Dr. Rose McMurphy
2024 E.R. Frank Award
Dr. Rose McMurphy, Manhattan, Kansas, has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 E.R. Frank Award by the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and its Veterinary Medical Alumni Association. Dr. McMurphy is being recognized for her longtime service as a faculty member at K-State.
This award is presented as part of the Alumni Awards Brunch during the Annual Conference for Veterinarians held June 2. The E.R. Frank Award is presented to a faculty member who displays meritorious service to the college as well as the same professional essence of Dr. Frank, who was a longtime faculty member in equine surgery and a K-State alumnus. Nominees must have at least a 15-year relationship with the college, possess a noteworthy record of service and display an unassuming and unpretentious manner throughout their careers.
Dr. McMurphy attended the University of Idaho from 1975 to 1978. She was accepted into the veterinary college at Washington State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science in 1979 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1982. Dr. McMurphy completed a internship at Cornell University in 1983 and an anesthesia residency at the University of Florida in 1986. She accepted her first faculty position at the University of Saskatchewan in 1986 and then joined Kansas State University in August 1989. She has earned the rank of full professor in anesthesiology and is a diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia and American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care.
“Dr. McMurphy’s commitment to excellence in patient care is unsurpassed,” said Dr. Bonnie Rush, Hodes Family Dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine. “She is highly skilled at her craft with a tremendous working knowledge of pharmacology and physiology. She maintains high standards and raises the bar for everyone around her, consistent with the spirit of the ER Frank Award. We are proud to spotlight her accomplishments and express our appreciation for her dedication to the college.”
Dr. McMurphy teaches “Veterinary Surgery I” and “Topics in Emergency Medicine” to third-year students and “Clinical Anesthesia” and “Emergency Medicine Critical Care” for fourth-year students. Her research focuses on addressing clinical anesthesia problems in large and small animal anesthesia; and the effects of certain disease states on the animals’ response to anesthesia. She has author or co-author credit on 33 articles and nine book chapters.
Dr. McMurphy has been a co-leader for the “International Veterinary Study Tours” with Dr. Walter Renberg. She has accompanied students on several trips to Tanzania, Rwanda and other sites in Africa to learn about wildlife conservation efforts and local veterinary practices and customs.
Dr. McMurphy is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, American College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. She received the Excellence in Resident Mentoring Award from K-State in 2009. She was a member of the board of directors for the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists from 2017 to 2020. She is currently on its appeals committee.