At the 2026 Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting, DVM and graduate students, a Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Program resident and an alumna from the College of Veterinary Medicine were honored as recipients of nearly $174,000 in scholarships.

The scholarships were awarded by the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Foundation (MVMF). A full description of each scholarship is available on the MVMF website. The 2026 awards are as follows:

Academy Pomeroy DVM/PhD Scholarship—Lauren Wolfrath

AERC Scholarship—Bri Hotzler

Arrowhead VMA Scholarship—Meagan Woitysiak

AEVS Legacy Scholarship—Jennifer Jo

Dr. Andrew and Carol Mills Veterinary Dermatology Scholarship—Haeree Lang

Dr. Dick Reierson Veterinary Dental Scholarship—Rebecca Dorn, Aiden Friesen, Lia Gonzalez, Sara Kelly, and Erica Swensen

MVMF Cares Scholarship—Theresa Yu

MVMF DEI Scholarship—Kaden Eisenbraun

MVMF Companion Animal Scholarship—Jena Hauch

MVMF Food Animal Scholarship—McKenna Kimmerle 

MVMF James O. Hanson Continuing Education Scholarship—George Ondieki

MVMF Margaret Pomeroy Scholarship—Micaela Sanchez-Cereceda

MVMF Past Presidents Scholarship—Sarah Carlson

MVMF Public Health Scholarship—Finnerel Schaelter

MVMF Spannaus Scholarship—Regina Kurandina

MVMF VHA Memorial Scholarship—Morgan Simon

MVMA Leadership Award—Heather Kim

MVMA VBMA Student Scholarship–Maura McManus

Sprau Winsor MBA Scholarship—Destiny Smith

Read more 2026 Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference coverage.