The AAVSB Announces Recipients of the Spring 2023 VTNE Scholarship Award

The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Spring 2023 Veterinary Technician National Examination® Scholarship Award. The AAVSB was thrilled to receive such exceptional scholarship award recipients from the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Education and Activities (AVMA-CVTEA) and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) accredited veterinary technology/nursing programs.

It is extremely exciting to see so many veterinary technician students with a commitment to leadership who exhibit academic achievement, diversity, and inclusivity. These candidates for the veterinary profession will have an opportunity to be an asset in serving animals and the public in communities of varied backgrounds, community involvement, and/or volunteerism.

Leslie Knachel, President of the AAVSB said, "We are happy to be able to support our Technicians through this scholarship opportunity. The AASVB is honored to celebrate, recognize, and support the valuable contributions that veterinary technicians provide to the profession of veterinary medicine.”

The VTNE Scholarship Award is presented to one graduating student recognized by their veterinary technology/nursing program faculty who fosters, cultivates, and preserves a culture of leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and treats everyone with respect and dignity. Recipients receive a voucher waiving the fee for the VTNE exam.

Congratulations to the Spring 2023 VTNE Scholarship Award Recipients:

 

School	Recipient
Arkansas State University Beebe	Emily Alexander
Baton Rouge Community College	Paige Roussel
Cape Fear Community College	Heather  Henderson
Carver Career Center and BridgeValley CTC	Katherine Ramey
Central Carolina Community College	Grace Wilson
Central New Mexico Community College	Rose Kantor
Columbia State Community College	Elizabeth  Beasley
Douglas College	Stephanie Burk
Fox Valley Technical College	Marisa Slempkes
Institute of Medical and Business Careers (IMBC)	Tammie Grove
Joliet Junior College	Ashley Kolton
Kent State University at Trumball	Kayla Lowery
Lakeland College	Keanna Gorgichuk
Long Island University	Chloe Dumola
Metropolitan Community College Maple Woods	Savannah Vajda
Midwest Institute	Kortni Wuelling
New England Institute of Technology	Nadya  Sasa
Northern College	Sarah Lomax
Northwestern State University	Joshua Abner
Owensboro Community and Technical College	Ashley Rose
Pierce College	Catherine  Morgan
Pima Community College, East Campus	Laysha  Valdez
Pima medical Institute CO Springs	Kathy Peot
Portland Community College	McKenna Drasye
Red River College Polytechnic	Rachel Hiebert
San Diego Mesa College	Sandy Le
Southern Regional Technical College	Leigha Sapp
St. Petersburg College	Angela Pickering
Thompson School of Applied Science                University of New Hampshire	Allie Bennett
Universidad Ana G. Méndez - Ponce	Vanessa Rodriguez
University of Cincinnati, Blue Ash College	Rachel Chertoff
University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus	Anniken  Young
Wilson College	Elizabeth  Grim

Learn more about our awards

https://www.aavsb.org/exam-services/vtne-awards/

Contact:

press@aavsb.org

About the AAVSB: The AAVSB is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen the veterinary regulatory community. The membership of the AAVSB consists of 62 jurisdictions representing all of the United States and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and nine Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan.