Student Awards and Scholarships Top $200K

Nearly ninety College awards—including a record 12 new scholarships and awards—were made to 100 students at the April 21 ceremony. The total amount given to students exceeded $200,000, a new record for student support at the College. We deeply thank all those who contribute to these awards, which are crucial for encouraging and rewarding top students.

The new awards are:
Class of 1952 Food Animal Scholarship
Sponsored by an endowment created by the College's first class, this scholarship goes to a third-year student with a strong interest in pursuing a career in food animal practice.

Class of 1983 Endowment Scholarship
Another class endowment was created this year to recognize a third- or fourth-year student with financial need who has been involved in extracurricular activities outside of veterinary medicine, has long-standing working relationships with veterinarians, and is motivated to pursue a veterinary career.

Lisa Coole Memorial Scholarship
First-, second-, and third-year students may submit an essay describing their community service for animals or humans for this scholarship sponsored by an endowment created in memory of Lisa Coole. Lisa was a first-year veterinary student killed in a car accident in May 1998. The endowment was created by Bill and Nancy Coole with support from friends and classmates.

Tanner Leong Memorial Award
This award, sponsored by Ken and Betty Leong in memory of their cocker spaniel, recognizes a fourth-year student with demonstrated excellence in dermatology.

Dr. Patrick C. Matchette Scholarship
Dr. Patrick C. Matchette ('62), who had a successful career with Abbott Laboratories and with Veterinary Medical Writers, established an endowment for this scholarship. It goes to a third-year student from DuPage County, Illinois, with a minimum 3.0 grade-point average.

Muntwyler Student Scholarship
The Wanda Muntwyler Foundation was established by a Chicago native to fund charitable or educational activities that directly impact the care of animals. This scholarship is awarded to a third-year student who has been involved in humane issues or animal shelters, has financial need, and is interested in small animal practice. Dr. Lyle Brumley ('68) is a trustee of the foundation.

Severn Provus and Birdell Eck Provus Scholarships
An endowment was created to fund these scholarships for second- and third-year students with financial need and good academic standing. The students should have experience working at a humane society or animal shelter and plans to enter a career in small animal medicine. Preference is given to minority students. Barbara Provus created the endowment to honor the love of animals, respect for education, and desire to help people shown by her parents, Severn and Birdell, and to recognize her own ties to the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society.

Smack Dab's Agility Club Scholarship
A Winfield, Illinois, agility club sponsors this scholarship given for an essay illustrating experience and interest in a dog sport.

Small Animal Executive Veterinary Program Scholarship
Small Animal EVP graduates created an endowment to fund this scholarship for a third- or fourth-year veterinary student with financial need and good academic standing. Applicants submit an essay describing their awareness of and career interests in veterinary management and economics.

Dr. Donald W. Spencer Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship, created in memory of a 1967 graduate who practiced in Troy, Illinois, goes to a third- or fourth-year veterinary student interested in animal welfare or humane issues and with experience at a shelter or humane society. It was offered by the Southern Illinois Veterinary Medical Association, and preference is given to students from the SIVMA region. An endowment created by Dr. Spencer's widow, Joan, will fund the scholarship in future years.

Dr. Thomas B. Steffen Scholarship
An endowment created in memory of Dr. Steffen, a 1966 Illinois graduate, by his widow Mary and family funds this scholarship for interest in small animal practice and determination to mesh academic and work responsibilities. Preference is given to a married male student with a family from the Chicago suburbs.

Kathleen Werner Memorial Scholarship
Adele Werner of Crete, Illinois, created an endowment in memory of her beloved daughter, Kathleen. The scholarship is presented to a third-year female veterinary student with high financial need.

