New director hired for Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

A longtime faculty member has been named director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center at Clay Center.

Dr. Dale Grotelueschen, most recently the managing veterinarian for beef cattle veterinary operations at Pfizer/Zoetis, will assume the position July 1. Grotelueschen was a UNL faculty member for a number of years, including a stint as director of the Panhandle Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Scottsbluff.

Grotelueschen is active in organizations including the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, National Cattlemen's Beef Association and Nebraska Cattlemen.