K-State students to advance veterinary medicine with Zoetis/AAVMC scholarships

K-State's 2025 Zoetis Scholars. Back row, from left: Maci Gerken, Ashley Kragelund, Alyssa Leslie and Destiny Parkhurst. Front row: Jenna King, Jessica Burger, Cheyenne Town and Astrid Carcamo-Tzic. | Download this photo.

By Joe Montgomery

College of Veterinary Medicine

Eight students in Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine have been recognized by the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges and Zoetis, a global animal health company, with the 2025 Zoetis Foundation/AAVMC Veterinary Student Scholarship.

The scholarship recipients are those designated as outstanding veterinary students who can help address the changing world and the health, food and welfare needs of the U.S. veterinary community. More than 200 scholarships worth $7,000 have been awarded this year.

In addition to the traditional selection criteria of academic excellence and financial need, the scholarships focus on meeting the ongoing needs of the veterinary profession. Scholarships are awarded to students with career interests in all areas, including food animal medicine, small animal clinical medicine, research, government services, public health and organized veterinary medicine.

The following Kansas State University veterinary students are recipients of the 2025 Zoetis Foundation/AAVMC Veterinary Student Scholarship:

Jenna King, second-year veterinary student, Centerville; Destiny Parkhurst, third-year veterinary student, Hutchinson; Alyssa Leslie, second-year veterinary student, Inman; Cheyenne Town, second-year veterinary student, Lenexa; Astrid Carcamo-Tzic, third-year veterinary student, Olathe; and Maci Gerken, second-year veterinary student, Paola.

From out of state: Ashley Kragelund, third-year veterinary student, Indianola, Nebraska; and Jessica Burger, third-year veterinary student, New Milford, New Jersey.

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