Alumni

Mar 17, 2023

Swine Veterinarians Association Recognizes Excellence of 2 NC State alums, 2 students

Two alumni of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and two current students were honored at a recent conference of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. Dr. Emily Mahan-Riggs, CVM class of 2017, won the $10,000 AASV Hogg Scholarship. Dr. Lisa Becton, CVM class of 1994, was awarded the Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the… 

Feb 8, 2023

Tenacious and Exceptional, NC State Alum’s Care Dazzles Cat’s Companion

To cat owner Stephanie McEwan, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine alumni Tracey Rossi is an exceptional veterinarian determined to go above and beyond the obvious to provide extraordinary medical care to her patients. Rossi, on the other hand, says that she’s just tenacious and that McEwan, a board-certified medical scientist, is giving her way too… 

Oct 14, 2020

CVM Alum’s Scholarship Challenges Others to Give Back

The Linda J. Kuhn Class of 1989 Graduate Award Endowment will give CVM students a financial boost as they focus on making an impact on the veterinary world. 

Jan 17, 2018

CVM Alum Finds Calling, Gives Back

When Nancy Rathbun-Ramsey was a kindergartener in Buffalo, N.Y., she scrawled in crayon what she wanted to be when she grew up. “I put down ‘animal doctor’ because I didn’t know how to spell ‘veterinarian,’” she says. It’s a goal that she realized in 1994, when she graduated from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.… 

Jan 9, 2017

Shelter From the Storm: Alum Leads With Vision

CVM alum Jennifer Federico leads the Wake County Animal Center with tireless and innovative vision... 

Nov 8, 2016

Overton Honored with NC State CVM’s Distinguished Alumni Award

Michael Overton (DVM, ’90), an internationally recognized leader in dairy production medicine, is the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award... 

Oct 2, 2016

An Unexpected Journey in Swine Medicine

The class of 2004's Jeremy Pittman initially planned to become a zoologist, but after a swine management course, he found an unexpected passion for the science of pig production... 

Sep 23, 2015

CVM Graduate Recipient of Science in Practice Award

The Science in Practice Award, presented at the 2015 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul MN, honors an individual “who has demonstrated or shows promising research productivity in production and disease and...