The American Association of Feline Practitioners' Award

This award is presented to a fourth-year student for special interest and accomplishment in feline medicine and surgery.

Sabine Fisher-Daly

The American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology Award

This prize is awarded to a fourth-year student who has demonstrated enthusiasm for and understanding of diagnostic and clinical dermatology. The recipient is nominated by the dermatology faculty.

Lane Robinson Torrington

The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Award

This award recognizes fourth-year veterinary students who demonstrate a sincere interest and outstanding didactic and clinical expertise in veterinary internal medicine.

Small Animal – Daniel Cimino and Amber Harris

Large Animal – Ella Pittman

The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists' Award

The prize is awarded to a fourth-year student who has distinguished himself/herself by outstanding performance on the clinical ophthalmology rotation and shows exceptional interest and potential in the specialty.

Nathaniel Violette

​​​​The American College of Veterinary Radiology Prize

This award is given in recognition of outstanding enthusiasm and understanding in diagnostic and therapeutic radiology.

Matthew DiFazio

The American College of Veterinary Surgeons' Award

This award is given to the fourth-year student who has demonstrated outstanding motivation and interest in the art and science of veterinary surgery.

Small Animal – Alexandra Kuvaldina

Large Animal – Nicholas Ruocco

The American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners Award

This award recognizes a veterinary student who has demonstrated extraordinary potential in the field of lab animal medicine. Nominations are made by the Cornell Center for Animal Resources and Education (CARE) veterinarians, who are ASLAP members, based on demonstration of interest and aptitude in the field of laboratory animal medicine.

Erica Feldman

The James Gordon Bennett Prize

In 1916, Mr. James Gordon Bennett of New York City endowed this prize for the fourth-year student who shows the greatest humaneness in handling animals, with special reference to the use of anesthesia.

Cassandra Cromer

​​​​​​The Anne Besse Prize

Miss A. B. Jennings of New York City endowed this prize in 1925 for the best work in food animal medicine.

Alexa McCourt

The Frank Bloom Pathology Award​​​​​

Established in 1978 from an endowment given by Dr. Frank Bloom ’30, this award is given to a fourth-year student excelling in pathology.

Jordan Ford

The Gary Bolton Memorial Cardiology Award

Funds for this endowment were donated by friends and colleagues of Dr. Gary R. Bolton in loving memory of his outstanding contributions to the field of small animal cardiology. This prize is awarded to a fourth-year student who has demonstrated understanding and expertise in cardiology and empathy for patients compatible with the philosophy of Dr. Bolton.

Emily Herrold

The Charles Gross Bondy Prize

Mr. Richard Bondy of New York City endowed this prize in 1929 as a memorial to his son, for the best work by a student in the fourth year in the courses in practical medicine and surgery of small animals.

Amber Harris

The A. Gordon Danks Large Animal Surgery Award

This award was initiated in 1978 by the faculty of the Department of Clinical Sciences to recognize the outstanding contributions of Professor Emeritus A. Gordon Danks. It is presented to a fourth-year student demonstrating outstanding knowledge and talent in the diagnosis and treatment of surgical problems of large animals.

Alexandra Wright

The Donald Delahanty Memorial Prize

This prize was established as a special memorial to Dr. Donald D. Delahanty, a member of the Department of Large Animal Medicine, Obstetrics and Surgery from 1952 to 1975. The prize is given to a fourth-year student showing an interest in equine practice and a high level of proficiency in the field.

Christina Moore

The Alexander de Lahunta DVM '58 Academic Scholarship

Established in 2016 by Cornell graduates, the Alexander de Lahunta DVM ‘ 58, Ph.D. ‘63 Academic Scholarship Fund honors Dr. D.’s legendary teaching and mentoring Cornellians throughout his lifetime. This annual honor shall be determined by faculty who will select the recipient from among students with the top five grades in the neuroanatomy course and clinical neurology training (or their equivalents), and who best emulate Dr. D.’s passion and dedication for the discipline.

Elizabeth DiPaola

​​​The Hugh Dukes Prize in Experimental Physiology

This prize was established by former students and friends of Dr. H. Hugh Dukes, who was a pioneer in the education of students in physiology and who served the University and College for 28 years. It is awarded to a fourth-year student who has done excellent work in physiology laboratory courses and shows potential for teaching and contributing new knowledge to physiology.

