run Veterinary Service in Bluemont, Virginia. One of only a few women to finish the Vermont 100 both on horse and foot, she is passionate about exposing people to foxhunting and carriage driving to preserve those sports for the future. Broaddus said being an alum has allowed her unlimited access over the years to top doctors and advice without judgement. She encourages current veterinary students to do a complete history and physical examination to diagnose patients before implementing the help of modern technology.
Date: Mar 12, 2026 - -
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No laptop, no cell service, no problem: Veterinary student volunteers at sled dog marathon , articleLauren Maghak spent a week as the only student veterinarian at the 41st John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon — a 300-mile race up Minnesota's North Shore and the longest U.S. race outside of Alaska.
Date: Mar 09, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Malik Torres , articleMeet Malik Torres, Class of 2027 veterinary student from Harlem, New York. A self-described 'adrenaline junkie' who loves to skydive, Malik is also just fine being chill at the end of a hard day and taking a nap, listening to music, eating good food and grabbing a drink with friends. Torres said he has loved animals for as long as he can remember and kept a ton of pets growing up in the Big Apple, where he started working in animal hospitals as a teenager. Malik's goal is to become a veterinary cardiologist.
Date: Mar 05, 2026 - -
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Timothy Julien brings two decades of veterinary practice to veterinary college teaching labs , articleTimothy Julien spent 20 years in companion animal practice in Austin, Texas, the last eight mentoring new graduates as chief medical officer. Now he's bringing that perspective to the veterinary college's teaching labs as a collegiate assistant professor in small animal clinical sciences.
Date: Mar 03, 2026 - -
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Veterinary college well represented at 2026 Virginia Veterinary Conference awards , articleFive of six awards presented at the annual Virginia Veterinary Medical Association's annual awards ceremony in Roanoke went to faculty, staff, and alumni of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
Date: Feb 25, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Aimee Dalrymple , articleAimee Dalrymple, DVM ’95, is a shelter medicine specialist at Shelter Veterinary Care Consulting LLC in Natick, Massachusetts. After beginning her career in small animal general practice, she transitioned to shelter medicine and later earned a Master’s in Shelter Medicine through the University of Florida’s online program. She credits VMCVM with providing the strong clinical foundation that has supported her more than 30-year career, which now includes consulting with shelters, teaching at veterinary schools, and collaborating on research. Passionate about advancing evidence-based shelter medicine and dispelling misconceptions about the field, Dalrymple says all the hard work is worth it because veterinary medicine is “inspiring, challenging, and wonderful”—and even decades later, she can still ear-tag a sow or operate a cattle chute when needed.
Date: Feb 20, 2026 - -
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Families of virology pioneers set up new scholarship for public health and veterinary students , articleLuis Melendez, a professor in the veterinary college’s early years at Virginia Tech, and Pedro Acha, a visiting lecturer, were close friends and groundbreaking researchers who established concepts of One Health.
Date: Feb 16, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Cydney Suber , articleMeet Cydney Suber, a Class of 2029 veterinary student from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on the equine track. Cydney knew she wanted to be a veterinary from a young age -- her mother dubbed her Doc McStuffins. Working with horses when she got older, and seeing how the human-horse bond could affect people's lives in a positive manner, solidified her plans to be a veterinarian. Cydney said she always thought she was a dog person, until she met her cat Percy.
Date: Feb 09, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Amber Lee , articleMeet Amber Lee, a 2013 graduate of VMCVM who is the medical director at Mountain View Humane Spay/Neuter Clinic. Amber says she values staying connected to the VMCVM network -- living and working in Christiansburg enables her to collaborate with veterinary college faculty regularly. Amber loves to bake, and, even though her work is focused on dogs and cats, finds that equine and food animal factoids she learned in vet school are very helpful on trivia night.
Date: Dec 15, 2025 - -
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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Ann (Lily) Stenning , articleMeet Lily Stenning, a second-year student hailing from New Enterprise, Pennsylvania. Lily is on the public corporate track in the Class of 2028, having studied biology with a minor in Spanish as an undergraduate at Old Dominion University. She loves to sing music and play instruments, particularly her guitar -- she plans to learn how to play Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," a motivational song she often listens to before taking exams. Lily is inspired by her parents, who she describes as living life to the fullest with never-ending stories. She is pleased to be among "students, faculty, and staff from all walks of life who have come together because they decided that animals were going to be the center of their lives."
Date: Dec 05, 2025 - -
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VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Walters , articleMeet Jessica Walters '09, PhD '14, DVM '16, program manager for the Office of Laboratory Services at the VDACS. Originally focused on poultry medicine, she found her calling in diagnostics and lab leadership. She values the connections and skills she built at VMCVM and now gives back as a mentor, adjunct instructor, and advocate for agricultural communities—all while managing a lively menagerie at home.
Date: Nov 24, 2025 - -
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VMCVM Faculty Spotlight: Sheryl Coutermarsh-Ott , articleMeet Sheryl Coutermarsh-Ott DVM '11, PhD '17, a proud VMCVM alum and associate clinical professor. Since starting as a large animal husbandry tech in 2004, she’s built a career rooted in curiosity, compassion, and lifelong learning. Whether teaching students or caring for her animals at home, Sheryl brings warmth, kindness, and a passion for discovery to everything she does.
Date: Nov 14, 2025 - -
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New hospitalist focuses on improving quality of life for pets in cancer treatment , articleJonel Nightingale DVM '12 becomes intimately familiar with every pet treated at the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center beyond just a cancer diagnosis.
Date: Nov 03, 2025 - -
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From death sentence to Olympic competition, the 'harebrained idea' that's saving horses , articleHow Jessica Gilbertie's breakthrough is revolutionizing treatment for medicine's most stubborn infections.
Date: Oct 27, 2025 - -
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Environmental steward to heritage cow whisperer – one veterinary student’s journey , articleKim Kirkbride spent more than a decade working for a land trust and started a cattle farm in Giles County before reviving an old dream to be a veterinarian.
Date: Oct 08, 2025 -
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