Department of Veterinary Sciences

Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory,
(307) 766-9925
FAX: (307) 721-2051
Web site: www.uwyo.edu/vetsci
email: vetscience@uwyo.edu
Department Head: William W. Laegreid

Professors:

HOLLY ERNEST, B.Sc. Cornell University 1980; M.S. Ohio State University 1982; D.V.M. 1986; Ph.D. University of California, Davis 2001; Professor of Veterinary Sciences, Wyoming Excellence Chair in Disease Ecology 2014.

JONATHAN H. FOX, B.Sc., B.VSc. University of Liverpool, UK 1993; Ph.D. Virginia Tech 2002; Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2016, 2008.

WILLIAM W. LAEGREID, B.S. Washington State University 1980; M.S. Washington State University 1984; D.V.M. Washington State University 1985; Ph.D. Washington State University 1988; Professor, Head of the Department of Veterinary Sciences and Director of the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory 2012.

DONAL T. O’TOOLE, M.V.B. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland 1977; Ph.D. Colorado State University 1982; Professor of Veterinary Sciences 1998, 1990.

Associate Professors:

GERARD P. ANDREWS, B.S. Pennsylvania State University 1980; M.S. University of New Hampshire 1983; Ph.D. Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences 1993; Associate Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2011, 2004.

TODD E. CORNISH, B.S. University of California-Davis 1990; D.V.M. 1994; Ph.D. University of Georgia 1999; Associate Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2005, 1999.

MYRNA M. MILLER, B.S. Colorado State University 1980; D.V.M. 1984; Ph.D. Cornell University 2005; Associate Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2016, 2010.

BRANT A. SCHUMAKER, B.S. University of California-Davis 2001; D.V.M. 2005; Ph.D. 2010; Associate Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2016, 2010.

Assistant Professors:

BERIT BANGOURA, D.V.M. Leipzig University 2003; Ph.D. 2008; Ph.D. 2015; Diplomate EVPC 2014; Assistant Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2017.

JENNIFER L. MALMBERG, B.S. Doane University 2004; M.A. Chadron State University 2013; Ph.D. Colorado State University 2018; Assistant Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2019.

KERRY SONDGEROTH, B.A. University of New Hampshire 1997; D.V.M. Colorado State University 2006; Ph.D. Washington State University 2013; Assistant Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2014.

Adjunct Professor:

GEOFFREY J. LETCHWORTH, B.S. Trinity College 1965; D.V.M. New York State College of Veterinary Medicine 1972; Ph.D. Cornell University 1980; Adjunct Professor of Veterinary Sciences 2001.

Professors Emeritus

E. Lee Belden, Francis D. Galey, Bill Jolley, Merl Raisbeck, Lynn Woodard

The Department of Veterinary Sciences and the Department of Animal Science have combined their efforts to offer B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in animal and veterinary science (see listing under this title). Several options within the major are available including preveterinary medicine and animal biology. Undergraduate course offerings of the Department of Veterinary Sciences are listed under the title of pathobiology. They were designed to familiarize students with the principles of animal disease and the basic biological and biomedical sciences.

The department operates the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, an animal disease diagnostic laboratory (wyovet.uwyo.edu). This laboratory provides valuable hands-on experience for students interested in laboratory animal care, laboratory procedures, and research. Excellent faculty mentors are available for students interested in preveterinary medicine, microbiology, and animal biology.

Graduate Study

The Department of Veterinary Sciences offers advanced study leading to the master of science and doctor of philosophy in animal and veterinary science. Areas of emphasis include: pathology, molecular diagnostics, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, epidemiology, immunology, and toxicology of wild and domestic animals.

Program Specific Admission Requirements

Open to students with a bachelor of science degree who meet the requirements set forth in this Catalog.

Recommended prerequisites include: chemistry, biochemistry, animal anatomy and physiology, biology, microbiology, and introductory statistics.

Preferred Requirements

Competitive applicants for either degree program will have a GPA 3.250 or higher and high GRE scores (153 verbal, 149 quantitative, 302 total using best composite scores).