2026 ACVS Foundation Student Surgery Proficiency Award
The ACVS Foundation congratulates the recipients of the 2026 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.
Lauren C. Ayres Martinez
Western University of Health Sciences
Large Animal
Madelynn Bernau
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Large Animal
Amanda Bolinger
Kansas State University
Large Animal
Ayanna Olivia Brown
Tuskegee University
Small Animal
Chessa Brown
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Large Animal
Francesca Buchalski
Cornell University
Large Animal
Mara Ramos Cabrera
North Carolina State University
Large Animal
Megan Comstock
University of Florida
Large Animal
Morgan Cunningham
University of Georgia
Small Animal
Etienne de Jongh
University of Calgary
Small Animal
Alyssa DeWeerdt
Midwestern University
Large Animal
Kelly Anna Drescher
University of Guelph
Large Animal
Austin Dykas
Louisiana State University
Small Animal
Makenzie Fields
Mississippi State University
Small Animal
Camryn Fisher
The Ohio State University
Large Animal
Siona Fuller
Oklahoma State University
Small Animal
Caitlin Gaffney
Oregon State University
Large Animal
Jacqui Gironella
University of Calgary
Large Animal
Katherine Griffin
University of California, Davis
Large Animal
Keely “Duck” Harris
Purdue University
Small Animal
Karina Herrera
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Small Animal
Edward Tate Hunda
University of Georgia
Large Animal
Bethany Jackson
Auburn University
Small Animal
Samone Johnson
University of California, Davis
Small Animal
Kyra Neve Kavanagh
University of Guelph
Small Animal
Tyler Kirk
Lincoln Memorial University
Small Animal
Emily Therese Leroux
University of Minnesota
Large Animal
Sunny Levitis
Cornell University
Small Animal
Madison Lofgren
University of Pennsylvania
Large Animal
Sophia Margaritis
Midwestern University
Small Animal
Ellen Marshall
University of Saskatchewan
Small Animal
Samantha Masca
Colorado State University
Small Animal
Trevor Meier
Texas Tech University
Large Animal
Renick Meyer
Washington State University
Small Animal
Samuel P. Millard
Iowa State University
Large Animal
Meg Mulder
North Carolina State University
Small Animal
Samantha Naughton
Mississippi State University
Large Animal
William Newton
Auburn University
Large Animal
Payton Pierce
Kansas State University
Small Animal
Alexa Pompa
The Ohio State University
Small Animal
Sarah Price
University of Illinois
Small Animal
Megan Rice
University of Missouri
Large Animal
Hallie Richardson
University of Pennsylvania
Small Animal
Micah Roberts
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Small Animal
Kaila Rowe
Oklahoma State University
Large Animal
Luis Salazar Chavez
Oregon State University
Small Animal
Kaitlin Schmoyer
University of Prince Edward Island
Large Animal
Calah Sewell
University of Minnesota
Small Animal
Karly Souders
University of Florida
Small Animal
Kisa Storey
University of Prince Edward Island
Small Animal
Sydney Talbot
Louisiana State University
Large Animal
Haley “Korrine” Tate
Purdue University
Large Animal
Nathan Turrell
Lincoln Memorial University
Large Animal
Melinda Weinberg
Western University of Health Sciences
Small Animal
Kylie Yancey
Colorado State University
Large Animal
Zoey Zentkovich
Iowa State University
Small Animal
