Dan Grooms named Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine deanAugust 2, 2018Dan Grooms, DVM, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University, has been appointed the next Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. His tenure begins Oct. 1. An expert in bovine infectious diseases, Dr. Grooms earned a bachelor's degree in animal science from Cornell University and a veterinary medicine degree and a Ph.D. in veterinary preventive medicine from The Ohio State University. He joined Michigan State in 1997 and was promoted to his present position in 2014. He also holds board certification from the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists, with specialty in veterinary virology; is a former president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners; and has served on the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture's Committee on Animal Health. "Dr. Grooms is an accomplished scientist, teacher and leader who will build on the college's reputation for excellence and the great achievements of our students, faculty and staff," said Wendy Wintersteen, Ph.D., dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. "I am confident he will also work effectively with veterinarians across the state, livestock and poultry producers and others who …
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