LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Confers 120 Degrees

Our graduates are from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. They are listed alphabetically by state/country, hometown, and then name.

The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine proudly celebrated its 49th annual Veterinary Medicine Commencement on Friday, May 16, conferring 120 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees. The ceremony, presided over by Oliver A. Garden, BVetMed, PhD, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, dean of the school, included a commencement address by special guest Jose Arce, DVM (LSU 1997), past president of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Laurie Lipsey Aronson, representing the LSU Board of Supervisors, conferred the degrees, and Madison Hopper (Class of 2025) opened the ceremony. Program speakers also included Pamela Mitchell, DVM (LSU 1992), president of the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association, and Brennan Pitard, DVM (LSU 2016), president of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association. Phillip Saint Martin, DVM (LSU 2025), closed the ceremony.

Students who received Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees, senior awards, and internships and residencies are listed below alphabetically by state/country, hometown, and then last name:

ALABAMA

Trevor Kenneth Ames, from Seminole, Ala., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award and the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Ames will practice small animal medicine in Pace, Fla. 

ARKANSAS

Ethan Scott Hill, from Birdtown, Ark., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Arkansas Redman Outstanding Senior Award, the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association Scholarship, the Opal Christiansen Memorial Scholarship, the Thomas Scholarship, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Hill will practice mixed animal medicine in Greenbrier, Ark.

Stevie Marie Wise, from Bryant, Ark., received the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Wise will serve as a USDA public heath veterinarian in Greely, Colo.

Bailey Taylor Amason, from El Dorado, Ark., received the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Award. Dr. Amason will practice mixed animal medicine in El Dorado, Ark.

MaryRose Louise Warren, from Fayetteville, Ark., is on the Dean's List and received the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association Clinical Proficiency Award. Dr. Warren will practice food animal medicine in Baton Rouge, La.

Taylor E. Dussold, from Folsom, Ark., is on the Dean’s List and received the 2023 Marsh-Rosenberg Scholarship. Dr. Dussold will practice small animal medicine in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Priscilla Alexandria Devora, from Fort Smith, Ark., received the Chi University Veterinary Acupuncture Certification and is pursuing a Dual DVM/PhD Degree. Dr. Devora will practice small animal medicine in Baton Rouge, La.

Faith Adell Harris, from Huntington, Ark., will practice mixed animal medicine in Waldron, Ark.

Conner Lindsay Loup, from Madisonville, Ark., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Chi University Veterinary Acupuncture Certification. Dr. Loup will practice mixed animal medicine in Louisiana.

Brianna Sheree Whitley, from Maumelle, Ark., will practice small animal medicine in Bryant, Ark.

Stephany Dawn Crabtrey, from Mena, Ark., is on the Dean’s List and received the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Foundation Scholarship. Dr. Crabtrey will practice small animal medicine in Little Rock, Ark.

Patrik Aaron Rollefson, from Paron, Ark., is on the Dean’s List and received the Arkansas Redman Outstanding Senior Award and the Companion Animal Surgery Certificate of Excellence. Dr. Rollefson will practice avian, zoo, and exotic medicine.

Laurel Elyse Dhority, from Pocahontas, Ark., is on the Dean’s List and received the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Award, the M.K. Clucas Equine Scholarship, the Purina Business Management Scholarship, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Dhority will practice equine medicine in Navasota, Texas.

Meridith Lee Helms-Pack, from Smithville, Ark., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), was a 2024 Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference Speaker, and received the 2022 and 2023 Arkansas Veterinary Medical Award. Dr. Helms-Pack will practice mixed animal medicine in Ohio.

CALIFORNIA

Delaney Nehrbass, from Granite Bay, Calif., is on the Dean's List and is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society). Dr. Nehrbass will practice small animal medicine.

Amy Bitter, from Oceanside, Calif., is on the Dean’s List, was a Summer Scholar, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Quaker Parrot Society Scholarship and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Bitter will practice avian, zoo, and exotic medicine in San Diego, Calif.

Audrey Grace Hillman, from San Ramon, Calif., is on the Dean's List and received the Dean Peter F. Haynes Equine Scholarship and the Dr. Eugene Zeller Leadership Scholarship. Dr. Hillman will practice equine medicine in Redwood City, Calif.

