The AAVSB Announces Recipients of the Spring 2024 VTNE Award

Overland Park, KS (April 24, 2024)-The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Spring 2024 Veterinary Technician National Examination Award.

This Award is presented by the faculty of American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Education and Activities (AVMA-CVTEA) and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) accredited veterinary technology/nursing programs, to one graduating student every year, and covers the cost of the VTNE exam.

Each AVMA-CVTEA/CVMA accredited veterinary technology/nursing program receives a VTNE voucher, to give to the student of their choice. This spring, 40 candidates have received a VTNE voucher and will be able to apply for the VTNE at no cost.

Congratulations to the Spring 2024 VTNE Scholarship Award Recipients:

School	Recipient
Baker College of Jackson	Hope Masters
Baker College, Muskegon	Jazmin Hekkema
Cape Fear Community College	Haley Potter
Carver Career and Technical EducationCenter/BridgeValley CTC	Sydney Talbott
Central New Mexico Community College	Marina Thomas
Colby Community College On-Campus Veterinary Nursing Program	Lauren Sefried
Colby Community College	Aaron Heintzelman
Columbia State Community College	Valeria Pineda
Community College of Denver	Devin Sanders
Crowder College	Jordyn Stafford
Douglas College	Makena Reid (ne Currie)
Foothill College	Kristen Stensrud
Gateway Technical College	Claire Kessel
Genesee Community College	Teagan A Mathes
Jefferson College Veterinary Technology	Sheena Metzner
Jefferson State Community College	Emma Hoppes
Kent State University at Trumbull	Hannah Deland
Los Angeles Pierce College	Irene Lopez-Mora
Mercy University	Emily Veloz
Mesa Community College Veterinary Technology Program	Sydnee Upchurch
Morehead State University	Gabriella Jones
Mount Wachusett Community College	Jennifer Thurlow
North Shore Community College	Paige McGaffigan
Parkland College	Alison Nohl
Pensacola State College	Lisa Gideon
Pima Community College	Connor James Danley
Pima Medical Institute - Renton Campus	Mickala Morris
Pima Medical Institute Houston	Ximena Ponce Cobos
Red River College Polytechnic	Jasmine Regnier
Rochester Community and Technical College	Emily Rivers
Sinclair College	Erica Franck
Southern Regional Technical College	Elaina Lee
St Petersburg College	Kelsey Tate
Suffolk County Community College	Megan Slawkawski
UAGM-Barceloneta	Erika Daniela Roman-De la Cruz
Volunteer State Community College	Amelia C. Guenther
Westchester Community College	Amanda Norberto
Wilson College	Gracen Kreider
Yakima Valley College	Micaela Gutierrez
York County Community College	Lindsay Oberpriller

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About the AAVSB: The AAVSB is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen the veterinary regulatory community. The membership of the AAVSB consists of 63 jurisdictions representing all of the United States and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and ten Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.