Stacy Anderson

Dr. Stacy Anderson serves as Dean of the LMU College of Veterinary Medicine. She joined the founding faculty at the Lincoln Memorial University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. Since joining LMU-CVM, Anderson has invested herself fully into the development of curriculum to produce confident, competent, day-one ready graduates.

Dr. Anderson graduated from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine with honors in 2004. She went on to complete two equine/large animal internships, one at a private practice near Chicago, Illinois (Kendall Road Equine Hospital) and the other at the University of Tennessee. She completed a large animal surgical residency and Master of Veterinary Science at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. Following her residency, Anderson remained at WCVM to complete a PhD where she investigated equine neutrophil lifespan in equine inflammatory conditions. While at WCVM, Anderson won numerous awards for her research efforts as a graduate student including the Western College of Veterinary Medicine Equine Health Research Fund Graduate Student Award (2011 and 2014) and the Vétquinol Graduate Student Award for Research in Anaesthesia (2013).

Dr. Anderson has a passion for teaching, which ultimately drew her to LMU-CVM where the student-centered model of education closely aligned with her previous experiences. In 2016, she was promoted to Director of Large Animal Clinical Skills at LMU-CVM where she contributed to the development of a successful clinical skills program that has attracted many visitors from other veterinary colleges to learn about the program. Anderson was recognized for her teaching efforts in the spring of 2019 when she won the Class of 2020 (third-year class) Teacher of the Year award and the Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award. In August of 2019, Anderson was named interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; and in March of 2020, the position was made permanent.