COLORADO

Reilly Daniella Scheppers, from Longmont, Colo., will practice small animal medicine Internship in Chicago, Ill.

CUBA

Alvaro Lopez Hernandez, from Havana, Cuba, will practice small animal medicine in Tallahassee, Fla.

DELAWARE

Carolyn M. Lewis, from Dover, Del., will practice mixed animal medicine in Delaware.

FLORIDA

Victoria Lynn Hernandez, from Davenport, Fla., is on the 2022-2025 Dean's List, was a Veterinary Business Management Association Gold and Honor's Recipient, and received the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate and the VECCS Clinical Proficiency Award. Dr. Hernandez will practice small animal emergency medicine in Winter Haven, Fla.

Kathryn Ann Kachejian, from Delray Beach, Fla., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Chi University Veterinary Acupuncture Certification. Dr. Kachejian will practice small animal medicine in Boynton Beach, Fla.

William Noah Sitterson, from Fort Myers, Fla., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award, the Companion Animal Surgery Certificate of Excellence, and the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Sitterson will practice small animal medicine in Alpharetta, Ga.

Nicole Torres, from Orlando, Fla., was a 2023 Summer Scholar and a 2024 Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference Speaker, and received the 2022-2023 Arkansas Veterinary Medical Award, the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Certificate of Clinical Excellence (Small Animal), and the Companion Animal Surgery Certificate of Excellence, the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Student Award, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Torres will practice small animal surgical oncology in Boston, Mass.

Michael Hunter Viscusi, from Wellington, Fla., will practice small animal medicine.

LOUISIANA

Annabelle Maisie Sellers, from Anacoco, La., is on the Dean's List and received the Dr. Daniel J. Hillman Scholarship, the Vernon Parish Cattleman’s Association Scholarship, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Sellers will practice mixed animal medicine in Louisiana.

Ginger Lynn LaBreche, from Avondale, La., will practice mixed animal medicine in Luling, La.

Jon LaCour, from Ball, La., received the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. 

Mackenzie Rae Hebert, from Basile, La., received the American College of Veterinary Pathology Award of Excellence in Anatomic Pathology, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Class of 1988 Award Scholarship, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Hebert will practice mixed animal medicine in Eunice, La.

Kassandra Crissman, from Baton Rouge, La., received the 2025 Nandi Scholarship, was a 2023 Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research Veterinary Student Research Fellow, and was a 2022 Summer Scholar. Dr. Crissman will practice mixed animal medicine in Blacksburg, Va.

Raeann Lee Didier, from Baton Rouge, La., is on the Dean's List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta, and received the LSU Board of Supervisors Scholarship, the Merck Academic Excellence Award, the Salisbury Endowed Award, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Didier will practice small animal medicine in Texas.

Kathleen Elofson, from Baton Rouge, La., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Elofson will practice small animal medicine in Las Vegas, Nev.

Haley E. Honore, from Baton Rouge, La., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Audrey Engelhart Scholarship in Shelter Medicine. Dr. Honore will begin a shelter medicine internship at LSU Vet Med in Baton Rouge, La.

Ethan H. Kraemer, from Baton Rouge, La., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the 2024 Cat Friendly Veterinarian (CFV), the 2023 Emerging Leaders Academy, the 2022 Nestle Purina Award for Excellence in Companion Animal Nutrition, the American Association of Feline Practitioners Proficiency Award, and the Merck Academic Excellence Award. Dr. Kraemer will practice Feline Medicine in Issaquah, Wash.

Alexander James Maciasz, from Baton Rouge, La., is on the Dean’s List and received the Companion Animal Surgery Certificate of Excellence and the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Maciasz will practice small animal medicine.

Mia R. Minor, from Baton Rouge, La., is on the Dean’s List and received the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Minor will practice small animal medicine in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Reagan Ariana Naghavi, from Baton Rouge, La., will practice small animal medicine in South Florida.

Taína Rodríguez, from Baton Rouge, La., was a 2023 Summer Scholar and received the 2023 Jodie Blackwell Scholarship, 1st Place for Veterinary Student Poster at the 2024 Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day, 2nd Place for Diagnostic Pathology Poster at the 2023 American College of Veterinary Pathologists, and the IVFSA travel award. Dr. Rodríguez will practice small animal medicine in Bohemia, N.Y.

