The North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1978, admitted its first class of DVM students in August 1981, dedicated its main facility in April 1983, and graduated its first class of veterinarians in May 1985.

Dr. Terrence Curtin, founding dean of the NCSU CVM, has completed his history of the college. The College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University: A Personal Perspective of Its Founding is available from the N. C. Veterinary Medical Foundation, Inc.

book cover: The College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University: A Personal Perspective of Its Founding

North Carolina Veterinary History

Examining a Grant’s Gazelle at the N.C. Zoo | March 5, 1985. L-R. Dr. Terrence M. Curtin, Dean, Veterinary Medicine, NCSU; Robert L. Fry, North Carolina Zoological Park Director; Dr. Michael Loomis, Zoo Veterinarian, North Carolina Zoological Park and School of Veterinary Medicine, NCSU; Stephen W. Crane, School of Veterinary Medicine, NCSU. Photo courtesy of Asheboro Courier-Tribune.
Steven Holladay, Miriam Spann, Dr. J. Edgar Smallwood | Summer 1988. Studying Whale Skull
Original Members of Dean’s Office | 1981. L-R. Dr. William M. Adams, Associate Dean for Services; Dr. Terrence M. Curtin, Dean; Dr. C. Edward Stevens, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies; Dr. Donald R. Howard, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.