Alyssa Cornelius

The Ettinger Incentive Award

Dr. Stephen Ettinger, Class of 1964, established this award to provide encouragement to all veterinary medical students at Cornell. The award, Dr. Ettinger’s Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, is given to a second-year student who has made the greatest improvement in cumulative GPA between the first and second year.

Alicia Davis

The Howard E. Evans Award in Comparative Anatomy

In 1994, on the occasion of his 50th year class reunion, Dr. Howard Evans ‘44 and his wife Erica generously endowed this scholarship to be awarded by the faculty of the Department of Anatomy. The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage student participation in anatomical endeavors that pertain to the gross structure of function of any animal (particularly fish, reptile or bird).

Isabel Jimenez

The Myron G. Fincher Prize

This award was initiated in 1980 through an endowment from Dr. Neil W. Pieper ’32, given in honor of Professor Emeritus Myron G. Fincher ’20 in recognition of his many contributions to the College. This award is presented to a fourth-year student demonstrating the best work in courses dealing with large animal obstetrics and reproductive diseases.

Nicholas Ruocco

The Tracy French Clinical Pathology Prize

This prize is awarded in honor of Dr. Tracy French, who was an associate professor in Clinical Pathology for over 26 years at Cornell University. It is awarded to the veterinary student who achieves the highest grade in the Clinical Pathology course, VTMED 6320, thus displaying excellence in clinical pathology.

Elizabeth Bitsko

The Grant Sherman Hopkins Prize

The endowment for this prize was given by Ms. Ann Ottaway Hopkins in 1955 in memory of her husband, who had served the College for 45 years as Professor of Veterinary Anatomy. It is awarded upon the recommendation of the anatomy faculty in the Department of Biomedical Sciences on the basis of interest, ability, perseverance and performance in work in that discipline.

Ariana Boltax

The P. Philip Levine Prize in Avian Medicine

This prize was established from donations made by friends and colleagues of Dr. P. Philip Levine in memory of his many contributions to the field of avian medicine. Much of his life was dedicated to the training of young people, and to encouraging them to aspire to excellence. 

Taryn Pena

The Robert V. Manning '55 Prize

This prize was established by the family for Dr. Robert V. Manning ‘55 in his memory. It is awarded to a third- or fourth-year student with interest in bovine medicine who best exemplifies Dr. Manning. The student should exhibit qualities of good work ethic, value system and humor.

Erin Klingensmith

The Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Innovation Award

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation has established this award to recognize one outstanding graduating senior at each of the AVMA accredited schools in the United States and Canada. The award is given to a student who is in academic good standing and has demonstrated innovative and/or entrepreneurial creativity leading to a project that impacts or inspires others within the veterinary profession.

Matthew DiFazio

The Merck Manual Awards

Merck and Company, Inc., presents engraved copies of the Merck Veterinary Manual to members of the fourth year who will graduate highest in their class.

Sarah McCalla

Amber Harris

Monica Mostowy

Nathaniel Violette

The Jane Miller Prize

Funds for the endowment of this prize were given by Dr. Frank H. Miller, a graduate of McGill University and a trustee of Cornell University for twenty years. As a memorial to his wife, the prize is awarded to a member of the second-year class who has done the best work in veterinary physiology.

Lauren Johnson

The Malcolm E. Miller Award

In 1965, Ms. Mary Wells Miller Ewing established this award in memory of her husband, Dr. Malcolm E. Miller ‘34, a former professor of anatomy and the head of that department from 1947 to 1960. The recipient is a fourth-year student who, in the judgment of the dean, has demonstrated perseverance, scholastic diligence and other personal characteristics that will bring credit and distinction to the veterinary profession.

Julian Rivera

The Mary Louise Moore Prize

Dr. Veranus A. Moore established this endowed prize as a memorial to his wife for the best work in bacteriology. Dr. Moore served as Chairman of Pathology and Bacteriology Department and as Dean of the Veterinary College from 1908 to 1930.

Marissa Horton

The Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology Prize

In memory of Dr. William B. Forsythe, this prize is to be awarded to the fourth-year student who has demonstrated the most outstanding expertise and interest in neuroanatomy and clinical neurology.

Daniel Cimino

The Leonard Pearson Veterinary Prize

The award, endowed in 1993, is for the fourth-year student who most successfully demonstrates the potential for professional and/or academic leadership in veterinary medicine.