Phillip Saint Martin, from Baton Rouge, La., is on the Dean’s List and received the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Proficiency Award (Small Animal), the Daniel J. Hillman First-Year Anatomy Scholarship, the Kenneth Burns Foundation Summer Research Scholarship, and the Louisiana Academy of Vet Practice Companion Animal Scholarship,. Dr. Saint Martin will practice small animal medicine in Knoxville, Tenn.

Mary Christine Slay Kissinger, from Baton Rouge, La., will practice small animal medicine in Baton Rouge, La.

John Austin Tuminello, from Baton Rouge, La., received the 2023 Summer Scholar Phi Zeta Day Student Research Award. Dr. Tuminello will practice avian, zoo, and exotic medicine as part of a small animal rotating internship in Champaign, Ill.

Faith Hannah Scott, from Bossier City, La., was a Summer Scholar and received the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology Award, the Clear Creek Stud Scholarship, and the Companion Animal Surgery Certificate of Excellence. Dr. Scott will practice small animal medicine as part of a small animal rotating internship at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala.

Mary Kate Russell, from Covington, La., received the Chi University Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist. Dr. Russell will practice avian, zoo, and exotic medicine in Decatur, Ga.

Angelle Claire Bourgeois, from Cut Off, La., received the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Bourgeois will practice small animal medicine in Thibodaux, La.

Callie Marie Ezell, from Delhi, La., is on the 2022-2025 Dean's Lists and is a member of the Palpation Team. Dr. Ezell will practice Food Animal Medicine in Jacksboro, Texas.

Hannah Elizabeth Guidry, from Denham Springs, La., is on the Dean's List, was a Summer Scholar, and is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society). Dr. Guidry will practice small animal medicine in Portland, Maine.

Megan Carroll Mincey, from Denham Springs, La., is on the Dean’s List and received the Dr. Jenna and Mr. Luke Dessauer Award for Financial Scholarship. Dr. Mincey will practice small animal medicine in New Orleans Area, La.

Brittany Key Hutton, from Downsville, La., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Hutton will practice small animal medicine in West Monroe, La.

Ashton C. Landry, from Franklin, La., received the Chi University Veterinary Acupuncture Certification and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Landry will practice mixed animal medicine in Abbeville, La.

Trace Anthony Reed Presley, from Franklin, La., is on the Dean's List and is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society). Dr. Presley will join a veterinary practice in Texas.

Olivia Michelle Cashiola, from Gonzales, La., is on the Dean's List and received the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Cashiola will practice mixed animal medicine in Louisiana.

Gwyneth Patrice Miller, from Gonzales, La., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), was a 2023 Summer Scholar, and received the 2024 Salsbury Endowed Fund for Veterinary Medicine Scholarship, and the Merck Academic Excellence Award. Dr. Miller will practice small animal medicine in Hammond, La.

Kamryn Sydney McKeithen, from Grayson, La., will practice mixed animal medicine in Winnsboro, La.

Alaina Randazzo, from Hammond, La., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Randazzo will practice small animal medicine in Opelousas, La.

Avia Marie Laborde, from Hessmer, La., is a member of the Palpation Team, participated in the 2021-2023 Cargill Equine Nutrition Online Course and Wet-Lab, and received the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Laborde will practice mixed animal medicine in Louisiana.

Ethan Louis Reeves, from Kinder, La., is on the Dean’s List, and is a member of the Palpation Team and the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the 2024 John D. Rhoades Leadership Scholarship, the 2024 Marsh-Rosenberg Student Award for Fiscal Prudence Scholarship, the 2024 Salsbury Endowed Fund for Veterinary Medicine Scholarship, the Calcasieu Kennel Club Scholarship, the Merck Academic Excellence Award, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Busienss Certificate. Dr. Reeves will practice mixed animal medicine in DeRidder, La.

Morgan Bryant, from Lake Charles, La., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Bryant will practice wildlife medicine in Arizona.

