CVM News

Sep 22, 2025

Auburn’s Cristopher Young testifies before House committee on threats to U.S. agriculture

Cristopher A. Young, an animal disease expert and veterinary professor representing Auburn University’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development, testified Tuesday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.

Sep 19, 2025

Vet Med faculty members honored at Promotion & Tenure Reception

Ten College of Veterinary Medicine faculty members were recognized during Auburn University’s 2025 Promotion & Tenure Reception on September 18.

Aug 28, 2025

Emergency Hope Veterinary medicine professor launches animal rescue team

Dr. Chance Armstrong’s life was forever changed in the aftermath of a fluke storm in Louisiana. Today, he is an associate clinical professor in Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine, but in 2016, he was a resident and faculty member with Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge. During that time, an unnamed storm system caused 13 deaths and $10 billion in losses, dumping three times as much rain on Louisiana as the historic 2005 Hurricane Katrina.

Aug 19, 2025

A leg up for giraffes: Auburn researcher explores hoof health

In contemplating the wonder and complexity of the natural world, the late author Kurt Vonnegut found metaphorical utility in stilt-legged, flexible-necked vegetarians capable of balancing 2,500 pounds of body weight on four feet the approximate diameter of dinner plates. “Evolution is so creative,” Vonnegut wrote. “That’s how we got giraffes.”

Aug 12, 2025

Enduring Impact: Remembering Dr. Joe Edward Rowe

Veterinarian, educator, mentor, and devoted family man Dr. Joe Edward Rowe passed away on July 18 at age 66. A respected faculty member in Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Rowe leaves behind a legacy of unwavering commitment to his students, colleagues, and the veterinary profession.

Aug 11, 2025

Catching up with the cohort: Inaugural group of Communications Fellows busy with research, teaching, new initiatives

Last fall, a talented group of faculty members were selected for the inaugural Auburn University Communication Fellows cohort to explore new and innovative ways to tell their research stories to the world. Fast-forward to present day, and that group of dedicated educators and researchers is thriving and leading by example.

Aug 5, 2025

Faculty Spotlight: Mansour earns AAVA award for contributions as researcher, educator

Veterinary Anatomy professor will also serve as AAVA president-elect By now, the baristas at coffee shops in and around the Auburn University campus have gotten to know Dr. Mahmoud Mansour’s face and name, as well as his preferred order. Extra hot cappuccino with oat milk and an extra shot. “That combo really gets the brain […]

Jan 27, 2025

Dean and Provost Emeritus Dr. Timothy R. Boosinger

Tim Boosinger, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP, passed away on January 27, 2025, after a valiant fight against cancer and its complications. Dr. Boosinger served Auburn University for 35 years and was the sixth dean of the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (1995-2011), later serving as Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Auburn University (2011-2018).

Nov 12, 2024

CVM’s Joiner recognized with Leischuck Award for Teaching Excellence

Dr. Joiner was recently selected as a 2024 winner of the Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Established in 2005 by Dr. Gerald and the late Emily Leischuck, both 1964 graduates and former university administrators, the awards honor two full-time Auburn faculty members who have demonstrated effective and innovative teaching methods, as well as a continued commitment to student success through advising and mentoring.

Aug 7, 2024

Assistant Professor Awarded ‘Top Review Article of the Year’

Rachel West, assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine's department of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, was recently awarded "Top Review Article of the Year" by Biology of Reproduction at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction in Dublin, Ireland.

May 29, 2024

USDA-NIFA Grant Helps Researchers Address Alabama Veterinary Shortage

More than a dozen Alabama counties have a shortage of food animal veterinarians. Food animal veterinarians play a critical role in maintaining the health of animals in the food system by providing important disease testing and health care to the beef, swine, poultry and dairy industries.

May 22, 2024

Remembering Dr. Blagburn

Dr. Blagburn held a continuous faculty appointment for over 40 years at Auburn University. He began his tenure at Auburn in 1982 and quickly progressed through the faculty ranks. He was ultimately named Distinguished University Professor, and was only the 10th faculty member to receive this title in the history of Auburn University.

