Congratulations to our 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award winners Dr. Michael Garner (’87 DVM) – Excellence in Teaching and Research and Dr. Mark Jutila (’86 PhD) – Distinguished Graduate Alumni.
Ken Jacobsen (’77 BS; ’82 DVM) knows the value of an excellent education. As a WSU graduate, he says his education was central to his success as a veterinarian and a businessman. So when he and his wife, Lori, had the opportunity to give back, a gift to the Teaching Academy was a natural fit. […]
After earning his DVM in 1980, Kyle interned in Santa Cruz, California, and then bought his practice in nearby Los Gatos. Over the years it has grown into a thriving practice. Crediting much of his success to his time at WSU, Kyle wanted to give back to the school and community that meant so much […]
It didn’t take long for Betsy Charles (’95 BS Education, ’95 BS Sciences, ’03 DVM) to give back to the college that had given her so much. After she earned her DVM in 2003, Betsy completed a one year internship at an equine referral hospital. The very next year she began coming back to WSU […]
“She was always the kind of person who felt strongly about anyone or anything that couldn’t take care of themselves,” said John Brenneis, a Seattle-based architect and Anita’s nephew. “She always cared for the underdog.” For Anita, who had no children of her own, her dogs were her family. She had a rescue animal dog […]