Abigail Kate Kleinschmidt, from Lake Charles, La., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Calcasieu Kennel Club Scholarship, the Peri Tumay, DVM Memorial Fellowship Scholarship, the Merck Academic Excellence Award, and the Salsbury Endowed Fund for Veterinary Medicine Scholarships. Dr. Kleinschmidt will practice small animal medicine in Boston, Mass.

Angela Y Fang, from Mandeville, La., is on the Dean’s List, was a Summer Scholar, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award, the Henry Chester Propes And Mary Wood Propes Memorial Scholarship, the LSU Board of Supervisors Scholarship, the Merck Academic Excellence Award, the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award, and the Salsbury Endowed Fund for Veterinary Medicine Scholarship. Dr. Fang will practice small animal medicine in St. Paul, Minn.

Katherine L.D. Hebert, from Mandeville, La., received the Chi University Veterinary Acupuncture Certification, the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award, the Kaytee Outstanding Senior Award in Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Hebert will practice avian, zoo, and exotic medicine in Metairie, La.

Erica Joy Mataconis, from Mandeville, La., where she will practice small animal medicine.

Sarah S. Schmidt, from Mandeville, La., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Schmidt will practice small animal medicine in Houston, Texas.

Jessica Rae Krebs, from Madisonville, La., will practice small animal medicine in Franklin, Tenn.

Madison Kaitlin Hopper, from Merryville, La., is on the Dean’s List, was an LSU Vet Med Community Champion of the Month, and received the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award, the Louisiana Academy of Veterinary Practice Companion Animal Scholarship, the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Student Award for Year II and Year III, the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award, the Purina Nutrition Scholarship, and second place in the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition’s Companion Animal Nutrition Blog Writing Competition. Dr. Hopper will practice neurology and neurosurgery specialization in Auburn, Ala., as part of a small animal rotating internship at Auburn University.

Rachel Celeste Cuccia, from Metairie, La., is on the Dean’s List, was a Summer Scholar, and received the 2024 Eleanor Connell Witter of Live Oak at Cedar Lodge Farm Scholarship, the 2024 Dr. Steven D. Everson and Dr. Bradley S. Everson Honorary Endowed Scholarship, the 2022 Kenneth F. Burns Trust Fellowship (laboratory animal medicine), and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Cuccia will practice small animal emergency medicine in New Orleans, La.

Caroline Grace Hensley, from Metairie, La., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Hensley will practice small animal medicine in Las Vegas, Nev.

Amy Soc Taylor, from Metairie, La., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Class of 1984 Memorial Scholarship, the Merck Academic Excellence Award, the Salsbury Endowed Fund for Veterinary Medicine Scholarship, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Taylor will practice mixed animal medicine in Baton Rouge, La.

Breonna Sharita Freeman, from Monroe, La., was a Summer Scholar and received the 2024 Chewy Veterinary Leadership Scholarship Inaugural Award, the 2022-2024 Bayou Kennel Club, Inc. Endowed Scholarship, the 2022 Dr. Jodie G. Blackwell Scholarship, the 2022 LSU Vet Med Student Spotlight, the 2022 Student Chapter American Veterinary Medical Association Auxiliary Scholarship, and the Companion Animal Surgery Certificate of Excellence. Dr. Freeman will practice mixed animal medicine in Auburn, Ala., as part of a large animal rotating internship with a food animal emphasis.

Hannah Clare Hayden, from New Orleans, La., received the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Hayden will begin a veterinary care and specialty group internship in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Rachel E. Jackson, from New Orleans, La., was on the 2022-2025 Dean's List and received the 2024 Brenda F. Banks Memorial Scholarship, the 2023 Dr. Mary Boudreaux and the Class of 1979 Scholarship, the 2022 Dr. Hebert C. Berger Scholarship, the 2021 Justin Addison Memorial Recruiting Scholarship, and the Robert Rosenthal Senior Student Award. Dr. Jackson will practice small animal medicine in Flagler Beach, Fla.

My Tran, from New Orleans, La., received the Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA) Business Certificate with Honors Award, the VBMA Honors Portfolio Award, the 2023 James "Jimmy" Wilson VBMA Chapter of the Year Award, and the 2023 VBMA Region of the Year Award. Dr. Tran will practice small animal medicine in Seattle, Wash.

