Served as dean 1921 – 1947
- Opened in 1963, Wegner Hall was named in his honor. Dr. Wegner is remembered for, guiding the college through some of its most difficult and formative years, and working to establish veterinary medicine as a true medical profession rather than just an adjunct to agriculture.
Dr. Wegner’s timeline and professional service
- Upon retirement from WSU, he moved to Seattle and returned to equine practice
- Represented the Seventh Executive Board District of the AVMA, 1945 – 1950
- Represented Washington in the American Veterinary Medical Association’s House of Representatives, 1934 – 1940
- Mayor of Pullman, 1926 – 1930
- Pullman City Council, 1924 -1926
- Vice dean, 1920
- President, Washington State Veterinary Medical Association, 1916
- Lived in Pullman and traveled to Spokane every Friday afternoon to teach Veterinary Jurisprudence
- Joined the WSU faculty in 1909 as an assistant professor of anatomy and surgery and remained until 1950
- Joined the meat inspection service of the U.S. Bureau of Animal Industry in the fall of 1908 in Portland, Oregon
- Graduated in 1908 and then practiced for a few months in Colville, Washington
- Grew up on a livestock ranch near Cheney, Washington