Kirby Marden “despises” human feet, but she can’t seem to get enough cat-toe beans and dog pawprints. Kirby, a product of Richland, Washington, hopes to return to the Tri Cities next summer to work at a small animal practice where there will be no shortage of paws. While she hopes to focus on dogs and […]
Kalyn Wees wanted to go to medical school, but after working in a human clinic as a scribe she realized she would rather help people in a different field of medicine. Come May, Kalyn will be a second-generation veterinarian, following in the footsteps of her mom. “I’ve always had veterinary medicine in my life and […]
Riley Butler (’23 DVM), a third-year veterinary student at WSU, is interested in small animal general practice and future practice ownership. She is originally from the Seattle area and grew up with an assortment of backyard pets, from cats to chickens and goats. Her passion for science and love of animals steered her toward a […]
Nicole Lommers, a third-year veterinary student at WSU, is studying small animal medicine and has a special interest in feline medicine. Nicole’s interest in veterinary medicine began at a young age when an injured kitten appeared on her family’s doorstep one cold December morning in 1998. That kitten eventually became her family’s first cat after receiving […]
Not many veterinarians are certified journeyman farriers with the American Farriers Association. This time next year, fourth-year veterinary student Sheldon Thomas hopes to be among the few after he earns his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from WSU. Sheldon grew up in Arizona with horses, cows, pigs, chickens, dogs, and cats. He plans to return to […]
Named in honor and memory of Dr. Robert Worthman in October 1982, and later, Paul Johnson in 2021, the Worthman-Johnson Veterinary Anatomy Teaching Museum on the WSU Pullman campus harbors several hundred animal specimens. The specimens, prepared and preserved by Worthman or Johnson, have allowed for significant contributions to veterinary medical education. Dr. Robert Worthman […]
Kelsey Purdy is interested in equine medicine with an emphasis in sports medicine.
In his spare time, Aaron Deml performs stand-up comedy.
Natalie is a “foodie” and has a cookbook to prove it.
Michael Micheal couldn’t help but cry when he learned he would become a U.S. citizen.
