Almost two decades after graduating from WSU with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Heidi Banse is set to begin her tenure as the dean of Arkansas State University’s new College of Veterinary Medicine as the school welcomes its first class of aspiring veterinarians this fall.
The Wickenburg Sun | Joanne (Naylor) Ruisi, ’07 DVM
Tracie Romsland always knew she wanted to work with animals. Growing up in a family with more pets than people, Tracie cared for all kinds of animals from stray cats to dogs to horses. After receiving her undergraduate degree in general science from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., she began working in a veterinary clinic in Redmond, Wash., first as a receptionist and later as a technician.
“Right out of college, I wasn’t sure I was smart enough to be a veterinarian,” says Romsland. “But I knew I wanted to work with animals.”
