X AAEP News January 2024


ASSOCIATIONFOUNDA The Foundation for the Horse awards record $530,000 in scholarships


Twenty-nine exceptional veterinary students pursuing future carers in equine practice shared scholarship awards of $530,000 through the generosity of The Foundation for the Horse and its scholarship program partners. The awards, which included four new scholarship offerings totaling $75,000, were presented Nov. 30 during the AAEP’s 69th Annual Convention.


Congratulations to the following 2023 scholarship recipients:


Ongoing Scholarship Programs:


Four students received $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarships: • Anne Brien, Kansas State University


• Megan Elcombe, University of California, Davis • Bailey Fritz, Kansas State University • Meg Lemons, University of Georgia


Ten students received $10,000 Zoetis Foundation Scholarships: • Amanda Ayers, University of California, Davis


• Gabriella Balaa, University of Missouri • Briana Blackwelder, North Carolina State University • Nicole Gonzales, University of California, Davis • Fred Holcomb, Texas A&M University • Emma Kerr, Cornell University • Ryan Lurch, Lincoln Memorial University • Angela Mangine, University of Pennsylvania • Ashley Nixon, University of Guelph • Shelby Rivkin, Michigan State University


Five students received $5,000 Oakwood Foundation Scholarships: • Madeleine Edwards, North Carolina State University


• Haven Erengil, Texas A&M University • James Ford III, Lincoln Memorial University • Kaitlyn Lomsnes, University of Calgary • Sara Zunker, Texas A&M University


Claire Long from Texas A&M University received the $5,000 Dr. Bill Rood Leadership Scholarship.


New Scholarship Programs:


Hannah Quail from the University of Florida received the $50,000 Ellen DiBella Memorial Scholarship.


Annie Gerding from The Ohio State University received the $10,000 Richard & Anne Stirlen Foundation Scholarship Honoring Dr. Gus Abuja.


Five students received $5,000 Merck Animal Health Scholarships: • Alexandra Bettencourt, Texas A&M University


• Scarlett Loya, University of Pennsylvania • Lauren Obermeyer, The Ohio State University • Harrell Phillips III, Kansas State University • Cassidy Scatena, Texas A&M University


Meghan Poth from the University of California, Davis, received the $10,000 Richard & Anne Stirlen Foundation Scholarship Honoring Dr. Laura Javsicas.


Tessa Beiter from Cornell University received the $5,000 Hagyard Equine Medical Institute Scholarship.


The application window for 2024 scholarships will open in the spring at foundationforthehorse.org.


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