Cornell Memorial Statement for Professor Veranus Alva Moore, M.D.
April 13, 1859 — February 11, 1931
Veranus Alva Moore, Dean of the N. Y. State Veterinary College
"Born on April 13, 1859, he entered Cornell University in 1883 and graduated with the degree of B.S., in 1887. In the spring of his senior year, he entered the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Federal Department of Agriculture where he served nine years, the last one as chief of the Division of Animal Pathology. While in Washington he studied medicine and received the M. D. degree in 1890.
At the opening of the Veterinary College in 1896, Dr. Moore was appointed Professor of Pathology, Bacteriology and Meat Inspection, a position which he held continuously until his retirement. In 1908 he succeeded Dr. James Law as Dean of the College and as such served for twenty-one years. From 1898-1910 he was Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology in the Ithaca division of the Medical College.
Primarily interested in Veterinary education at a time when the general public little appreciated the need and importance of trained veterinarians, Dr. Moore did an inestimable service by instilling into the public consciousness an appreciation of the vast responsibilities resting upon a sound scientific veterinary service in the promotion of public health.
His training as a bacteriologist and pathologist gave him a keen insight into the close correlation between many of the diseases common to animals and man, and ideally fitted him to advocate public health measures of far reaching importance to both State and Nation. He likewise rendered an incalculable service to the livestock owners of the country by his research and his sound advice."