Texas A&M Former Students Supporting A New Chapter In VMBS Veterinary Education
Judy D. ‘78 and Tim R. ‘74, ‘77 Turner employ hard work and the Aggie core values daily as they carry on their family’s ranching tradition on a 16,000-acre ranch west of San Angelo, property originally deeded to the Turner family in 1877 — just 34 years after Texas was founded. Honoring their western heritage […]
Texas A&M Former Students Share Inspiration For Enrolling Pets At Stevenson Center
Tonya Yurgensen-Jacks ’92 and Kevin Jacks ’92 have been married for 31 years, and companion animals have been important members of their family for just as long. Their first pup was a rescue from the Bryan Animal Center, and every dog and cat to join their family since then has been a rescue as well, […]
Texas A&M University System Regents Pave Way For New Veterinary Teaching, Research Hospital
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved construction of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) new Clinical Veterinary Teaching & Research Complex (CVTRC), paving the way for groundbreaking and construction to begin on the $181 million small animal hospital. The approximately 135,000 square-foot building will be located on the […]
Texas A&M Former Students Continue ‘Little’ Tradition Of Supporting Aggies With Veterinary Scholarships
Pam ‘75 and Larry ‘73 Little caught the Aggie spirit at an early age. Larry, a first-generation college student, grew up in north Bryan, where his father owned a grocery store called Little’s Drive-In Grocery. Pam, on the other hand, moved to Bryan at the age of 2 when her father — class of 1950 […]
Aggie Animal Lovers Donate Lead Gift For Texas A&M’s New Small Animal Teaching, Research Hospital
Linda and Dennis Clark were driving through Scottsdale, Arizona, when an idea the couple had been considering for about a decade came up in the form of a question. “So, how do you feel about giving away $20 million?” Dennis asked his wife. “Linda and I had been considering this gift for some time and […]
Texas A&M Graduates Support Future Aggie Veterinarians, Entrepreneurs
Pam ‘75 and Larry ‘73 Little have funded some of the largest scholarships in the history of both the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and Mays Business School with a $4 million donation made through the Texas A&M Foundation (TAMF). The scholarships will support both future Aggie veterinarians and future […]
Texas A&M Faculty Member, Former Student Team Up In Fight Against Cancer
Susan Fontaine’s life-long love affair with dogs grew by leaps and bounds when she and her husband, George Corolla, started competing and showing their dogs in the early 1990s. Since then, the couple competed with six different dogs, all with names that started with an “M.” Yet, as is the case with all pets, the […]
Next-Generation Care: $20M Gift To Support Construction Of New Small Animal Teaching And Research Hospital
Inspired by their love of animals and passion for Aggieland, Linda and Dennis Clark ’68 ’71 have pledged a $20 million lead gift through the Texas A&M Foundation to support construction of a new Next-Generation Small Animal Teaching & Research Hospital at Texas A&M University. The cutting-edge facility will replace the current Small Animal Teaching […]
VMBS Donors Establish Student Community Outreach Surgical Program
Among the reasons Dr. Bill and Joyce Roach so dearly value education is because of the profound impact education has had on their lives. “Graduating from veterinary school was a life-changing thing for me and my family,” said Bill, veterinary class of ’57. “Because of the education that I got here at Texas A&M, I […]
Texas A&M SATH Clients Help Ensure Top-Notch Patient Care For Generations To Come
Bickie and Bill Coffey don’t just want the best for their own pets; they want the best for everyone’s pets. That love of animals and the human-animal bond are why some clients at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH) have found their bills mysteriously paid. […]
