Sponsor: The McLaughlin Family Endowment Fund
Criteria: For a student interested in small animal medicine and surgery and who has been a member of the Illinois Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association for two years and is in good academic standing.
Jennifer Gonzalez Colon
A first-generation Latina-born artist, Jennifer is now a third-year veterinary student from Puerto Rico. She is actively involved in creating a more welcoming community within her college and is interested in small animal medicine. During her clinical year, she looks forward to working alongside veterinarians and learning from their varied and unique experiences as well as her own.