VMBS Faculty, Students Recognized At Annual Awards Ceremony

March 31, 2025

Dr. Katie Glass presents an award to Seth Carwile.

The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) recognized 68 students, staff, and faculty members at the 2025 Honors & Awards Ceremony on March 26.

“The Honors & Awards Ceremony is a wonderful opportunity to recognize and reward excellence within our community at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences each year,” said Dr. Ramesh Vemulapalli, VMBS executive associate dean who emceed the event. “We are honored to recognize these individuals who continue to lead through their contributions to the veterinary profession, commitment to educational excellence, and dynamic leadership.”

View photos from the ceremony on the VMBS Flickr account.

2025 Honors & Awards Recipients

American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology Student Award: Emma Oliver
American Animal Hospital Association Award for Proficiency in Primary Care: Kathryn Herin
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Award: Haven Erengil, Joseph Knue, & Keegan Crow
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology Award: Alyssa LeComte
American College of Veterinary Pathologists Award for Excellence in Veterinary Pathology: Alyssa LeComte
American College of Veterinary Radiology Student Award: Megan Wisnoski
American College of Veterinary Surgeons Student Proficiency Award: Morgan McCord & Fred Holcomb
Arden Kemler Award: Kevin Rekoff
Award for Proficiency in Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care: Melissa Espinoza
Bridges Teaching & Service Award: Christina Chan, Lindsey Gilmour, & Negin Mirhosseini
Dechra Excellence in Dermatology Award: Macy Friedrich
Dechra Excellence in Equine Sports Medicine Award: Seth Carwile
Dechra Excellence in Small Animal Internal Medicine Award: Xandra Meneses
Feline Veterinary Medical Association Award: Juhi Bhandarkar
Fred P. Jaggi Award: Kaitlin Thompson
George T. Edds Award: Haley Moyer & Mariana Saitas
Gerald Bratton & Charles Hall Clinical Neurology Award : Stephanie Cavazos
Griffeth-Quick Cardiology Award: Kori Free
John Milliff ’28 Veterinary Faculty Award: Sara Lawhon
John Milliff Veterinary Student Award: Cassidy Scatena
John Paul Delaplane Award: Jacquie Berry
Juan Carlos Robles Emanuelli Teaching Award: Jenna Funk
Kaytee Avian & Special Species Excellence Award: Cora Garcia
L.P. Jones Pathology Resident Award: Katia Groch
Merck Parasitology Award: Diane Briceno & Emily Orr
North American Veterinary Anesthesia Society Student Anesthesia Award: Arvin Azizi
Outstanding Graduate Student & Postdoc Mentor Award: Sarguru Subash
Outstanding Masters Student Award: Zong Peng
Outstanding Non-Thesis Masters Student Award: Madeline Lee
Outstanding PhD Student Award: Matthew Kulpa
Outstanding Postdoctoral Research Associate Award: Hassan Hakimi
Outstanding Research Leader Award: Angela Arenas
Outstanding Research Support Award: Srijana Upadhyay
Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award: Ashley Saunders
Outstanding Young Faculty Research Award: Brian Davis
Patton W. Burns Award: Kortney Lyle
Proficiency in Theriogenology Award: Emily Bridge
Richard H. Davis Teaching Award: Luke Lyons
Schubot Avian Health Director’s Award: Keith Andringa & Alyssa Hartmann
Texas Veterinary Medical Association Research Award: Brian Davis
Texas Veterinary Medical Association Teaching Award: Lindsey Gilmour
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Cultivating Community Scholarship: Kenesha Williams
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Earl Waddell Award: Sally Alpini & Gabriela Rivas
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Dr. Eve Gerome Memorial Scholarship: Emily Orr
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Dr. William & Denise Liska Award: Heath McAlexander
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Philanthropy Award: Ifra Danawala
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Student Research Scholar Award: Isaac Neuman & Michaela Stavropoulos
Veterinary Cancer Society Bob Rosenthal Student Award: Stephanie Cavazos
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Clinical Service Award: Kati Glass, Andrew Bugbee, & Paula Giaretta
VMBS Research Scholar Award: Samantha Hicks-Peña
Wade Burton & Susan Hopper Veterinary Emergency Team Award: Marco Rivera
Walter “Dub” Ruoff Memorial Award: Elizabeth Gibbs
Winnie Carter Wildlife & Exotic Animal Award: Gabriella Quintana & Victoria Wolfe
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence: Mary Nabity
Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teaching Award: Raquel Rech

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Contact Information: Jennifer Gauntt, Director of VMBS Communications, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, jgauntt@cvm.tamu.edu, 979-862-4216

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