Veterinary Scholars Program combines student inquiry, mentorship
Sixteen College of Veterinary Medicine students have been selected to participate in the 2026 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Program. From May 11-July 17, the program will enable scholars to engage in hypothesis-driven research in a faculty mentor’s laboratory and weekly seminars and journal clubs on scientific topics.
The program will be capped off by student presentations, and selected scholars will have the opportunity to attend the national Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Symposium at North Carolina State University August 6-8.
The following students have been selected (faculty mentors are shown in parenthesis):
Payton Arguello (Dr. Laura Huber)
Brooke Bassett (Dr. Amanda Gross)
Avery Bates (Drs. Aime Johnson and Jacob Johnson)
Clair Dickinson (Dr. Katharine Horzmann)
Reanna Frauens (Dr. James Gillespie)
Olivia Kalczynksi (Dr. Maninder Sandey)
Leo Kastner (Dr. Taylor Towns)
Lana Katz (Dr. Lindsey Boone)
Kandace Krupp (Dr. Miria Ferreira Criado)
Danielle Landvogt (Dr. Kathryn Reif)
Isabella Prada (Dr. Scarlett Sumner)
Alex Rivera (Dr. Kristine Griffett)
Rachel Robinson (Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai)
Addison Storey (Dr. Melissa Singletary)
Grace Tolman (Dr. Dana LeVine)
Annika Weaver (Dr. Shollie Falkenberg)