Class of 2001 Award Winners
Diana Bauer	Laurie Bellis	Carrie Boroughs	Justin Brown	Stephanie Crawford
Katherine Grimm	LeAnn Gruber	Steven Haase	Megan Hinkel	Amy Janda
Shonali Jethani	Jason Keller	Lisa Kelly	Victor Liu	Shannon Long
Adam Malcolm	Kristi McCullough	Desiree Mischke	Andrea Morden-Moore	Aimee Norris
Sarah Probst	Alexander Romanov	Todd Ryl	Julie Slavin	John Spence
Robert Walker	Morgan Wilson

George H. Alexander Memorial Scholarship
Britt Soderstrom

American Animal Hospital Association Award
Alexander Romanov

American Association of Feline Practitioners' Student Award
Lisa Kelly

American College of Veterinary Radiology Award
Adam Malcolm

American College of Veterinary Surgeons Awards
Diana Bauer, Large Animal
Todd Ryl, Small Animal

American Kennel Club Scholarship
Angela Stryck

American Veterinary Medical Foundation Scholarships
Kathleen Heinz
Jessica Wiehrdt

Association of Avian Veterinarians Award
Kathleen Heinz

Auxiliary to the American Veterinary Medical Association Award
Sarah Probst

Banfield Family-Pet Bond Award
Andrea Morden-Moore

Bil¥Jac Student Scholarship in Nutrition
Jennifer Marquardt

Dr. Loyd E. Boley Scholarship
Ashlee Beanland

Dr. and Mrs. Wally Brandt Scholarship
Kelly Ballinger

Chicago Veterinary Medical Association President's Scholastic Award
Brett Ziegenbalg

Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Scholarship
Katherine Loomis

Class of 1952 Food Animal Scholarship
Bradley Willis

Class of 1983 Endowment Scholarship
Rebecca Reardon

L.L. Cluster Scholarships
Wes Baumgartner
Jill Patronagio

College of Veterinary Medicine Awards for Academic Excellence
Class of 2001
Morgan Wilson, first
Julie Slavin, second
Katherine Grimm, third

Class of 2002
Emily Swank, first
Christine Slagel, second
Karen Turner, third

Class of 2003
Dawn Karnicki, first
Felicia Leung, first
Lorien Pearlman, second
Michelle Diesen, third

Class of 2004
Jeremy Larson, first
Ingrid Peterson, first
Christopher Stauthammer, first
Molita Birchen, second
Kathleen Biddle, third

Lisa Coole Memorial Scholarship
Abby Cowan

Dr. Richard E. Dierks Veterinary Alumni Fund Scholarships
Felicia Leung
Christopher Stauthammer
Emily Swank

Dr. Joseph L. Dorner Awards
Laurie Bellis
Aimee Norris
Alexander Romanov
Morgan Wilson

Dr. Florence Dunbar Awards for the Human-Animal Bond
Christopher Dupuis
Natalie Marks
Linneae Stull
Emily Swank

