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About

Meet our college leadership, see our history timeline, and learn about our state-of-the-art facilities.

College Leadership

Timothy Baszler
Executive Director, WA Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Professor
baszlert@wsu.edu
Dori Borjesson
Dean
dori.borjesson@wsu.edu
Chris Boyd
Chief Operating Officer , Veterinary Teaching Hospital
christy.boyd@wsu.edu
Kelly Brayton
Professor
Department Chair
kbrayton@wsu.edu
Raelynn Farnsworth
Chief Medical Officer, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Associate Dean of Clinical Programs
Professor, Community Practice
raelynn@wsu.edu
Samantha Gizerian
Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
samantha.gizerian@wsu.edu
Marcia Gossard
Director of Communications & Marketing
mgossard@wsu.edu
Michael Griswold
Regents Professor
Director, School of Molecular Biosciences
mgriswold@wsu.edu
Lynne Haley
Senior Director of Development
lynne_haley@wsu.edu
Shane Hentges
Professor
Department Chair
shentges@wsu.edu
Tom Kawula
Director, Paul G. Allen School for Global Health
Director of Graduate Education
Professor
Affiliate, School of Molecular Biology
tom.kawula@wsu.edu
Michelle Martinez
Director, Administrative Services
msmartinez@wsu.edu
Katrina Mealey
Regents Professor
Director, Public Impact Initiatives
kmealey@wsu.edu
Robert Mealey
Professor
Department Chair
rmealey@wsu.edu
Lynne Nelson
Associate Dean for Faculty Programs & Teaching
Professor
Cardiology
olnelson@wsu.edu
Jon Oatley
Professor
Associate Dean for Research
joatley@wsu.edu
Tina Jo Owen
Associate Professor
Director of Continuing Veterinary Medical Education
Emergent, Orthopedic & Soft Tissue Surgery
Pituitary Surgery
Small Animal
tina.owen@wsu.edu
Charlie Powell
Public Information Officer
charlie_powell@wsu.edu
Leslie Sprunger
Associate Dean for Professional Programs
lsprunger@wsu.edu
Julie Watkins
Assistant to the Dean
jksmith@wsu.edu

History

The WSU College of Veterinary Medicine was founded in 1899 beginning with a single $60 shed. It is the fifth oldest veterinary college in the United States and sixth oldest among the veterinary colleges in the U.S. and Canada.

Facilities