McMurray Receives Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree

URBANA - Shannon McMurray, daughter of Brad and Lyn Ure of Lindenhurst, Ill., graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree on May 10. The college is one of only 30 veterinary schools in the United States.

Dr. McMurray and her fellow graduates in the Class of 2019 were educated under an innovative veterinary curriculum pioneered at Illinois. The curriculum focused on integrating the clinical skills and basic sciences relevant to veterinary practice throughout the four-year doctoral degree program. Students in the Illinois program, unlike those in other veterinary curricula, spend 15 weeks during the first two years of study embedded in veterinary practice areas and practicing clinical skills in an extensive learning center equipped with models and simulations.

At the College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. McMurray was a member of the Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society.

Dr. McMurray graduated from Lakes Community High School, Lake Villa, Ill., in 2011. She is also a graduate of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in animal science in 2015.

Dr. McMurray will be going on to work as an associate veterinarian in mixed animal practice at Southern Hills Veterinary Services in Creston, Iowa. She is married to Alex McMurray of Clive, Iowa.