Sponsor: The Small Animal EVP Scholarship Endowment Fund
Criteria: For students with an interest and awareness of veterinary management and economics and the intention of directing their career toward these markets.

Benjamin Polo
Benjamin, a third-year student from Gillespie, Illinois, is particularly interested in mixed animal medicine and also likes veterinary business, rural practice, and emergency care. Ben was chapter president of the student Veterinary Medicine Business Association and hopes to use his business knowledge to further his career and potentially own a practice that serves a multitude of domestic species.