DVM class of 1981

Four College of Veterinary Medicine alumni will return to the WSU Pullman campus March 23 to receive some of the college’s most coveted alumni awards.

Washington State Magazine | Susan Maasch, ’76, ’81 DVM

But that wasn’t their first gift.  After their dog, Scout, received treatment from Dr. John Oplinger (’79 DVM) at Wickenburg Veterinary Clinic in Arizona, the Mendelsons asked what they could do to help the profession. Dr. Oplinger asked them to give to his alma mater. They started a cancer research fund made in their dog’s name […]

Some people have really big hearts. When Dr. Jon Pennell (’81 DVM) made a donation to the Pet Memorial Program at WSU to honor a black lab named Gus who succumbed to cancer in 2010, Gus’ owner Jacquelyn Holland-Wright did something extraordinary–she put on a musical show. She invited everyone who had been involved with Gus personally […]