In response to higher demand nationally for veterinarians, veterinary specialists and skilled technicians, Rowan University is establishing the first school of veterinary medicine in New Jersey, and area veterinarian Dr. Matthew C. Edson will be its founding dean.

Edson is founder and owner of the multi-doctor Rancocas Veterinary Associates, whose Tuckerton office on Great Bay Boulevard is a second location from the Mount Laurel facility.