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Class of 2028: From NC State Undergrad to Hospital Employee to DVM Student

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Dr. Greg Lewbart in green military uniform stands at the lectern

Apr 24, 2026

CVM Celebrates Outstanding Student Achievements at Annual Awards Banquet

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine community gathered Thursday night to celebrate outstanding student achievements with dozens of awards announced during the event at Talley Student Union.  Dr. Greg Lewbart, professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine, was the master of ceremonies. Another awards event for staff, faculty and house officers will be held April 27. …

Apr 20, 2026

‘A Sigh of Relief’: Grateful DVM Students Get Chance to Thank Scholarship Starters

When scores of generous scholarship donors and veterinary students convened for the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Annual Scholarship Dinner, applause put an exclamation point at the end of the news that 191 NC State veterinary students received $1.8 million in scholarships for the 2025-26 school year. “Our college is coming off four years…
Mariam Yassin

Apr 3, 2025

Annual Scholarship Dinner a Chance for Grateful DVM Students to Thank Generous Donors

Thanks to the generosity of donors, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine was able to award more than $1.7 million in scholarships over the past year to 186 veterinary students, greatly reducing their debt burdens and stress levels. On Tuesday, the college gathered the scholarship givers and the recipients to celebrate the generosity that…
A group of five people sit around a circular table in a classroom, smiling at each other.

Nov 13, 2024

Following the Threads: 5 Things To Know About NC State’s New Veterinary Curriculum

Starting with the Class of 2028, DVM students at the College of Veterinary Medicine are learning within a redesigned curriculum that emphasizes graduating Day One-ready veterinarians.
Amy Sain and Carson Cole

Nov 11, 2024

Saluting the Student Veterans of the College of Veterinary Medicine

Nobody says veterinary school is easy, but compare it with deploying in West Africa and Central America with the Army, or protecting a Naval jet base and its occupants, and the stress of studying pales in comparison. Several members of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s student community have traded uniforms for scrubs as…
Two women embrace in the middle of a hallway at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.

Aug 16, 2024

The Class of 2028 is Here and Ready to Start a Vet Career

After an exciting first week of classes, veterinary school orientation no doubt feels like it happened years ago. We’re flashing back to those early hours for our 125 first-year students and looking forward to making new memories.
The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine orientation for the Class of 2028

Aug 9, 2024

With 3 Days of Facts, Fun and New Friendships, NC State Welcomes Largest Veterinary Class

The Class of 2028, which is 125 strong after NC lawmakers approved increasing incoming cohorts from 100 last fall, brings extra excellence and exuberance to the College of Veterinary Medicine campus during orientation this week.

Claire Roffi is an incoming veterinary student.

Aug 8, 2024

Class of 2028: A Childhood Menagerie and a Willing Mentor With a Side of Cilantro

At every routine and sick-care visit for the pets enlivening her childhood home, Claire Roffi would go with a parent and the dog, cat or rabbit of the day and inevitably ask her family veterinarian, “When will you let me come work with you?” Her pre-teen persistence paid off when Dr. Joseph Osbourne kindly agreed…
Jeff Meier

Aug 7, 2024

Class of 2028: Driven by a Passion to Pursue the Missing Piece 

Incoming DVM student Jeff Meier has spent years on the periphery of veterinary medicine as a facilities manager on swine farms and a veterinary clinic manager.
Megan Wallace, a first-year DVM student at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, holds a clipboard in the Veterinary Hospital's ER.

Aug 6, 2024

Class of 2028: From NC State Undergrad to Hospital Employee to DVM Student

Megan Wallace, a member of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 2028, trades tourniquets for textbooks in moving from NC State’s Veterinary Hospital to its classrooms.