Carlos Seeker Zervigon, from New Orleans, La., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Palpation Team and the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the AB Freeman Scholarship, the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award, and the Companion Animal Surgery Certificate of Excellence. Dr. Zervigon will practice mixed animal medicine in south Texas.

Lauren Elizabeth Blood, from Pineville, La.

Hannah B. Samrow, from Ponchatoula, La., will practice small animal medicine in Mandeville, La.

Anna E. Bordelon, from Port Allen, La., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Bordelon will practice small animal medicine in Las Vegas, Nev.

Kodey Alexandra Broussard, from Prairieville, La., received the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Certificate of Clinical Excellence (Large Animal). Dr. Broussard will begin an LSU food animal medicine internship at LSU Vet Med in Baton Rouge, La.

Anna Marie des Bordes, from Prairieville, La., will practice small animal medicine in Winter Haven, Fla.

Blake M. Nunez, from Prairieville, La., will practice mixed animal medicine in Gonzales, La.

Sarah Beth Patterson, from Prairieville, La., is on the Dean's List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the M. Darnell Besch Memorial Scholarship and the Nestle Purina Nutrition Scholarship. Dr. Patterson will practice small animal medicine in Harrisonburg, Va.

Kristen Blair Weimer, from Raceland, La., is on the Dean’s List and received the Benjamin C. Greene Make a Difference Scholarship, the Bubba Dove Memorial Scholarship, the K.C. Toups, DVM Memorial Scholarship, the ​​​​​​​Marsh-Rosenberg Student Award for Fiscal Prudence, and the Perry B. Lecates, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. Dr. Weimer will practice equine medicine in Louisiana.

Reid Andrews Davis, from Rayville, La., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Davis will practice small animal medicine in New Iberia, La.

Ashley Elizabeth Power, from River Ridge, La., received the Dean’s List, Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta. Dr. Power will practice small animal medicine in New Orleans, LA.

Cody Hanna, from Ruston, La., is on the Dean's List and is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society). Dr. Hanna will begin a poultry medicine residency in Athens, Ga.

Tori Lynora Olivier, from St. Martinville, La., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Palpation Team and the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the 2024-25 Salsbury Scholarship, the 2021-22 Board of Supervisors Scholarship, and the Merck Academic Excellence Award. Dr. Olivier will practice mixed animal medicine in St. Martinville, La.

Madeleine Elizabeth Belt, from Shreveport, La., will practice small animal medicine in Gonzales, La.

Zachary Michael Robichaux, from Schriever, La., received the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Robichaux will begin a rotating internship at LSU Vet Med in Baton Rouge, La.

Jordan Mae Vivien, from Slidell, La., is on the Dean’s List, was a Summer Scholar, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the American College of Veterinary Practice Award of Excellence in Anatomic Pathology, the ACVP Externship Scholarship, and the Salsbury Endowed Fund for Veterinary Medicine Scholarship. Dr. Vivien will practice Clinical Pathology in Baton Rouge, La.

Madison Konur Hill, from Thibodaux, La., received the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Hill will practice small animal medicine in Conway, Ark.

Isabel Rose Soignet, from Thibodaux, La., is on the 2022-2025 Dean's List and received the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Soignet will practice small animal medicine in San Antonio, Texas.

Christian Cole Arias, from Verdunville, La., was a 2023 Summer Scholar and received the 2023-24 Zoetis Foundation/AAVMC Veterinary Student Scholarship, the Perry B. Lecates, Sr. Memorial Scholarship, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Arias will practice mixed animal medicine in Morgan City and Franklin, La.

Jacques Fontenot, from Ville Platte, La., received the Dean's List, Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Fontenot will practice mixed animal medicine in Ville Platte, La.

Morgan Layne Landers, from Zachary, La., received the Dean's List. Dr. Landers will practice small animal medicine in Seymour, Tenn.

MISSISSIPPI

Amber Shirlionne Fairley, from Hattiesburg, Miss., received the Dr. George E. Robinson III, DVM, MSPH Graduate Scholarship, the Kenneth F. Burns Summer Fellowship, the University of North Texas Health Science Center DLAM Summer Fellowship, and the Veterinary Business Management Association Business Certificate. Dr. Fairley will practice laboratory animal medicine in San Antonio, Texas.

NEW JERSEY

Amanda Workman, from Delran, N.J., will practice mixed animal medicine in Mt. Laurel, N.J.

