Giving

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…

Amos Cader in green shirt and khakis stands beside Dr. Josh Stern in gray shirt and white doctor's coat. Next to Stern is Dr. Kate Meurs in a navy blue suit and white shirt and Anna Cader in a silky shirt.

Apr 14, 2026

NC State Announces Creation of Distinguished Chair in Feline Health Research

When the Sphynx cat he rescued and bonded deeply with died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Amos Cader was devastated and determined to put his grief toward making sure no one else experienced the pain he felt over the loss of Vladimir. The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is the hope he found. With a Feline…

A gray Sphynx cat wrapped in a cream blanket

Apr 14, 2026

The Rescued ‘Rebel’ that Inspired an Unending Scientific Legacy

The cat carrier at the Ohio animal shelter had warning signs about its occupant’s hostility, but Amos Cader was undeterred. He had seen a picture of the stoic Sphynx online with a plea that the cat needed someone special to provide the love that no other would-be adopters could seem to find for him. Everyone…

A man in a black vest holds up a black coat as he hugs a woman in a white seater as a man in a pink shirt watches.

Mar 30, 2026

Care from NC State Veterinary Orthopedist Spurs Couple to Honor His Passion

Dr. Jackie Jaloszynski and Sid Bragg are dog lovers to the nth degree, so much so that they have set up three endowments at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine to help ensure that the college’s ability to focus on innovative research and compassionate care continues for generations to come. The couple, who live…

Feb 17, 2026

Dog-Loving Couple Hails Dermatologist as ‘the Epitome of NC State’

For three years after their beloved bichons Winston and Lukus died, Dr. Jackie Jaloszynski and Sid Bragg investigated other, less illness-prone dog breeds so they’d be ready to bring home a new pup when their hearts had healed enough. The couple, who live part-time in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, settled on the lagotto romagnolo…

Nov 26, 2025

‘She Was Just an Animal Nut,’ says Sister of Generous CVM Donor

Timmy was the first horse that Karen Caton remembers from her Colorado childhood, but Timmy was her father’s horse, and when Caton and her sister Virginia “Ginny” Caton Johnson asked for their own when the family bought some acreage, Dusty rode into their hearts. Eventually. “I think the horse was probably drugged when we went…

Dr. Mike Sano in blue shirt demonstrates the technology he uses to deliver electric pulses up to 3000 volts for a millionth of a second to members of the Terrence Curtin Society.

Jul 31, 2025

The Future of Cancer Care Starts Here

Since completing successful clinical trials of his pioneering use of electricity to target and destroy inoperable cancer tumors, Dr. Mike Sano and his team have performed more than 200 treatments on ailing horses at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, highlighting how cutting-edge research at the college often leads directly to life-changing patient care.…

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…

Nov 1, 2024

Supporting Hope

By Lea Hart, University Development Art Aikin (’69) had raised and trained dogs for duck hunting for years when dog number five – his chocolate lab, Cooper – came along. It didn’t take long to figure out that Cooper was something special. “He was an outstanding hunter,” Aikin recalls. And he wasn’t just a hunter.…

Dr. Mike Nolan receives the Distinguished Professorship in Oncology

Aug 21, 2024

Award-Winning Nolan the Recipient of Distinguished Professorship in Oncology

Dr. Mike Nolan, professor of radiation oncology and biology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the Randall B. Terry Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Oncology. The endowed professorship is the result of a $1 million donation from the R.B. Terry Charitable Foundation along with $500,000 from the college’s Distinguished Professors Endowment…