About Randall B. Terry and The Terry Center
Terry and friends. The late Randall B. Terry, Jr. became a longtime friend of the college after his Golden Retrievers were treated at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
"Animals give so much to mankind, it’s only fitting that we give back something to them. This new veterinary medical center will help enhance the medical care they receive."
—Randall B. Terry, Jr.
The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has initiated a two-year project to build the Randall B. Terry, Jr. Companion Animal Veterinary Medical Center. When completed in late 2009, the 110,000 square-foot “Terry Center” is expected to a national model for excellence in companion animal medicine.
The veterinary medical center is named in honor of the late philanthropist and former president of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation (NCVMF). Mr. Terry, who died in May 2004, had previously donated more than $4 million to the CVM in challenge grants and student scholarships while he was serving two terms as NCVMF president.
The new referral hospital is made possible by a $20 million pledge from the R.B. Terry, Jr. Charitable Foundation—the largest private gift ever given to North Carolina State University. The North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $38 million for the facility and additional private funds will pay for the remainder of the $72 million project.
As an incentive to increasing private donations, the Terry Charitable Foundation has issued a Foundation Challenge to match all gifts made to the Terry Center dollar-for-dollar, up to $5 million.
WRAL Video Report on Terry Center Groundbreaking Ceremony
- 11/14/07 CVM release on Terry Center groundbreaking
- 09/23/05 NC State Receives $20 Million Gift From RB Terry Foundation
- 09/23/05 Article on Terry Foundation Gift in NC State Bulletin
- 02/23/04 New Hospital to be Named for Longtime Supporter Randall B. Terry, Jr.