Dr. Walter and Mary Lou Fehrenbacher Scholarship
Tamara Lutz

Alice H. Fruit Memorial Scholarship
Lorien Pearlman

Anna M. Gulick Scholarship
George Eales

Dr. H.J. Hardenbrook Equine Scholarships
Melanie Hart
Kathryn Wotman

Dr. Allan H. Hart Scholarships
Aimee Norris
Morgan Wilson

Hill's Buddy Award
Victor Liu

Dr. H. Preston Hoskins Scholarship
Tara Ooms

Illinois Academy of Veterinary Practice Continuing Education Award
Sarah Probst

Illinois Reptile and Amphibian Medicine Award
Wes Baumgartner

Illinois Veterinary Medical Alumni Association Award
Julie Slavin

Illinois Walking Horse Association Award
Jennifer Hott

Lily Ireland Scholarship
Lori Decker

Professor Virginia R. Ivens Scholarship
Tamara Fisher

Kankakee River Valley Kennel Club Scholarship
Diane Fedrow

Dr. Edward C. Khuen Memorial Award
Desiree Mischke

Dr. Vaylord Ladwig Memorial Scholarship
Nicolas Rippel

Lake County Humane Society Scholarship
Rebecca Balkin

Patricia Lawrence Memorial Scholarship
Michael Kirkpatrick

Tanner Leong Memorial Award
Amy Janda

Dr. Roger P. Link Scholarship
Tara Ooms

Dr. Heidi Lott Memorial Award
Kelly Fabish

Dr. William Magrane Clinical Ophthalmology Award
Desiree Mischke

Dr. John P. Manning Award
Stephanie Crawford

Dr. Patrick C. Matchette Scholarship
Jessica Wiehrdt

Mattoon Kennel Club Scholarship
Tina Stortzum

Dr. and Mrs. David McConnell Scholarship
Elizabeth Papp

Dr. and Mrs. C. David McLaughlin Scholarship
James Buhl

Merck AgVet Awards
Laurie Bellis
Justin Brown
Katherine Grimm
LeAnn Gruber
Megan Hinkel
Shannon Long
Kristi McCullough
Julie Slavin
Morgan Wilson

Dr. Christopher Moberly Scholarship
Christopher Welch

Multicultural Fellowships
Shyla Franklin
Jeremy Williams

Muntwyler Student Scholarship
Jessica Wiehrdt

North American Veterinary Conference Award
Kyle Huizinga

Novartis Animal Health Award for Academic Excellence in Parasitology
Megan Borgstrom

Pfizer Veterinary Student Award
Morgan Wilson

Pharmacia & Upjohn Award
Sarah Probst

Pharmacia & Upjohn Companion Animal Award
Kristi McCullough

Dr. Lester Puhse Memorial Award
Sarah Klunk

Severn Provus and Birdell Eck Provus Scholarships
Tamara Fisher
Lara Oms

Ralston Purina Company Scholarship
Kimberly Dembinski

Charles Renegar Family Scholarship
David Rehagen

Dr. Harry Reynolds Pathology Award
Dawn Karnicki

Dr. J.E. Salsbury Scholarships
Kelly Ballinger
Wes Baumgartner
Mark Bobofchak
Kelly Fabish
Natalie Marks
Heather Miyagi
Lidia Pallo
Jill Patronagio
Laura Riordan
Lori Ross
Pamela Rothenbaum
Andrea Sangster
Tamara Sloan
Linnaea Stull
Emily Swank
Karen Turner
Amy Waggoner

Dr. Jesse Sampson Award
Felicia Leung

Sandrik Family Scholarships
Matthew Nelson
Christine Slagel

Scamps Top Herder Memorial Award
Andrea Morden-Moore

Schering-Plough Animal Health Scholarships
Steven Haase, Companion Animal
Jason Keller, Large Animal

Smack Dab's Agility Club Scholarship
Andrea Morden-Moore

Dr. Erwin Small Scholarships
Monique Callender
Abby Cowan
Valerie Mahoney
Andrea Sangster

Small Animal Executive Veterinary Program Scholarship
Jill Patronagio

Sonata and Dvorak Behavioral Medicine Scholarship
Joel Huffman

Sophie's and Gypsy's Golden Heart Awards
Aimee Norris, Sophie's
Shonali Jethani, Gypsy's

Southern Illinois Veterinary Medical Association Scholarships
Ashlee Beanland
Dawnetta Orr
John Spence

Dr. Donald W. Spencer Memorial Scholarship
Pamela Rothenbaum

Stadheim Foundation Veterinary Scholarship
Pamela Vipond

Dr. Thomas B. Steffen Scholarship
Christopher Shirkey

Students for Equal Access to Learning Scholarship
Gail Bushur

Sweet Scholarship
Joseph Thurgood

Edith Tomlinson Award
Pamela Vipond

University Honors Ð Bronze Tablet
Michelle Diesen

Upjohn Team Award
Carrie Boroughs

Veterinary Centers of America, Inc., Student Scholarships
Tracy Frey
Erica Shulha

Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Award
Robert Walker

Kathleen Werner Memorial Scholarship
Danielle Johnson

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