2024 ACVS Foundation Student Surgery Proficiency Award
The ACVS Foundation congratulates the recipients of the 2024 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.
Gabrielle Abbott
Louisiana State University
Large Animal
Sierra Amundson
Oregon State University
Large Animal
Emily Austin
Washington State University
Small Animal
Jacob Baxter
University of Illinois
Large Animal
Mary Catherine Beard
Mississippi State University
Small Animal
Lasha A. Bennett Hicks
Tuskegee University
Small Animal
Cassandra Bernas
Western University of Health Sciences
Large Animal
Noah C. Black-Ocken
Louisiana State University
Small Animal
Evangelina Botello
Midwestern University
Large Animal
Megan Branning
University of Georgia
Large Animal
Anne Brien
Kansas State University
Large Animal
Rachel Elizabeth Bryant
University of California, Davis
Small Animal
Malie Castonguay Fortin
Université de Montréal
Small Animal
Kirsten Chamberland
University of Saskatchewan
Large Animal
Georgia Christensen
University of Pennsylvania
Small Animal
Alexandra Coats
Western University of Health Sciences
Small Animal
Savannah Coslett
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Large Animal
Olivia Margaret Wilcox Cotnam
University of Guelph
Large Animal
Madison Devine
University of Prince Edward Island
Small Animal
Sarah Duke
Oregon State University
Small Animal
Anya Floyd
University of Prince Edward Island
Large Animal
Samuel Gonzalez
Colorado State University
Large Animal
Cole Harding
University of Calgary
Small Animal
Lauren Heatherly
Lincoln Memorial University
Small Animal
Victoria Allison Herron
University of Missouri
Small Animal
Emily E. Humphreys
Iowa State University
Small Animal
Jake Johnson
Tufts University
Small Animal
Kelsie Carlene Kennicutt
University of California, Davis
Large Animal
Jake Kline
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal
Hannah Lathom
North Carolina State University
Large Animal
Cristina Marquez
Kansas State University
Small Animal
Kaylee Montney
Cornell University
Large Animal
Jillian Morrell
Midwestern University
Small Animal
Benjamin Lee Munoz
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Small Animal
Meaghan O’Neill
Colorado State University
Small Animal
Alex Pastis
Texas A&M University
Large Animal
Tenely R. Porcher
University of Florida
Small Animal
Harrison Ramsey
The Ohio State University
Small Animal
Thomas Reid
Université de Montréal
Large Animal
Natalia L. Rosa-Padilla
North Carolina State University
Small Animal
Taylor Ross
University of Saskatchewan
Small Animal
Abby Rothering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Small Animal
Evan Schwarz
University of Illinois
Small Animal
Cole Sciba
Oklahoma State University
Large Animal
Spencer Seabeck
The Ohio State University
Large Animal
Radhika Sharma
Tufts University
Large Animal
Ashley Shine
Mississippi State University
Large Animal
Bryana E. Smith
University of Florida
Large Animal
Mary Margaret Snipes
University of Georgia
Small Animal
Taylor Sorrells
Iowa State University
Large Animal
Gabrielle Julia Stefou
University of Guelph
Small Animal
Jessi Allison Stunson
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Large Animal
Olivia Vigiletti
Cornell University
Small Animal
Casey A. Welsh
Texas A&M University
Small Animal
Brooke Whitmarsh
University of Calgary
Large Animal
Victoria Whitworth
Washington State University
Large Animal
Hadley D. Williams
University of Missouri
Large Animal
Vanessa Wong
Oklahoma State University
Small Animal
2023 ACVS Foundation Student Surgery Proficiency Award
Camille Andrews
University of Pennsylvania
Small Animal
Alexandra Behnke
Oregon State University
Small Animal
Kathryn Biehl
Texas A&M University
Small Animal
Megan Bolger
Purdue University
Large Animal
Jessica Bydalek
Oklahoma State University
Large Animal
Alyssa J. Carillo
University of Florida
Small Animal
Andrew Carter
Oklahoma State University
Small Animal
Jacqueline Chevalier
Cornell University
Large Animal
Alexander Chu
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Small Animal
Samantha Clifford
University of Guelph
Small Animal
Jessica Conner
Western University of Health Sciences
Large Animal
Kineta Cousins
University of Guelph
Large Animal
Emily Durocher
University of Georgia
Small Animal
Lauren Michelle Edwards
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Small Animal
Micah T. A. Esala
Iowa State University
Small Animal
Caroline K. Freeman
University of Florida
Large Animal
Emily Green
Oregon State University
Large Animal
Jamie S. Hart
University of Illinois
Small Animal
Graham Hookano
Midwestern University
Small Animal
Jane Hostomsky
Tuskegee University
Small Animal
Natalie Juris
University of Prince Edward Island
Large Animal
Morgan Kelley
University of Saskatchewan
Large Animal
Shauna Nichole Davee Kessler
Mississippi State University
Small Animal
Kristen Keyes
Colorado State University
Small Animal
Katherine King
Tufts University
Large Animal
Justine Labranche
Université de Montréal
Small Animal
Stéphanie Léger
Université de Montréal
Large Animal
Grace Lewis
University of Pennsylvania
Large Animal
Shay Lierman
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Large Animal
Heidi Luczynski
Western University of Health Sciences
Small Animal
Tori Martin
University of Illinois
Large Animal
Jade Martindale
Louisiana State University
Large Animal
Haley Renee McCarthy
University of Arizona
Small Animal
Mattison McMillan
Washington State University
Small Animal
Jenna Victoria Menard
Cornell University
Small Animal
Ava Mohiuddin
University of Georgia
Large Animal
Raylene Noftall
University of Prince Edward Island
Small Animal
Abbigail Ann Novotny
Iowa State University
Large Animal
William Orrico
Tufts University
Small Animal
Vaiva Palunas
Washington State University
Large Animal
Reece Paulk
Mississippi State University
Small Animal
Izabella Pendergast
University of California, Davis
Large Animal
Milan Piva
University of Missouri
Small Animal
Lindsey Jane Pokrzywinski
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Large Animal
Christopher Presby
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal
Alexander Rahn
Purdue University
Small Animal
Haley Rauch
University of Missouri
Large Animal
Nora Rodriguez
Midwestern University
Large Animal
James Shuttleworth
The Ohio State University
Small Animal
Embry Simon
Colorado State University
Large Animal
Walker Smith
Lincoln Memorial University
Small Animal
Daniela Solis
University of Saskatchewan
Small Animal
Megan Thompson
Lincoln Memorial University
Large Animal
Sara Toner
University of Calgary
Large Animal
Elizabeth J. Treece
North Carolina State University
Large Animal
Quinn van Engelen
University of Calgary
Small Animal
Max Veenema
Louisiana State University
Small Animal
April Walters
The Ohio State University
Large Animal
Brandon Weiss
University of California, Davis
Small Animal
Adam Wurst
Texas A&M University
Large Animal
Baxley Zagaroli
North Carolina State University
Small Animal