Awards

ACVP-Recognized Pathology Clubs Travel Award

The ACVP-Recognized Pathology Clubs Travel Award is intended to encourage and partially support veterinary student attendance at the ACVP Annual Meeting. ACVP provides a reduced Annual Meeting registration pricing for veterinary students and several activities, including the Veterinary Student Breakfast, the Veterinary Student and Residents Forum showcasing veterinary pathology programs, and the Meet the Pathologists session featuring mid-career pathologists from various career paths within the field of veterinary pathology.

New this year: Travel awards will be $1,000 for clubs with 1-4 veterinary students attending the Annual Meeting and $2,000 for clubs with 5 or more veterinary students attending.

To qualify for the award, pathology clubs must:

1. Submit an annual report by the December deadline
2. Report at least one student from the club attending the Veterinary Student Breakfast at the Annual Meeting
3. Complete at least 3 of the 5 activities listed below over the past calendar year: 

• hold regular club meetings, at least bi-annually
• conduct at least one anatomic or clinical pathology wet lab
• host at least one internal or external guest speaker who is a pathologist and/or speaks about pathology
• report at least one club member attending the ACVP Annual Meeting
• report at least one club member presenting a scientific poster at the Annual Meeting.

Travel Award qualification is determined based on the club’s Annual Report. Any funds awarded may only be made payable to a pathology club or university account to later be disbursed to cover a portion of the travel of its members to an ACVP Annual Meeting. (Payment details must be included in the Annual Report.)

Student Award for Excellence in Pathology

This award, generated by faculty at AVMA-accredited veterinary schools that have an active ACVP-recognized pathology club, may be given annually to one or more students at each school.

The award is intended to encourage veterinary schools to acknowledge outstanding graduating students who have demonstrated exceptional proficiency and interest in anatomic and/or clinical pathology. The recipient(s) are selected by the pathology faculty, including the pathology club advisor, at each institution. ACVP members representing the veterinary program enter their awardees’ name (to be listed on the ACVP website) and generate Certificate(s) of Recognition via this members-only link.

The award can be linked to a pathology-related monetary award at the discretion of the awarding university or can represent a stand-alone award certificate and ACVP recognition. Honorees may be selected and added at any point throughout the year, according to timing that works best for the university. There is no ACVP deadline for this award.

Recommended criteria for the ACVP Excellence in Pathology Award:

• Excellence in pathology coursework.
• Excellence in senior pathology rotations and/or externships.
• Dedicated involvement in pathology departmental activities (i.e., rounds, slide seminars, research seminars, etc.).
• Demonstration of strong leadership abilities.
• Active membership in the ACVP recognized pathology club (strongly recommend).

Congratulations to the 2025 Recipients of the Student Award for Excellence in Pathology!

• Ng Chi Hin (Alister), The University of Queensland, School of Veterinary Science
• Jessica Wakeman, University of Tennessee
• Liz Kyle-Labell, Mississippi State University
• Alyssa LeComte, Texas A&M University
• Cyrus Salvani, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
• Rachel Fost, Colorado State University
• Marie A. Rivera, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
• Alejandra Molina, CVM Western University of Health Sciences
• Alexis Ybarra, CVM Western University of Health Sciences
• Halle Lutz Cantor, North Carolina State University
• Kelsey Roberts, Oregon State University
• Ali McAllister-Day, University of Missouri
• Madison Knight, University of Missouri
• Taylor King, University of Saskatchewan
• Cassandra McDonald, Colorado State University
• Victoria Shuster, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Mackenzie Hebert, Louisiana State University
• Jordan Vivien, Louisiana State University
• Marissa Rosen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Hannah Stephen, University of Georgia
• Erin Moss, University of Georgia
• Alyssa McGee, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
• Jessica Wakeman, University of Tennessee
• April Raab, Michigan State University
• Kaylyn Telfair, Auburn University
• Julia Harris, Iowa State University
• Payton Van Dusseldorp, Iowa State University
• Frank Leitgeb, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
• Victoria Lee-Valerio, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine
• Deanna Gennett, Kansas State University
• Jiashi Feng, Kansas State University
• Katarina Silver, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
• Brittany Graham, The Ohio State University
• Dana Palmer, Ross University of Veterinary Medicine

ACVP Veterinary Student Mentor of the Year Award — Nominations due September 2

The ACVP Veterinary Student Mentor of the Year Award recognizes pathologists who are outstanding mentors to veterinary students interested in pathology. Veterinary students, in conjunction with an ACVP Diplomate from the nominated mentor’s workplace, are invited to submit nominations for this annual award.

Please consider nominating a deserving pathologist mentor for the ACVP Veterinary Student Mentor of the Year Award, which will be announced during the Veterinary Student Breakfast at the Annual Meeting.

To nominate a pathologist, complete the nomination packet and include letters of nomination from veterinary student(s) and an ACVP Diplomate pathologist from the nominated mentor’s workplace. Contribution to students’ scholarly and professional development, participation in pathology related student activities, interest in the veterinary student mentoring relationship, contribution to veterinary student learning, and long-term impacts on students may all be considered in determining the awardee and should be addressed in the letters.

Although not necessary, resident and graduate student input and signatures on the student letters of recommendation are encouraged.

Mentor of the Year nominations must be submitted by an ACVP member, via this members-only form. 

Mentor of the Year Honorees

• Lorelei Clarke, DVM PhD DACVP (2025)
• Brian Porter, BS DVM DACVP (2024)
• Paula Schaffer, BS DVM MS DACVP (2023)
• Kevin Woolard, DVM PhD DACVP (2022)
• Elizabeth Howerth, DVM PhD DACVP (2021)
• Raquel Rech, DACVP (2020)
• Kevin Keel, DVM PhD DACVP (2019)
• Alicia Olivier, DVM PhD DACVP (2018)

ACVP William Inskeep II Scholarship Award – Applications due September 1

The William Inskeep II Scholarship Award recognizes veterinary students who have an interest in pursuing a career in veterinary pathology and attend the Colorado State University (CSU) College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences or any other school of veterinary medicine with an ACVP-Recognized Veterinary Pathology Club. The Inskeep Scholarship will be awarded to one member of the CSU Veterinary Pathology Club and to one member of another ACVP-Recognized Veterinary Pathology Club who demonstrate the highest standards of scholarship and leadership in pursuit of a career interest in veterinary pathology. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 award and will be recognized at the ACVP Annual Meeting. See Inskeep Award information. 

Veterinary Student Poster Award

Veterinary students are encouraged to submit abstracts of their research for possible presentation at the ACVP Annual Meeting. All accepted student abstracts will be presented as posters and a small number of student abstract submitters will also be invited to present orally. All student posters will be considered for ACVP Veterinary Student Poster Awards and may be entered for consideration for one other applicable award. 

Read about abstract submission and deadlines.

Read about abstract awards.

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ACVP Pathology Externship Scholarships – Apply by March 1 or October 1

ACVP is committed to fostering pathology interest in veterinary students. Fundable efforts to expand pathology knowledge include, but are not limited to, in-person externships, virtual externships in pathology, virtual pathology-related conferences or course fees, textbooks, pathology-related equipment such as a microscope camera, publication costs, and society memberships. Apply by March 1 or October 1, depending on timing of your externship. Read more.