Senior Awards Presented to DVM Students

May 19, 2025

The College of Veterinary Medicine has presented awards and scholarships to the DVM graduating class of 2025.

The awards were presented Thursday, May 15, at a ceremony co-sponsored by the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association.

Recipients included:

  • FelineVMA Outstanding Senior Award – Jayden Stieren
  • American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology Award – Kaitlyn Scheunemann
  • American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Certificate of Clinical Excellence – Kristen Larson (large animal); & Allison Prather (small animal), Jacob Reichert (small animal)
  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists Outstanding Achievement, Proficiency and Interest in Veterinary Pathology Award – Julia Harris & Payton VanDusseldorp
  • American College of Veterinary Radiology Senior Award – Hannah Yoder
  • AAVD Dermatology Senior Veterinary Student Award – Elijah Fine
  • Award for Clinical Proficiency in Surgery – Sienna Spaethe (large animal) & William Tammaro (small animal)
  • G.G. Graham Prize – Savannah Crews (large animal) & Kaitlyn Scheunemann (small animal)
  • Margaret A. Haines Scholarship in Equine Medicine and Surgery – William Coppage
  • Interstate Veterinary Medical Association Scholarship –Callie Henrich & Adri Scholten Tilstra
  • IVMA Bovine Preconditioning Program Scholarship – Mara Resop, Tessa Kohl, Elizabeth Moore, Keith Wolverton, Chelesa Harris & Cassandra Burkle
  • Bob Rosenthall Senior Student Award for Proficiency in Clinical Oncology – Alyssa Dooley
  • Society for Theriogenology Proficiency in Theriogenology Award – Julia Slocum-Coffey
  • Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association “Gentle Doctor” Award – Elle Moon
  • American Animal Hospital Association Award for Proficiency in Primary Care – Luke Schira
  • ISU Excellence in Swine Research Award – Megan Thomas
  • ISU Excellence in Swine Practice Award – Hope Dohlman & Carly Bates
  • Dr. Dominic Gentile Virtuous Veterinarian Award – Sarah Gainer
  • VECCS Award for Proficiency in Emergency and Critical Care – Colin Condreay
  • Daniel M. Betts Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology – Jessica Payne
  • North American Veterinary Anesthesia Society / American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia Award – Olivia Snead & Valerie Kim