From Edmonds, Washington, and a graduate of Holy Names Academy in Seattle, Oliva Mohn is putting the final touches on her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine. When she wraps up her studies in May, she will also graduate from the Honors College with a MESI certification.
Grace Majors is headed 20 miles from her hometown of Bancroft, Idaho, to work at a mixed animal general practice in Soda Springs, located in Idaho’s southeastern corner after she graduates from WSU.
Aiyana Groner fell in love with the Palouse during her seven years at WSU Pullman, and come graduation May 4, she won’t be going far at all. Aiyana has accepted a position at a small animal practice in Riverview Animal Clinic in Clarkston, Washington, where she will join an experienced staff and many other WSU graduates.
Sydney Ackerman dreams of one day becoming a veterinarian. The Spokane native and Mead High School alumna will graduate in May from the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine with a degree in neuroscience (with minors in zoology and French), and while she plans to take a short break from school, she aspires to return to Pullman to pursue a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
Elise Osmek is going into an emergency medicine mentorship program in northern California, but she is grateful for her veterinary training at WSU thanks to the supportive community and emphasis on communication.
Following graduation in May, Jacob Satake will be off to medical school at WSU Spokane’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. From Spokane and a graduate of North Central High School, Jacob is currently majoring in genetics and cell biology in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s School of Molecular Biosciences.
The American Association of Veterinary Clinicians has awarded a pair of WSU veterinarians, Drs. Katrina Mealey and Rance Sellon, two of its most prestigious awards.
Third-year veterinary student Sydney Hewitt is a member of WSU’s regional program in veterinary medicine with Utah State University, Montana State University, and the University of Idaho.