36th Annual CVM Awards Goes Virtual
A global pandemic couldn’t stop the presentation of the 36th Annual NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Awards, a perennial highlight at the end of each academic year. A virtual ceremony was presented on Zoom and streamed live on YouTube, on April 23. Hosted by Greg Lewbart, professor of aquatic animal medicine, and Jeff Huckel, director of student services, the ceremony honored students and faculty for a variety of achievements as viewers looked on from home.
Dean Paul Lunn welcomed online viewers and introduced the evening’s program. He also concluded the ceremony with the announcement of a new scholarship endowment to honor the memory of Samantha Lin, a brilliant member of the Class of 2020 who died in a traffic accident last August. “This is everybody’s gift to the Class of 2020,” Lunn said.
Lunn also said that during the past academic year 207 scholarships totally nearly $1.2 million were awarded to CVM students.
Another special moment was the presentation of the three highest awards for faculty members. The Huffman Leadership Award went to Steve Marks, associate dean and director of veterinary medical services for his leadership of the NC State Veterinary Hospital during this trying year.
Lauren Schnabel, associate professor of equine orthopedic surgery, received the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence. Lysa Posner, professor of anesthesiology, was recognized with the Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award.
Here is the complete list of awards and recipients:
Merck Academic Excellence Awards, Class of 2020
Katherine Bollag; Kathryn Sinko; Jeffrey Tyrrell; Ashley Bowyer; Joshua Zlotnick; Rebecca Bolton; Galen Vosseller; Nicole Himebaugh; Mandy Womble; Kayla Castevens; Steven Gregory; Jennifer Heyward; Amanda Hampton; Jordan Briggs; Dallas Clontz (right); Rachel Thiemann; Samantha Frable; Melanie Runkle; Morgan Fitch; Maura Wade
Phi Zeta Inductees from the Class of 2021
Susan Jones; Caitlyn Mullins; Emily Mackey; Valerie Nelson; Jacqueline Blake; Dylan DeProspero; Devin Fussell; Anne White; Kristen Bagley; Emily Sheppard
Martin Litwack Award for Excellence: Stephen Santangelo
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Academic Achievement Award: Katherine Bollag
Joseph L. Grimes Leadership Award: Shayla Jackson
Friends of NCVMA Foundation Scholarship: Madeline Zurowsky
Friends of NCVMA Advocate Award: Cullen Beene
NCVMA Industry Council Award: Elizabeth Welch
Jim & Mollie Rasor Leadership Scholarship Award: Janelle Wiser
Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Innovation Award: Maura Wade
ACVIM/Department of Clinical Sciences Companion Animal Faculty Clinical Proficiency Awards: Dallas Clontz, Nolan Shaw (ACVIM); Amanda Hampton, Graham Rossi, Nolan Shaw, Madeline Zurowsky (DoCS)
ACVS Small Animal Surgery Award: Regan Stoneburner
Donald R. Howard Surgery Award: Kristen Henson
Molecular Biomedical Sciences Excellence in Anesthesia Clinical Proficiency Awards: Dallas Clontz, Morgan Fitch, Amanda Hampton
Proficiency in Aquatic Animal Medicine: Josh Zlotnick
Proficiency in Conservation Medicine: Jeffrey Tyrrell
Proficiency in Invertebrate Medicine: Mitch Stephens
Proficiency in Zoological Pathology: Mandy Womble
Proficiency in Reptile and Amphibian Medicine: Chris Masterson
Proficiency in Wildlife Medicine: Taylor Locklear
Proficiency in Zoological Medicine: Andrew Miller
Bayer/Merck Animal Health Award for Dermatology: Recipients (Bayer): Micah Barron and Joe Wiggins (right) and Micah Barron (Bayer); Kaitlyn Stempien (Merck)
C. Dillman Award for Excellence in Anatomical & Clinical Pathology: Dallas Clontz
Dr. Monica Menard Award for Excellence in Veterinary Pathobiological Research: Kaori Davis
ACVR Excellence in Clinical Radiology Award/NCSU Excellence in Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Proficiency Award: Victoria Riggs (ACVR); radiology, Danielle Barnes and ultrasound, Peter Gibbons (NCSU)
Elanco Excellence in Parasitology Award: Justin Freeby
AAHA Award for Proficiency in Primary Care: Nolan Shaw
BIVI Cardiology Award: Graham Rossi
ACVO Senior Student Award: Jennifer Heyward and Nicole Himebaugh
Bob Rosenthal Oncology Senior Student Award: Alexie Baja
Association of Feline Practitioners Senior Student Award: Katherine Bollag
Outstanding Resident Award: Shelby Mancini
VECCS Award for Proficiency in Emergency and Critical Care: Nolan Shaw
Award for Excellence in Veterinary Behavior: Jennifer Fulp
Joel Kirk Budd, Jr. Award: Jeffrey Tyrrell (right)
Dr. Robert Agne Memorial Equine Award: Abby Lane
Mat Gerard Award for Excellence in Equine Dentistry: Melanie Runkle
Equine Health Program Special Focus Award – Ophthalmology: Ashley Bowyer
Whynter Colinson Brownie Award: Jenn Ruff
Department of Clinical Sciences Large Animal Clinical Proficiency Awards: Ashlyn Beasley and Peter Gibbons
ACVS Large Animal Surgery Award: Lauren Eyrich
Theriogenology Clinical Proficiency Award: Natalie Andrews
Leroy Coggins Graduate Fellowship Endowment: Breanna Sheahan
ACVIM Certificate of Clinical Excellence in Large Animal Internal Medicine: Matthew Hefner
Population Health and Pathobiology Small Ruminant Clinical Proficiency Award: Jordan Briggs
Population Health and Pathobiology Large Ruminant Clinical Proficiency Award: Kathryn Hamilton
Boehringer Ingelheim Award for Excellence in Bovine Preventative Medicine: Tia Simon
Whynter Colinson Brownie Awards – Food Animal: Enoch Brandao de Souza Meira
Hanns-Dieter Alhusen Swine Proficiency Awards: Kayla Castevens and Elizabeth Noblett
Population Health and Pathobiology Faculty Poultry Proficiency Awards: Jewell Bremer (right) and Rachel Thiemann
Student and House Officer Diversity and Inclusion Awards: Jewell Bremer, Jayda Bussey-Spratling, Graham Rossi, Kier Way
Sarah Watson Brown Award: Samantha Lin and Victoria Riggs
Class of 2023 CVM Faculty Award: Lysa Posner
Class of 2022 CVM Faculty Award: Devorah Marks Stowe
Class of 2021 CVM Faculty Award: Laura Nelson
Class of 2020 CVM Faculty Award: Karyn Harrell
Phyllis Edwards Service Award: Jeff Huckel
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence: Lauren Schnabel
Huffman Leadership Award: Steve Marks
Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award: Lysa Posner
