Celebrates
FVMA THE UFCVM CLASS OF 2016
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Dr. Caitlin Spindler, second from left with friends, after being presented with her FVMA Service Award for great work as FVMA Student Representative.
Dr. Caitlin Spindler (Left) & Dr. Brittany Martabano (Right), recipients of 2016 FVMA Champion of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Award.
ommencement ceremonies for the Class of 2016, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, were held Saturday, May 28, 2016. As is customary, the Association took pride in welcoming the new veterinarians to the profession as they marked their great graduation milestone, having achieved their purpose of joining the veterinary medical profession after years of hard work and dedication. The FVMA welcomed 110 new doctors of veterinary medicine into the Association and the veterinary profession at a Rehearsal Breakfast it hosted on Friday, May 27, on the UFCVM campus. Later that evening, the FVMA also joined the 2016 graduates at a Senior Banquet where it presented four outstanding graduates with scholarship awards. At the rehearsal breakfast, FVMA Executive Director Phil Hinkle congratulated the graduates and presented graduating FVMA Student Representative, Caitlin Spindler with a plaque in appreciation and recognition for her diligent service during her years as a student. On hand to witness the presentation and to offer more congratulations on the FVMA membership’s behalf, was a large delegation from the Association, including President Richard Sutliff and Past President Richard Carpenter. At the Senior Banquet later that day, Dr. Sutliff presented two FVMA Champion of Veterinary Medicine scholarship awards to graduating seniors; one to Caitlin Spindler and the other to Brittany Martabano; and presented the Charlie Bild Clinical Proficiency Award to Julie London. Past President of the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners (FAEP), Dr. Amanda House, also made a scholarship award presentation to an outstanding student who had FVMA Executive Director , Philip Hinkle, presents chosen a career path in equine healthcare. Christine Divine McCrea was the recipient of Service Award to Dr. Caitlin Spindler who was FVMA Student Representative the FAEP Award.
It was a family affair for graduate Dr. Christine Ashman and her adorable daughter.
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From left: Drs. Kirk Herrmann, Molly Kovacs, Janna Legg, Hagar Hauser, & Meghan Brumby
Dr. Nikki McGinn & Dr. Kaylee McMahan