St. Petersburg College’s Veterinary Technology program has had some wins to celebrate, recently!

Faculty Recognition

The North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) Board of Directors honored Trish Gorham, Veterinary Technology Instructor In-Charge,  by awarding her the Earl H. Rippie Veterinary Nurse Leadership Scholarship. Each year, the NAVC Board of Directors provides three scholarships to attend the VMX conference, which has more than 7,000 veterinarians and 17,000+ members of the veterinary healthcare team in attendance and is the largest veterinary conference in North America. This scholarship is awarded to veterinary nurses/technicians who have demonstrated exemplary leadership abilities and have made a positive growth in the profession or their practice. Gorham, who was chosen from an extensive group of peers, will receive travel expenses and hotel accommodations for six nights, complimentary conference registration, attendance to a hands-on workshop of her choosing, and a daily per diem for meals and ancillary expenses.  

Student Recognition

Annually, the Florida Veterinary Medical Association awards two $600 scholarships to one Veterinary Technology Associate in Science (AS) student and one Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) student. Kelsey Tate received the AS student scholarship. She has been working in the field for five years and is currently working in a practice in Sarasota. She is in her second semester in the program and working towards certification. Her interests are surgery and emergency medicine.

The BAS scholarship was awarded to Robert Fuller, a graduate of SPC’s AS program. Fuller is in his final semester in the BAS program. He is the main veterinary technician at a privately operated endangered species breeding facility in Florida, and he is responsible for the clinical pathology lab where they run all patient samples from the Florida Grasshopper to the Asian Elephants.

Veterinary Technology AS degree student Kayla Porter received a $1,000 scholarship from the Think Great Foundation, which supports spouses of active military personnel and veterans. The mission of the foundation is to enrich and enhance the lives of military and veteran spouses by supporting the accomplishment of their educational and career goals.

The Think Great Foundation is currently accepting  scholarship applications. Learn more here.