{"id":24730,"date":"2021-03-10T16:32:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T22:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/alumni\/awards\/outstanding-alumni-dinner-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:20:32","slug":"celebration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/alumni\/awards\/celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-fp-small\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/03\/OARS24-Header-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25248\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-2026-vmbs-outstanding-alumni-amp-rising-star-awards\"><strong>2026 VMBS Outstanding Alumni &amp; Rising Star Awards<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-awards\">About the Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas A&amp;M College of Veterinary Medicine &amp; Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) <strong>Outstanding Alumni &amp; Rising Star Awards<\/strong> are the highest honor the college bestows on its former students. 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