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Oklahoma State Vet Student Among Merck Animal Health Scholarship Recipients
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:34:51 CDT
During the past 10 years, Merck Animal Health has presented 72 outstanding bovine veterinary students with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Award. At the 2013 AABP Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Merck Animal Health recognized another 15 of the industry's top future leaders in bovine veterinary medicine and awarded each a $5,000 scholarship as well as an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the conference.
"The contributions that large animal veterinarians make to our world are immeasurable," said Norman Stewart, D.V.M., livestock technical services manager for Merck Animal Health. "They help keep our animals healthy and our food safe and affordable. We at Merck Animal Health are proud to support and invest in those who are so vital to our future. The service, ideas and insight these students will provide throughout their careers will well exceed the scope of the education and support they receive."
Among the scholarship winners was Holt Tripp, a student at Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences. He is from Shelbyville, Ky., and is a third-year veterinary student pursuing dual degrees in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Masters of Business Administration. Tripp received a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from Oklahoma State University in 2010. He has interned at Great Plains Veterinary Education Center, Agri Beef, Inc., and Johnson Research, LLC. Tripp hopes to own and operate a diversified research and consulting practice specializing in feedlot and stocker cattle production systems.
This year, the Merck Office of Corporate Philanthropy funded a $100,000 grant to AABP for the 2013 AABP Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Award sponsored by Merck Animal Health. This grant made it possible to increase the number of awards from seven to 15.
Veterinary students in their third and fourth year of college are eligible to receive the award. Recipients of the scholarship are selected based on academic achievement, career goals, work experience and interest in veterinary medicine.
"Meeting with these students, seeing their enthusiasm and watching them make connections that may define their careers, is an honor and privilege I look forward to each year," said AABP Executive Vice President M. Gatz Riddell, D.V.M. "We thank Merck Animal Health for helping to motivate and recognize the next generation of bovine practitioners."
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