August’s Term As CVMBS Dean Extended Through August 2025

Dr. John August
Dr. John August, Carl B King Dean of Veterinary Medicine

Texas A&M University Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Timothy P. Scott has announced the extension of Dr. John August as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS).

With the approval of Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, August will serve as the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine through Aug. 31, 2025.

“A recent survey of the faculty and staff indicated a clear majority and a high level of support that he continue as dean,” Scott said in an email to CVMBS faculty and staff.

Since his appointment as CVMBS dean in September 2020, August has focused on supporting faculty, staff, and student success by fostering an environment of collaboration and facilitating open discussion.

Among his priorities have been overseeing the implementation of the 2+2 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program through the college’s Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) initiative in Canyon; creating opportunities in McAllen through Texas A&M’s Higher Education Center and partnerships in the Rio Grande Valley; and developing plans for a new, next-generation Small Animal Teaching Hospital.

In addition, he’s worked to nurture and strengthen relationships across campus, in the veterinary profession, and with industries across the state through the college’s research initiatives and service efforts.

“Returning to the college has been almost like coming to a new College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences,” he said. “There were new buildings, a new curriculum, new faces, new expectations, new challenges, and new opportunities—it really wasn’t like coming back to the same College of Veterinary Medicine I left.

“I learned a lot as the Dean of Faculties, I learned a lot as interim dean in the School of Public Health, and I want to make sure I don’t waste those experiences in helping to guide and strengthen our college,” he said.

August joined Texas A&M as professor and head of the Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery in 1986. Since then, he has served as interim dean of the School of Public Health and as dean of faculties and associate provost.

August earned a bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine from the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London in England (equivalent to a DVM). He completed his internship and residency in small animal surgery and medicine at Auburn University, where he also earned his master of science degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

Prior to his appointment as dean of faculties and associate provost, August served Texas A&M as interim associate dean for clinical and outreach programs, interim head of the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, and deputy dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. An internationally noted clinician scientist, he was selected as the Evelyn Williams Endowed Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney in 2014.

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Contact Information: Jennifer Gauntt, Director of VMBS Communications, Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, jgauntt@cvm.tamu.edu, 979-862-4216


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