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The College of Veterinary Medicine awarded 56 scholarships totaling $249,000 at the annual spring scholarship reception in April—which brought the total scholarships awarded during the 2016-17 school year to $627,000. Brittany Stewart was honored with the Caleb Dorr Award, which is presented to the fourth-year student with the highest academic standing.
The event also included the presentation of the College of Veterinary Medicine Outstanding Service Award to Minnesota State Representative Rod Hamilton of Mountain Lake, Minnesota. Hamilton was instrumental in helping the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory improve and expand its services to Minnesota’s livestock and poultry industries. His leadership also resulted in the expansion and remodeling of the Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory in Willmar, and the new Veterinary Isolation Laboratory currently under construction.