Dr. Lora Bledsoe is a large animal practitioner in eastern Colorado who earned her DVM at Colorado State University. After several years in two clinics, Bledsoe set off on her own in a mobile practice, in part, to help relieve the extreme shortage of large animal practitioners in rural areas.
World War II veteran Dr. Jim Ingram, retired CSU professor and alumnus, traveled to Washington, D.C. with Honor Flight Northern Colorado.
“You could say my veterinary career got derailed when I started the public appearances, cowboy poetry and writing,” said Black, a CSU DVM alumnus.
After two years of programming at the Todos Santos Center, CSU has integrated into the region, offering annual programs and courses such as regular spay/neuter and vaccinations clinics for pets in partnership with local partners, service learning collaborations, and joint research.
As a veterinarian and Extension dairy specialist, Dr. Noa Román-Muñiz teaches and trains dairy farm protocols to farm workers so that animals and employees can stay healthy and safe.
“Even though I never set out to study veterinary medicine, it all worked out beautifully. Just as I planned it.” -CSU alumnus Dr. Robert Miller, class of 1956