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The Opportunity

NC State invites applications and nominations for the position of dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. The university seeks a visionary leader with a bold commitment to advance the veterinary profession and animal health through ongoing discovery and medical innovation; provide animals and their owners with extraordinary, compassionate medical care; and prepare the next generation of veterinarians and veterinary research scientists.

Nomination Committee

9.08.21

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden is pleased to announce that an open search for the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine is now underway. 

  • Committee Chair: David Hinks, Dean, Wilson College of Textiles
  • David Herring, Member, NC State Board of Trustees
  • Nicholas Buchler, Associate Professor, Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Sherry Buckles, Executive Director of Development, North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation
  • Allen Cannedy, Director for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Ke Cheng, Randall B. Terry, Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine, Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Curtis Colwell, Interim Hospital Administrator, Veterinary Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Abby Cox, DVM Candidate, Class of 2023, and SAVMA Chapter President, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Derek Foster, Associate Professor, Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Milburn Holbrook, Assistant Dean of Business and Finance, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Gwen McKeever, Administrative Program Assistant, Dean’s Office, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Kelly Meiklejohn, Assistant Professor, Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Natasha Olby, Dr. Kady M. Gjessing and Rhana M. Davidson Distinguished Chair in Gerontology, Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Lauren Schnabel, Associate Director, Comparative Medicine Institute, and Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Barbara Sherry, Head and Professor, Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Sid Thakur, Director, Global Health, and Professor, Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Susan Ward, President, North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation

Executive Search Services in NC State’s Human Resources division will be assisting the committee. Kelly Wick will be managing the search for the Provost’s Office.

Nomination Committee Meetings

  • Charge to the committee: 9.10.21, 12 – 1:30 p.m., via Zoom
  • Recruitment check-in: 10.28.21, 10 – 11 a.m., via Zoom
  • Mid-search review: 12.10.21, 2-3 p.m., via Zoom
  • Candidate selection: 1.11.22, 1:15-2:45 p.m., via Zoom
  • First round interviews: Weeks of January 17 and 24, 2022
  • Finalist interviews: Weeks of February 7 and 14, 2022

More Information on the Search