2025 ACVS Foundation Student Surgery Proficiency Award
The ACVS Foundation congratulates the recipients of the 2025 ACVS Foundation Student Surgery Proficiency Award. These students have demonstrated exceptional aptitude through initiative, diagnostic skill, dexterity, and perioperative care of animals undergoing surgery. All accredited veterinary schools in the US and Canada are invited to participate in this award program.
Mariah J. Alexander
Louisiana State University
Large Animal
Brandynn Leigh Alston
Tuskegee University
Small Animal
Madeleine Arndt
Purdue University
Large Animal
Jordyn Emily Blew
University of Pennsylvania
Small Animal
Garrett Borth
Kansas State University
Large Animal
Grace Butler
Auburn University
Large Animal
Austin Byrd
Texas Tech University
Small Animal
Paige Chisholm
University of Prince Edward Island
Large Animal
Maggie Christine Collins
University of Florida
Small Animal
Larisa Creelman
University of Saskatchewan
Small Animal
Alexandra Dash
Oregon State University
Small Animal
Nina Noelle Dellarte
University of Pennsylvania
Large Animal
Sarah Diaz-Cruz
Midwestern University
Large Animal
Lindsay Gallant
University of Prince Edward Island
Small Animal
Michaela Gregory
Tufts University
Large Animal
Alyssa Guinn
Michigan State University
Large Animal
Eva Hamm
University of Calgary
Large Animal
Morgan Elizabeth Hardie
University of California, Davis
Small Animal
Abigail Hatch
University of Georgia
Small Animal
Makaela Hedberg
University of Illinois
Large Animal
Brayden Hemmeter
Texas Tech University
Large Animal
Clayton Harold Hicks
Oklahoma State University
Large Animal
Fred Holcomb
Texas A&M University
Large Animal
Jaylan N. Horton
University of Georgia
Large Animal
Emily Kahlert
Lincoln Memorial University
Small Animal
Zachary A. Kirkpatrick
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal
Christopher Vlassi Kouris
University of Guelph
Large Animal
Sarah Marie Larkin
University of Guelph
Small Animal
Ireland Lee
Midwestern University
Small Animal
Meng Li
Cornell University
Large Animal
Matthew Lindemann
Oregon State University
Large Animal
Ryan Lurch
Lincoln Memorial University
Large Animal
William Dennison Marquardt
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Large Animal
Morgan McCord
Texas A&M University
Small Animal
Nicole Moyer
Tufts University
Small Animal
Aileen Nimick
North Carolina State University
Small Animal
Lauren Obermeyer
The Ohio State University
Large Animal
Anna Perreand
University of Missouri
Large Animal
Madison Pfahl
Michigan State University
Small Animal
Alexandra Ponkey
Western University of Health Sciences
Small Animal
Hannah Quail
University of Florida
Large Animal
Jacob Patrick Rastas
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Small Animal
Shelby K. Rocereto
University of Minnesota
Large Animal
Megan Rockow
Colorado State University
Large Animal
Samantha Ruble
Oklahoma State University
Small Animal
Phillip Saint Martin
Louisiana State University
Small Animal
Zachary Sayre
Purdue University
Small Animal
Sukhjit Sidhu
University of Calgary
Small Animal
Mikaila Smith
University of Missouri
Small Animal
Sarah Smith
University of California, Davis
Large Animal
Sienna Spaethe
Iowa State University
Large Animal
Sarah Stark
University of Minnesota
Small Animal
Audrey Stevenson
The Ohio State University
Small Animal
Anna Sullivan
Cornell University
Small Animal
Olivia Sullo
University of Illinois
Small Animal
Stephanie Swanson
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Small Animal
Olivia Uzan
Colorado State University
Small Animal
Kortnee Van Nest
Kansas State University
Small Animal
Caitlyn Vester
North Carolina State University
Large Animal
Jennifer Wayman
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Large Animal
Chelsey Wood
University of Saskatchewan
Large Animal
