Merck Veterinary Manual Award
For fourth-year students on the Dean’s List with a grade point average of 3.50 or greater.
Sponsored by Merck & Company
![Rachel Halter](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2022/04/rhalter2-Rachel-Halter.jpeg)
Rachel Halter
Rachel is a fourth-year student.
![Melanie Jereb](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2021/03/Melanie-Jereb.jpeg)
Melanie Jereb
Melanie, a fourth-year student from Cary, Ill., will become a small animal general practitioner in Indianapolis, Ind., after graduation. She is interested in small animal internal medicine and clinical pathology
![Clara Jurik](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2021/04/Clara-Jurik.jpeg)
Clara Jurik
Clara is a fourth-year student from Mesick, Mich. She is interested in client education and dentistry and plans to work as a small animal general practitioner back in Michigan after graduation.
![Meagan Karuhn](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2021/04/Meagan-Karuhn.jpeg)
Meagan Karuhn
Meagan is a fourth-year student from Naperville, Ill. She is interested in emergency and critical care medicine and plans to do a small animal rotating internship after graduation.
![Rachel Korn](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2021/03/Rachel-Korn.jpeg)
Rachel Korn
Rachel, a fourth-year student from Perry, Okla., will spend the next year as a rotating intern at Cornell University. She plans to pursue a residency in medical oncology.
![Rachel McQuay](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2022/04/rmcquay2-Rachel-McQuay.jpeg)
Rachel McQuay
Rachel is a fourth-year student who will return to upstate New York after graduation to pursue small animal general practice.
![Margo Renzi](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2021/04/Margo-Renzi.jpeg)
Margo Renzi
Margo is a fourth-year student from Philadelphia, Pa. She is interested in small animal general practice with opportunities in shelter medicine and community outreach and education.
![Samantha von Rueden](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2021/03/Samantha-von-Rueden.jpeg)
Samantha von Rueden
Samantha is a fourth-year student from Romeoville, Ill. She has a passion for reading and traveling to new places. Her veterinary interests include small animal medicine, emergency medicine, and zoological companion animals.
![Bailey Stolsworth](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2021/04/Bailey-Stolsworth.jpeg)
Bailey Stolsworth
Bailey, a fourth-year student from Salisbury, N.C., is interested in equine reproduction and sports medicine. She will be moving to Ocala, Fla., for an equine internship after graduation.
![Cailey Vandermark](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/awards-scholarships-22/wp-content/uploads/sites/176/2021/04/Cailey-Vandermark-1.jpeg)
Cailey Vandermark
Cailey is a fourth-year student from Aurora, Ill. Her many interests include small animal and exotic general practice, emergency medicine, shelter medicine, dentistry, and soft tissue surgery. She plans to work at a general practice in the Chicago area after graduation.
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