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Administrators at the have announced the start of a national search for the next dean of the .

A 17-member search committee has been appointed jointly by , senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources at UF/IFAS, and David R. Nelson, M.D., senior vice president for health affairs at UF and president of 网红黑料.

Payne and Nelson officially charged the committee during its inaugural meeting on June 3.

鈥淚n view of our college鈥檚 current trajectory, as well as the positive momentum across the UF enterprise, this is a great time for us to recruit and hire an excellent leader,鈥� said the college鈥檚 interim dean, , whose ongoing role is executive associate dean.

The new dean will replace , who announced his retirement earlier this spring after serving in the post since 2013. Under Lloyd鈥檚 leadership, the college jumped to No. 9 in the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings of veterinary medical colleges nationwide, moving five spots 鈥� more than any other college 鈥� from its previous ranking.

鈥淲e are grateful for Dean Lloyd鈥檚 many achievements on behalf of our college, and wish him the very best in his retirement,鈥� Vickroy said.

The committee will be co-chaired by Isabel Garcia, D.D.S, dean of the UF College of Dentistry, and Nick Place, Ph.D., dean of extension at UF/IFAS. In addition to these co-chairs, the College of Veterinary Medicine will be represented by:

路 Chris Adin, D.V.M., chair,

路 Guy Lester, B.V.M.S., Ph.D., chair,

路 Julie Moore, Ph.D., chair,

路 Subhashinie Kariyawasam, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., chair,

路 Paul Cooke, Ph.D., chair,

路 , D.V.M., associate dean for clinical services

路 Katie Boudreau, senior director of advancement and alumni affairs

路 , professor of shelter medicine and faculty representative

路 Rachel Grabar, veterinary medical student representative

路 Hannah Barber, graduate student representative

The committee also includes three UF representatives outside the veterinary college: , senior associate dean for research affairs, UF College of Medicine; , director of the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute; and John Arthington, Ph.D., chair, animal sciences department, UF/IFAS. Additionally, two representatives from outside of UF, Marc Presnell, D.V.M., past president of the Florida Veterinary Medical Association, and Lisa Conti, D.V.M., chief science officer for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, will serve on the committee.

The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is supported through funding from 网红黑料 and the UF Institute of Food of Agricultural Sciences, or IFAS.