The Commencement and Hooding Ceremony for the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 2024 will be held Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM. The ceremony will take place in the James R. Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Dr, Knoxville.
Dr. Andi Lear, Associate Professor of Farm Animal Field Service at the College, is the keynote speaker. Nicholas Britt and Kendra Rich will deliver the Class of 2025 remarks. Dr. Karen Tobias, Institute Professor of Small Animal Surgery, will serve as the faculty standard bearer, and Drs. Talisha Moore, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, and Christopher Smith, Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesia, will serve as faculty hooders. Drs. Lily Davis, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, and Jake Salzman, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, will serve as class marshals.
The Doctoral Hooding Ceremony for PhD students will be held Thursday, May 15, at 4:00 PM at the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. The ceremony for MS students will be held Friday, May 16, at 9:30 AM. Saturday, May 18, at the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on campus. Both will be webcast. The Comparative and Experimental Medicine program celebrates its spring graduates:
- MS – Gabriela Bastos, DMV
- MS- Bryanna Fayne
- MS – Emily Travis
- MS – Phillip West
- MS – Alyssa Wilson
- PhD – Morgan Adkins, DVM
- PhD – Meaghan Harley-Troxell, MS
- PhD – Lichao Liu, MS
- PhD – Krittika Nandy
- PhD – Jeronimo Silva, MS
Information about hotels and places to eat can be found at Visit Knoxville.
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