CVM News and Events: May 2017

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Passing of retired CVM Administrator and Faculty Member Dr. Margaret Kern

Dr. Maragret R. Kern

With deep sympathy, we announce the passing of Dr. Margaret R. Kern, retired CVM administrator and faculty member. Dr. Kern served in numerous positions at the CVM. She was a revered colleague, friend, and mentor to veterinarians and veterinary students across the country. She had a real passion for teaching and helping others. Memorial contributions may be made to the MSU Foundation to the Dr. Margaret R. Kern Memorial Scholarship Fund # 403149.

Obituary

Friday, May 19, 2017

Order 2017 Graduation Day Photos

Order graduation day photos and Class of 2017 portraits here

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Summer Research Experience 2017

The CVM’s Summer Research Experience is a 12-week program to provide student trainees with exposure and training in biomedical research and to provide them with skills that will help them grow into leaders in the veterinary profession.

1st row: Henry Wan, Alex Shealy, Carol Baker, Caitlyn Outlaw, Jenna Hoden, Jessica Sherman
2nd row: Breanna Brown, Brandie Amos, Courtney Fancher, Acacia Cooper, Jasmine Nolan
3rd row (staggered): Jeff Eells, Frank Austin, James Yates, Keun Seok Seo, Will Crosby, Lakeisha Williams, Jose Zayas, Andrea Varela-Stokes, Barb Kaplan

Friday, May 5, 2017

Class of 2017 Graduation Day

Class of 2017 poses for photo with white lab coats after the awards ceremony!

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

For MSU’s graduating Schraeder sisters, veterinary medicine is all in the family

Petal natives Sarah and Kate Schraeder, pictured with their three dogs on Mississippi State University’s Drill Field, will graduate from MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine on Friday [May 5]. (Photo by Beth Wynn)

Contact: James Carskadon

STARKVILLE, Miss.—In 2013, the Schraeder sisters in Petal anxiously awaited acceptance letters to Mississippi State’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Both Kate and Sarah Schraeder had applied with hopes of being in the university’s CVM Class of 2017. Eventually, good news came the Schraeders’ way.
“I don’t think my parents have ever been happier than when we got in at the same time,” Sarah Schraeder said. “Kate and I were nervous one of us would get in but the other wouldn’t, but our parents were terrified. They cried when we got in, and I don’t know what they’ll do when we graduate.” Read More...