College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Dietetics graduate Madeline Peterson has the honor of serving as the 2022 valedictorian for the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. Madeline, a Minnesota native, grew up in the rural town of Watertown.

Leading a successful two-year veterinary medicine program while also transitioning it to a new DVM-granting college with new faculty and facilities is a demanding task. So too is leading a large and diverse academic department.