Sponsor: Dr. Robert G. Kern Endowment Fund
Criteria: To support travel of an equine focused student so that they may attend an equine conference or externship.

Colleen McDonnell
Colleen, a third-year student from Jackson, Michigan, has special interests in small animal emergency medicine, soft tissue surgery, research, and equine racetrack medicine and hopes to work in one of these fields. Her involvement in veterinary school clubs included serving as president for the new Unleashed Running and Walking Club, where she trained for a marathon with classmates.