Lyon Colleges Gets $11M Gift to Establish Shelter Medicine Program at Veterinary School

Lyon Colleges Gets $11M Gift to Establish Shelter Medicine Program at Veterinary School

Lyon College on Tuesday announced it had received an $11 million gift to establish the Katharine Reese Shelter Medicine and Animal Welfare Program at its School of Veterinary Medicine in Cabot. The gift from the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation (AARF) will support an endowed professorship; faculty positions and academic support programs; a student scholarship program; construction of classrooms, laboratories and shelter facilities; and a mobile…

Lyon College veterinary school receives $11 million donation to establish animal shelter program | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Described as a "game changing" moment by the school's president, Lyon College on Tuesday announced a new animal shelter medicine program will soon be added to its School of Veterinary Medicine, courtesy of a multi-million dollar donation.

Lyon College receives $11M gift for vet school

The donation includes $7 million for endowed faculty positions, $2 million for scholarships, $1 million to build classrooms and laboratories and $1 million for a mobile veterinary unit.

Foundation donates $11 million to establish shelter medicine program at Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine

Above: A rendering of the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine in Cabot Lyon College has received an $11 million donation from the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation to establish a new shelter medicine and animal welfare program, the college announced Monday. The Katharine Reese Shelter Medicine and Animal Welfare Program will be based at the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine in Cabot. The program will serve as a center for shelter…