Honors Convocation
A total of 65 honorees were recognized for their hard work and outstanding achievements at the 2016 CVM Honors Convocation held on April 1. Attendees included students, faculty, and their guests. Thanks to the generosity of donors the awards equaled a cash value of $38,750.
The event began with a welcome from Christopher Nolan, president of the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA), and from Dr. Eleanor M. Green, the Carl B. King dean of veterinary medicine. “It’s both an ordinary day and a special day,” she said. “Every day we practice excellence at Texas A&M, but today we can celebrate this excellence.”
Executive associate dean Dr. Kentia Rogers then introduced the award winners:
- American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology Award: Dalton Webb
- American Animal Hospital Association Award for Proficiency in Primary Care: Christina Holmes
- American Association of Feline Practitioners Award: Jennifer McGill
- American College of Anesthesia and Analgesia Award: David Joffrion
- American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Award: Adam Copland (large animal), Christine Gremillion (small animal), and Blakeley Williams (small animal)
- American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology Award: Alexandra Hunter
- American College of Veterinary Pathologists Award for Excellence in Veterinary Pathology: Stephanie Myers
- American College of Veterinary Radiology 2016 Senior Student Award: Christine Gremillion
- American College of Veterinary Surgeons Award: Bryan Agado and Darby Sherod
- Arden G. Kemler Award: Josh Haddox
- Bridges Teaching & Service Awards: Jodi Korich, Gwendolyn Levine, and Justin Flynn
- Dechra Dermatology Achievement Award: Paul Belmap
- Elanco Dermatology Excellence Award: Aubree Allen
- Elanco Parasitology Excellence Award: Michelle Kurkowski
- Elanco Surgical Excellence Awards: Adam Copeland (large animal) and Lonni Littlepage (small animal)
- Fred P. Jaggi Award: Sarah Genzer
- George T. Edds Awards: Yating Cheng and Mathew Nemec
- Gerald Bratton and Charles Hall Clinical Neurology Award: Justin Pella
- Griffeth-Quick Cardiology Award: Christine Germillion
- John H. Milliff ’28 Memorial Student Award: Francisco Alvarez
- John H. Milliff ’28 Memorial Teaching Award: Shannon Washburn
- John Paul Delaplane Awards: Kanika Bajwa and Shehnaz Lokhandwala
- Juan Carlos Robles Emanuelli Teaching Awards: Kristen Chaney and Jayanth Ramandoss
- Kaytee Avian and Special Species Excellence Award: Cordell Resch
- L.P. Jones Pathology Resident Award: Maureen O’Brien
- Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award: Gregory Johnson
- Outstanding Masters Student Award: Brittany Ciepluch
- Outstanding Non-thesis Masters Student Award: Raine Lunde
- Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award: Jessica Rodriguez
- Outstanding Postdoc Research Associate Award: Joe Cichocki
- Outstanding Research Leadership Award: Jan Suchodolski,
- Outstanding Scientific Achievement Awards: Sakhila Banu and Weston Porter
- Outstanding Young Faculty Research Award: Jayanth Ramadoss
- Patton W. Burns Award: Chloe Snell
- Richard H. Davis Teaching Awards: Philippa Gibbons and Johanna Heseltine
- Simmons Educational Fund Business Aptitude Award: Annella Stanford
- Student Chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners Award: Rudy Madrigal
- Texas Veterinary Medical Association Research Award: Heather Wilson-Robles
- Texas Veterinary Medical Association Teaching Award: Jay Griffin
- Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Earl Waddell Awards: Tasha Likavee and Melanie Puchot
- Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Johnson Memorial Awards: Kati Glass and Adam Breiteneicher
- Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Student Research Scholar Awards: Gena Esposito and Kelly Rozas
- Veterinary Cancer Society Award for Proficiency in Clinical Oncology: Sarah Pella
- Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Clinical Service Awards: Michelle Coleman, Medora Pashmakova, and Raquel Resch
- Veterinary Students One in Cultural and Ethnicity Award: Kim Tran
- Walter “Dub” Ruoff Memorial Award: Sarah Genzer
- William F. Egan ’43 Memorial Award: Garrett Crooks
- Winnie Carter Wildlife & Exotic Animal Award: Victoria Kilianski
- Zoetis–VECCS Award for Proficiency and Critical Care: Katherine LaQuaglia
- Zoetis Award For Veterinary Research Excellence: Jan Suchodolski
- Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award: Glennon Mays
Check out the CVM’s Flickr page to view photos from the 2016 Honors Convocation.
