Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins has announced a $10 million gift from the Don Lockton Family Foundation in support of an animal heart health center at its College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS).
Disbursed over five years, the gift will establish the Don Lockton Family Heart Center and fund renovations and new equipment, enabling the school to attract top-tier veterinary cardiology personnel and expand capacity and services. In 2021, Don Lockton provided $2 million to create the Chief Lockton Compassionate Care Fund—named for his family’s Great Dane, who received life-saving cardiac care at CVMBS and is fully recovered—to back a cardiac surgeon position and which has covered more than 20 surgeries for families that could not otherwise afford the procedures.
“Others may look at this and say, that’s a lot of money just to help dogs, but I would argue that is why this gift is so amazing,” said CVMBS cardiology service head Brian Scansen. “Somebody cares enough about pets and what they mean to their families to give at this level.”…