Wisconsin Ag Connection - Markel to Serve as Dean of UW-Madison Vet School

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Markel to Serve as Dean of UW-Madison Vet School
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 08/03/2012

The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has hired a new dean. Mark Markel, DVM, Ph.D was chosen to become the third dean in the program's 29-year history when he assumes the new role on September 1.

Dr. Markel currently chairs the school's department of medical sciences and is the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and dean for advancement. He succeeds Daryl Buss, DVM, Ph.D., who stepped down in June after 18 years on the job.

"I'm both humbled and thrilled to be asked to lead one of North America's pre-eminent schools of veterinary medicine," Markel said. "My objective will be to build on the foundation both Dr. Buss and our founding dean, Bernard Easterday, created here at the school."

Markel, who was chosen over three other finalists, joined the UW in 1990 as an assistant professor of large animal surgery. In addition to his faculty appointment and administration roles at the School of Veterinary Medicine, he holds faculty appointments in the School of Medicine and Public Health, is an affiliate in the Institute on Aging and is a member of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center.

The UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine provides critical service to the state's animal agriculture industry. The school is also home to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, which provides routine, specialized and emergency services for 20,000 animals a year.

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