Alumni

Our graduate students are trained on fundamental and advanced concepts that can be directly applied to solve current and future challenges throughout their professional careers. Our recent graduate students have had immediate employment opportunities following graduation. Several former students have successfully pursued careers in academia and government, and many recent graduate have found tremendous opportunities in various segments of industry. Some examples of former graduate students are below.

Alumnus Name, Degrees
Current Role and Organization

Kaitlynn Abell, DVM, PhD
Associate Principal Scientist
Merck Animal Health

David Amrine, DVM, PhD
Director of Technical Services
Adams Land and Cattle

Abram Babcock, MS, PhD
President
Adam’s Land and Cattle LLC

Joaquin Baruch, DVS, PhD
EPIET Fellow
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Aric Brandt, DVM, MS
Veterinary Practitioner
Plymouth Veterinary Clinic

Aurelio Cabezas, DVM, MSc, PhD
Veterinary Epidemiologist, Senior Animal Health Information Analyst
World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)

Sarah Capik, DVM, PhD
Field Epidemiologist
Texas Animal Health Commission

Megan Coffman, DVM, MS
Associate Veterinarian
Tri County Veterinary Center
Herington, Kansas

Charley Cull, DVM, PhD
Vice President
Veterinary and Biomedical Research Center Inc.

Elliott Dennis, MS, MBA, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Diana Dewsbury, PhD, MS
Research and Development
Elanco

Charles Dodd, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVPM
International Animal Health Consultant

Marcio Goncalves, DVM, PhD
Global Nutrition Specialist
Pig Improvement Company

Gregg Hanzlicek, DVM, PhD
Associate Director
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Kansas State University

Jay Jacela, DVM, PhD
Study Director, Global Operations
Elanco Animal Health

Rodger Main, DVM, PhD
Director
Iowa State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Sara McReynolds, DVM, MPH, PhD
Assistant Animal Health Commissioner
Kansas Department of Agriculture

Jason Nickell, DVM, PhD, DACVPM
Associate Director
Livestock Technology and Innovation
Merck Animal Health

Sureemas Nitikanchana, DVM, PhD
Director
Research and Development
SPM Group

Ana Oliveira, DVM, MS
PhD student
University of California-Davis

Megan Potter, DVM, PhD
Swine Veterinarian
Abilene Animal Hospital

Brad Robért, DVM, MS
Veterinary Practitioner
Tallgrass Veterinary Hospital

Hannah Seger, DVM, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
Pathobiology of Chronic Wasting Disease and other Prion Diseases section
USDA-ARS , Ames, Iowa

Doug Shane, DVM, PhD
Teaching Assistant Professor of Animal Health
Kansas State University, Olathe campus

Ashley B. Smith, MS, PhD
Director, Clinical Development NA
Elanco Animal Health

Rebecca Smith, DVM, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
University of Illinois

Miles Theurer, DVM, PhD
Veterinary Research and Consulting Services
Hays, Kansas

Ryan Tollefsrud, DVM, MS
Veterinary Practitioner
South 71 Veterinary Clinic
Willmar, Minnesota