Feb 15, 2024

Bartol honored as Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer

Frank “Skip” Bartol, professor of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine was honored as Auburn University’s 2023-24 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer. His presentation was entitled “Journey to the Milky Way: Maternal Lactocrine Programming of Postnatal Development.”

Jan 30, 2024

Professor of veterinary anatomy honored with undergraduate research mentoring award

Satyanarayana Pondugula was recently selected as a recipient of the Auburn University Provost Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring for his well-balanced program in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Jan 17, 2023

Dean Emeritus Dr. J T Vaughan

A celebration of the life and career of Dr. John Thomas Vaughan is scheduled for Monday, February 6, 2023, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM Central in the Veterinary Education Center on the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine campus, located at 1180 Wire Road in Auburn.

Nov 17, 2020

Schumacher Receives Prestigious ACVS Merit Award

Professor Emeritus of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. John Schumacher, DVM, MS, and an American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Large Animal) Diplomate, was recently awarded the prestigious ACVS Merit Award by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and the ACVS Foundation. The award recognizes Schumacher’s major contributions to the veterinary medicine profession, […]

Nov 9, 2020

Camus Named Auburn Vet Med Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Dr. Melinda S. Camus, a member of the faculty at the University of Georgia for the past decade, has been named the next Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. She replaces Dr. Dan Givens, who left Auburn earlier this year to become dean of the Virginia-Maryland College of […]

Oct 9, 2020

Auburn Vet Specialists, Gulf Shores, welcomes new internist and director

Join us in welcoming Dr. Andrew McGraw to the Auburn Veterinary Specialists-Gulf Shores team! As the newly hired medical director and internist, Dr. McGraw brings more than 18 years of experience in the veterinary profession to the Gulf Shores area. McGraw received his DVM from Louisiana State University in 2002. The son of a veterinarian, […]

Sep 8, 2020

Auburn Veterinary Faculty Publish Avian Anatomy Guide

Dr. Mahmoud Mansour, professor and interim head of the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology in the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, recently published his sixth book on animal anatomy to present basic avian anatomy to first-year veterinary and biology students as well as general bird enthusiasts. His latest book, published in 2020 with […]

Apr 27, 2020

Auburn CVM 2020 Teaching Awards

Each year, Vet Med students nominate honorees for the Auburn CVM Teaching Awards, to honor our talented faculty and their commitment to preparing our students to become leaders in the field of veterinary medicine. Auburn CVM faculty are critical to our students’ development and intellectual growth proven not only by the success of our alumni, […]

Oct 28, 2019

Large Animal Residents Recognized at ACVS Summit

Two Auburn large animal residents were recognized with awards at the Large Animal Residents Forum during the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Surgical Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., recently. Dr. Ana Velloso Alvarez presented her work entitled “Autologous Protein Solution and Autologous Conditioned Serum Effects on Equine Articular and Synovial Membrane Co-Culture” and was awarded […]

Oct 22, 2019

Leapin’ Lemurs! Zohdy Highlights First “Wild Science” Lecture

In hope of bringing wildlife and natural resources to the forefront of people’s minds, students from the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University are bringing “sci-pubs” to the area. The new series of talks, called “Wild Science,” features local scientists and will be hosted once a month at Opelika’s Red Clay Brewing […]

Sep 23, 2019

Bergquist Named ASV Director-Elect

Dr. Brendan Bergquist, DVM, who joined the Auburn CVM faculty in June 2019 as assistant clinical professor of shelter medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences, has been named a Director-Elect of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. He will officially begin his three-year term as a director in January 2020. The ASV is the professional […]

Sep 4, 2019

Toro Recognized with AAAP Poultry Disease Research Award

Dr. Haroldo Toro, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor of avian diseases in the Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Pathobiology, was recently named a recipient of the Phibro Animal Health Excellence in Poultry Disease Research award, presented by the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) for sustained excellence in independent poultry disease and health research over a period […]