Thirty-two leading veterinary students following a career path in equine medicine have received financial support through The Winner’s Circle Scholarship Program. The program, which is sponsored by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, Platinum Performance and The Race For Education, honors fourth-year students for involvement at their veterinary schools and dedication to careers in equine practice.
The Winner’s Circle scholarships are intended to help offset the growing cost of veterinary school. Students are nominated from each of the AAEP’s 36 student chapters in North America and receive scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, depending on the needs of the individual student.
“The rising cost of veterinary school continues to present challenges to talented students who endeavor to enter the equine veterinary profession,” said Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, Ph.D., chairman of the AAEP Foundation Advisory Committee. “The Winner’s Circle Scholarship program provides financial relief for proven student leaders who have pledged their careers to advancing the health of horses.”
The program encourages students’ long-term loyalty to the AAEP, the AAEP Foundation, The Race For Education and the Thoroughbred industry. This year, more than $130,000 in scholarship funds was distributed to students through the Winner’s Circle program. Since its establishment in 2008, the program has provided more than $400,000 in financial support of equine veterinary students.
Congratulations to the following 2010 recipients:
Ashley Homm, Auburn UniversityNathan Canady, Colorado State UniversityJennifer Nightingale, Cornell UniversityKirsty Husby, Iowa State UniversityLindsey Horner, Kansas State UniversityAmy Norvall, Louisiana State UniversityCharlotte Lucas, Michigan State UniversityNadine Kirk, Mississippi State UniversityChelsey Miller, North Carolina State UniversityCaitlin Daly, The Ohio State UniversityJames Rogers, Oklahoma State UniversityKyle Goldie, University of GuelphRagan Garrett, Oregon State UniversityNicole Dalesandro, Purdue UniversityTiffany Tobias, Ross UniversityNatalie Landen, St. George’s UniversityLynn Green-Ivey, Texas A&M UniversityBarbara Harrison, Tufts UniversityKristen Ostrosky, Tuskegee UniversityAlison Hoffman, University of California-DavisAriel Womble, University of FloridaRachel Witt, University of IllinoisCrystal Sampson, University of MissouriDionne Benson, University of MinnesotaNoemi Menard-Levigne, University of MontrealAshley Yanchik, University of PennsylvaniaSarah Mouri, University of Prince Edward IslandDane Tatarniuk, University of SaskatchewanKate LeVasseur, University of WisconsinBrian Kopec, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary MedicineMolly Bellefeuille, Washington State UniversityTiffany Trotter, Western University of Health Services
For more information about The Race For Education, visit www.raceforeducation.org or call (859) 252-8648. For more information about Platinum Performance, visit www.platinumperformance.com.
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