NEW YORK

Haleigh Wright, from Ticonderoga, N.Y., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Dean’s Circle Scholarship, the Merck Academic Excellence Award, and the Salisbury Endowed Fund. Dr. Wright will practice small animal medicine in Denver, N.C.

NORTH CAROLINA

Meghan Victoria Seals, from Gibson, N.C., will practice small animal medicine in North Carolina.

Haley Garrett Shaw, from Raleigh, N.C., is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Companion Animal Medicine Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Shaw will practice small animal medicine in Asheville, N.C.

PUERTO RICO

Karla Nicole Seda Berríos, from Bayamón, Puerto Rico, will practice small animal medicine in Austin, Texas.

Michael Gabriel Martinez-Algarin, from Fajardo, Puerto Rico, will practice small animal medicine in Florida.

Paola Nicole Colón Guerra, from Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, will practice mixed animal medicine in Puerto Rico.

Janay Velez-Leon, from Ponce, Puerto Rico, was a 2023 Summer Scholar and received the Sheri Ellen Cole Memorial Award. Dr. Velez-Leon will practice surgery.

Ziarette García Cividanes, from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, will practice small animal medicine in San Juan, P.R. and Miami, Fla.

Karla Y Rodríguez Camacho, from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, received the 2024 Puerto Rico College of Veterinarian Scholarship. Dr. Rodríguez Camacho will practice small animal medicine in Bel Air, Md.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Peyton Bramlett, from Fort Mill, S.C., will practice small animal medicine.

Ashlee E. Lineberger, from Kingstree, S.C., received the Oncology Certificate of Excellence Award. Dr. Lineberger will practice mixed animal medicine in Cairo, Ga.

TENNESSEE

Emily Sosnowski, from Bartlett, Tenn., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Sosnowski will practice small animal medicine in Las Vegas, Nev.

TEXAS

Hannah Coco, from Austin, Texas, where she will practice small animal medicine.

Samantha Suter, from Austin, Texas, is on the Dean's List and is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society). Dr. Suter will practice small animal medicine in Pearland, Texas.

Sarah Elizabeth Becnel, from Carrollton, Texas, will practice small animal medicine in Athens, Ga.

Mikayla Joiner, from Dallas, Texas, will practice small animal medicine in Coppell, Texas.

Mariah Jaidyn Alexander, from Houston, Texas, received the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Proficiency Award (Large Animal) and the Giselle Doucet Radiology Award sponsored by the American College of Veterinary Radiology. Dr. Alexander will begin an equine medicine internship in Florida.

Maryella Fife Cohn, from Houston, Texas, is on the Dean’s List and received the Avian Research Award. Dr. Cohn will begin an avian and exotic medicine internship in Fairfax, Va.

Brianna Marie Wetwiski, from Houston, Texas, is on the Dean's List. Dr. Wetwiski will practice small animal medicine in Houston.

Kristen Noel Moore, from League City, Texas, is on the Dean’s List, is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society), and received the Companion Animal Surgery Certificate of Excellence, the Merck Academic Excellence Award, and the Salsbury Endowed Scholarship. Dr. Moore will practice small animal medicine in Greenville, S.C.

Sabrina Magdalena Camille Valdes, from League City, Texas, is on the Dean's List. 

Christina Andrea Ulsh, from Saginaw, Texas, was a 2023 Summer Scholar and an LSU Vet Med Champion of the Month and received the American College of Veterinary Opthalmologists Award, the Zoetis Foundation & American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Scholarship. Dr. Ulsh will practice small animal medicine in Richmond, Va.

Amber Rose Stone, from Shallowater, Texas, is on the Dean's List. Dr. Stone will practice small animal medicine in Lubbock, Texas.

Elizabeth K Jacobs, from Texarkana, Texas.

VIRGINIA

Christine Myra Ku, from Fairfax, Va., is on the Dean's List. Dr. Ku will practice small animal medicine in Springfield, Va.

WEST VIRGINIA

Ciara Miller, from Vienna, W.V., is a member of the Tau Chapter of Phi Zeta (veterinary honor society) and was a 2023 Summer Scholar. Dr. Miller will practice feline medicine in Tampa, Fla.

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