2011-2012 Externship Recipients
Past Externship Recipients
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010
University Of Missouri
MOPACA Scholarship:
Doug Suntrup is a current third year veterinary student at the University of Missouri Columbia CVM. After growing up on his family farm in St. Clair, Missouri his life ambition was to be a large animal veterinarian. He started his path to the veterinary career at East Central College where he attained an Associate of Science degree in Medical Sciences. Then he spent one year at the University of Missouri working on his animal science degree until he gained early admittance to the College of Veterinary Medicine and met his wife Samantha. In veterinary school he has been involved with many organizations including the secretary of the small ruminant and camelid club, president and treasurer of the swine club, Ivet student representative, MVMA student representative, and on the animal welfare judging team.
He has not worked with alpacas much until he came to veterinary school. At veterinary school he found great joy and satisfaction working with alpacas. When he graduates he plans to help people better understand alpacas and the medicine involved with them.
University of Illinois
Nanci Richards, of St. Joseph, Ill., will graduate this spring. She is pursuing opportunities in a mixed-animal practice, focusing on large and food animals in general and New World camelids in particular.
Nanci has served as president of the Veterinary Business Management Association, representative for American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners, and Pfizer Animal Health student representative. Nanci is committed to using science, medicine, and human understanding to live the ideals of the veterinarian’s oath in practice.