Ariana Boltax

The Philotherian Photographic Prize

Endowed in 1972 by the late Dr. and Mrs. Hadley C. Stephenson, this prize is given to the veterinary student who has taken the best photograph of an animal in its environment.

First Place: Nina Katzenstein ‘21

Second Place: Rachel Gates ‘18

Third Place: Mengyuan Sun ‘19

The Julie A. Richter Prize

Established by the family of Julie A. Richter DVM ‘94 in her memory, this prize is awarded to a third- or fourth-year student who is from a farm background or has an interest in food-animal medicine.

Marissa Horton

The Colonel Floyd C. Sager Equine Obstetrics and Pediatrics Award

This award, created on the occasion of Dr. Sager’s 90th birthday in 1984 by another Cornellian who trained under Dr. Sager, recognizes a Cornell veterinarian whose name is synonymous with excellence in equine obstetrics and pediatrics. The fourth-year student receiving this award, in the opinion of the faculty of the Department of Clinical Sciences, has displayed outstanding aptitude in equine obstetrics and pediatrics.

Cassandra Cromer

Simmons and Associates Career Excellence Award

In 2003, the Simmons and Associates Education Trust was established as a not-for-profit educational trust to award and recognize the third-year veterinary student who has distinguished himself/herself by demonstrating a keen interest or measurable aptitude for the pursuit of excellence in the business of small animal medicine.

Amari Suskin-Sperry

The Isidor I. Sprecker Wildlife Medicine Award

This award was established in 1996 by Esther Schiff Bondareff ‘37 in honor of her friend, Isidor Sprecker DVM ‘39 as a testimony to her admiration of him and her keen interest in improving the quality of veterinary health in zoo animals. It is awarded to third- or fourth-year student with a strong interest in pursuing a career in zoo and wildlife medicine.

Melissa Hanson

SUNY Chancellor Awards

The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence recognizes outstanding students who have integrated academic excellence with other aspects of their lives, which may include leadership, campus involvement, community service, the arts, athletics or career achievement.

Rachel Gates

Caitlin Hepps Keeney

The Anna Olafson Sussex Pathology Award​​

This award was endowed in 1974 by Peter and Harriette Olafson in memory of Dr. Olafson’s sister. The award is given to a third-year student who has done outstanding work in pathology.

Kelly Sullivan

The Jacob Traum Award

Through an endowment established by friends of Jacob Traum, this prize is awarded to the fourth-year student who is judged by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology as having exhibited superior interest and accomplishment in bacteriology, pathology and virology, including an aptitude for and expressed interest in research on infectious diseases.

Elizabeth Alexander

Robert Rosenthal Senior Student Award for Proficiency in Clinical Oncology

This award is presented to the senior veterinary student deemed to have outstanding aptitude for, and competence in, the diagnosis, treatment and general care of companion animals affected by malignant disease.

Steven Moirano

Proficiency in Theriogenology Award​​​​​​​

The “Proficiency in Theriogenology Award,” sponsored by the Society for Theriogenology, is awarded to a senior student deemed to have illustrated proficiency in clinical theriogenology.

Susan Sperling

The George and Donna B. Warnick Scholarship

​​​​​​The George and Donna B. Warnick Scholarship is funded by Lorin D. Warnick and is wife Jill Thorley Warnick in honor of Dean Warnick’s parents in recognition of and gratitude for their exemplary lives. Dr. Warnick hopes the values and character of his parents that inspired him during his education will also be motivating to the next generation of veterinary students. These include a frim commitment to education, broad reading and learning, strong work ethic, responsibility, honesty and respect for other people.

William (Perry) Koehler

The Horace K. White Prize

An endowment for this prize was originally given by Mr. Horace K. White (and later his sons of Syracuse, New York) for the student with the highest academic record during their veterinary training. This award, originally called the Presidents’ Prize, dates back to 1873 and is probably the longest-standing prize at Cornell. The original donor was a brother to Andrew Dickson White, the first president of the university.

Amber Harris

The Zoetis Large Animal Clinical Awards

Zoetis Animal Health gives these prizes to students considered to be the most proficient in the practice of large animal medicine.

Isabelle Louge, Dairy Production Medicine

Bethany Rappleyea, Equine Medicine

Award for Proficiency in Emergency and Critical Care

The Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society sponsor this award given to a fourth-year student who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment and exceptional proficiency in caring for emergency and critical care patients.

Sarah Hummel