{"id":8435,"date":"2026-05-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/?page_id=8435"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:33:59","slug":"miller-re-appointed-vmpm-chair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/miller-re-appointed-vmpm-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Miller Re-appointed VMPM Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p><strong>May 22, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/9142826168569857534.jpg\" alt=\"Cathy Miller in lab\" width=\"329\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/9142826168569857534.jpg 329w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/9142826168569857534-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/>Dr. Cathy Miller has been re-appointed as the chair of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine (VMPM) for a second five-year term.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, Miller has provided strong, visionary leadership to the department. She has developed new\u00a0initiatives to enrich students\u2019 learning experience and as a result, VMPM has become a department that is evaluated highly by students across undergraduate, graduate and DVM programs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dr. Miller has led VMPM to become a powerhouse for research, and all early- and mid-career departmental faculty members are successful in securing major external grants,&#8221; said Dr. Dan Grooms, the Dr. Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of Veterinary Medicine. &#8220;She is also committed to promoting excellence in people, which has resulted in many awards, recognitions and career advancements for the department\u2019s faculty, staff and students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A faculty member at Iowa State since 2006, Dr. Miller served as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School. 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