Dr. Trevor Ames appointed permanent dean

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Dr. Trevor Ames appointed permanent dean

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (June 13, 2008) - The University of Minnesota Board of Regents today officially approved the appointment of Dr. Trevor Ames as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.

“Trevor has done an outstanding job as interim dean, and I believe that he has the experience and skills to lead the College of Veterinary Medicine,” said Frank B. Cerra, M.D., senior vice president for health sciences. “I want to thank the many faculty, staff, students, and +community members who shared with me their thoughts about the college and their feedback on the outstanding candidates we had for dean.”

Dr. Ames has been interim dean since June 2007. Previously chair of the College's Veterinary Population Medicine department, he joined the faculty in 1981. A diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Dr. Ames received his D.V.M. in 1978 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and his master of science degree in 1981 from the University of Minnesota.

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