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March 24, 2019

Neurology Resident Honored for Compassionate Care

Art Aikin remembers his 6-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, Cooper, as the most unusual of the five hunting dogs he has owned. The two spent many hours together hunting ducks and geese, and they stayed together back in town, too. “He was trained to hunt, and he was all business until it was cocktail hour, and

November 12, 2018

Grateful Clients Award Anesthesia Team
Coat of Excellence

Winston was scheduled for a CT scan, generally a routine procedure that includes anesthesia. At first everything seemed normal. About five minutes in, the anesthesia team noticed that Winston’s heart rate began to slow...

November 6, 2018

After Highway Fall, an Extraordinary Recovery

The inscription on the Gallop of Honor plaque couldn’t be more fitting: “Colby: the miracle horse!” Pamela Johnson of Pikeville, N.C., said in March, 15-year-old Colby was in a trailer on his way back to the Johnsons’ barn. They were about to take an exit off Highway 70 near home when a truck driver got

September 25, 2018

Chayah Memorial Scholarship Recognizes Dedication and Compassion

The scholarship is designed for fourth-year students with a minimum 3.8 GPA who have a commitment to animal rescue or shelter medicine. It fully funds the final year of veterinary school.

September 4, 2018

NC State CVM Annable Scholars Announced for 2018-2019 

The Michele M. and Ross M. Annable Scholarship Endowment, established in 2016, covers up to half of student tuition and fees. Recipients for the need-based scholarship are selected in part on...

June 11, 2018

Horse Farm Owner Honors Two NC State Equine Clinicians

Annie Eldridge puts her heart and soul into Settlers’ Run, her horse farm in Vass, N.C., and it means a lot to her when others care of her horses as much as she does. So when she found kindred spirits at the NC State Veterinary Hospital, she did something special. Last month, Eldridge presented Rich

May 30, 2018

DeFrancesco Receives Inaugural Cardiology Faculty Award

Teresa DeFrancesco, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine professor of cardiology and ICU critical care, is the recipient of the newly established Cobblestone TAGS Faculty Excellence Award in Cardiology. The award was created and funded by Deborah and Paul Resnick, longtime supporters of the CVM and the NC State Veterinary Hospital. The award recognizes faculty

November 27, 2017

Enduring Gift Helps Make Dreams Come True

He graduated from veterinary school more than 100 years ago and worked 1,125 miles away from Raleigh, but Joseph Edward Salsbury continues to shape the lives of NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students excitedly preparing for careers of their own. The J.E. Salsbury Foundation awarded $100,000 to the CVM in 1985, the year its

October 2, 2017

Olby Receives Largest Endowed Chair in NC State History

When Natasha Olby finished her veterinary neurology residency at NC State in 1999, she had a big decision to make — what to do next. She interviewed for several jobs, in the U.S. and in England, where she was born and raised and earned three degrees at the University of Cambridge. But she decided to

August 10, 2017

Annable Scholar Committed to Serving Others

If you don’t believe that hard work and a positive attitude pay off, you haven’t met Kate Thompson, a member of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 2019. For her commitment to service, Thompson is receiving the Michele M. and Ross M. Annable Scholarship. The Annables established the scholarship endowment in 2016,

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