Aurora Pharmaceutical, Inc., a veterinary pharmaceutical product development, manufacturing and marketing company headquartered in Northfield, MN, announced May 1 they have finalized the selection of 21 third-year veterinary students who will be receiving scholarship funds to assist in their veterinary degrees.
The scholarship recipients were selected based on a combination of academic achievement, related work experience, community and university involvement, goals, essay and letters of reference.
"The costs associated with pursuing a degree in veterinary medicine can be daunting," says Matt Klotz, DVM, Equine Technical Service Veterinarian at Aurora Pharmaceutical. "As a veterinarian who has gone through it, I am thrilled that Aurora has decided to share some of our good fortune and ease some of the financial strain of deserving students."
The winners of the $75,000 scholarship funds are as follows:
- $10,000 Award: Jacqueline Chevalier, Cornel University
- $5,000 Awards: Declan Ryan, UC-Davis, Kara Valasek, Iowa State, Brittany Papa, Cornell University, Lindsey Fenster, U of GA, Lena Ngo, UC-Davis, Sidney Smith, NC State
- $2,500 Awards: Angeline Gano, U of Penn, Abby Cox, NC State, Ened McNett, Oregon St., Hailey Gollnick, U of GA, Isabella Healy, U of Penn, Molly Cleveland, Ohio St., Paige Gabrielson, CO State, Sabina Ponicki, U of MN, Lindsey Miller, U of MN, Tristen Fulton, Iowa St., Brittany Campbell, Texas A&M, Kaitlin Dullea, Cornel Univ., Milan Piva, U of MO, Vaiva Palunas, Wash St.
"When we decided to create a program to support DVM students, it was important to us to find ways to show our support to the next generation of DVM professionals," said Grant Weaver, DVM, Swine Technical Service Veterinarian at Aurora Pharmaceutical. "Supporting the future leaders within the veterinary industry was really our driving force when developing these scholarships."
Do you know of a third-year veterinary student who should apply for the scholarship? They can access additional program details, and a copy of the application by visiting Aurora at www.aurorapharmaceutical.com or email us at scholarships@aurorapharmaceutical.com.
[Source: Aurora Pharmaceutical 1 May 2022]