2023 ACVS Foundation Student Surgery Proficiency Award
The ACVS Foundation congratulates the recipients of the 2023 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.
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