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Kalie Beckers - Louisiana State University

Kalie completed a PhD in 2023 following her initial exposure to research as a laboratory associate, and will graduate with her DVM in 2024. Her PhD project was a comparative study of the equine placental microbiome and pregnancy outcomes, including the effects of antibiotics on the uterine microbiome. She has authored several refereed journal publications and received notable grant support for her work.  She has competed professionally in dressage and eventing, placing 7^th in the U.S. Dressage National Finals in 2021, and owns and operates a mare breeding farm at her home in Louisiana.  Her goal is to become a Diplomate ACT and to pursue a research career.

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Randa Boler – Washington State

Randa is from rural northwestern Montana, exposed at an early age to 4-H and livestock showing, from rabbits to pigs to cattle. By age 14 she had her own herd of Miniature Hereford cattle and Boer goats and, incorporating AI and synchronization technologies and becoming a licensed AI tech in Idaho. She has focused on Theriogenology in veterinary school and after graduation will return to Montana as a mixed practitioner, concentrating on cattle while planning to expand her practice’s services to include multiple species, including companion animals. She has a long term goal of becoming a Diplomate ACT through the non-traditional route.

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Caitlin Landreth - Texas A&M

Caitlin began showing horses at an early age. She is the mother of a 10-year old son and is married to a professional horse trainer. While supporting his career she won a scholarship to North Central Texas College on their Equestrian Team.  While obtaining an equine science degree she became fascinated with equine reproductive management, leading to an internship with a prominent stallion station and then to a position as a veterinary assistant.  After entry into veterinary school she focused on equine reproduction, and after graduation she will become the equestrian veterinarian at a well-established ranch widely known for breeding, raising, and training excellent cutting bred American Quarter Horses. She hopes to become a Diplomate ACT through the alternate route.

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Tanya Weber - Washington State

Tanya was raised on a cow-calf operation in northern Idaho, embedded in animal agriculture. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree, she worked as a veterinary assistant in a mixed practice, then as a research assistant, simultaneously earning a master’s degree in Meat Science, which resulted in publications in refereed journals and entry into veterinary school. She has received numerous scholarships and awards, captained the SAVMA palpation team, taking individual first place in the 2023 competition. She attended the Cornell Summer Dairy Institute and participated in research on the effects of clinical mastitis on reproductive outcomes. After graduation, she will join the Animal Health team as a Professional Services Veterinarian with TELUS Agriculture in Okotoks, AB.

 

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Matthew Barnes - Washington State University

After graduation Matt will return to northeastern Nevada where he grew up as a 7th generation rancher to join a mixed animal practice. His goal is to increase both large and small animal reproductive services for his practice and become an ACT Diplomate by the alternate route.

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Leah Ramsaran – Cornell University

Leah will pursue a residency in Theriogenology and use this training toward the advancement of conservation efforts for endangered species.

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Dane Schwartz – Washington State University

Dane is applying for a year-long academic internship in Food Animal Production Medicine and then will seek a residency in  Theriogenology. He is interested in private practice or academic career emphasizing comparative Theriogenology & ART.

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Sabrina Van Schyndel – University of Guelph

Sabrina is joining a large, multi-practitioner bovine practice in Southern Ontario specializing in dairy reproductive management, preventive medicine and surgery.

 

NANDI THERIOGENOLOGY SCHOLARS – CLASS OF 2022

 

The Theriogenology Foundation selected four senior veterinary students as the 2022 Nandi Theriogenology Scholars. This second class of Nandi Scholars was selected from a pool of 22 applicants representing 14 different veterinary schools. They were recognized and received their awards of $10,000 each at the Annual Conference in Bellevue, Washington on Friday, July 22, 2022.  Thanks to the 27 dedicated reviewers who selected these outstanding four students, and to all who have donated to the Foundation to make these awards possible.

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Jordan Farrell – Auburn University

Jordan has wide interest in clinical reproduction across species. He was captain of the Auburn bovine palpation team that won first place at the national student competition, worked as a summer research scholar with the Auburn Canine Performance Sciences Program, and served in leadership positions with several student organizations, including Block & Bridle, AABP, AASRP and SFT. He is entering private rural mixed practice in the southeastern U.S. with an emphasis on reproduction. Jordan has an abiding interest in research and plans to compete for a Theriogenology residency in the future.

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Stephanie Bandoski – Cornell University

Stephanie’s focus is dairy reproduction. Taking every opportunity inside and outside of veterinary school, she acquired a wide skill set of Assisted Reproductive Technologies. On her own initiative she launched an extracurricular educational program in bovine reproduction and inspired other students to participate. She worked on private and university dairies in various capacities, attended all possible continuing education offerings, and participated in a wide range of private practice experiences. At Cornell she led an investigation into an outbreak of a papilloma virus in a dairy herd.  Stephanie will maintain her impetus on dairy reproduction at Valleywide Veterinary Services in Vermont.

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Rachel Doenges - Mississippi State

Rachel’s primary interest is equine reproduction. She was a leader in veterinary student organizations, displaying exemplary organizational skills. She coordinated pet adoptions for an innovative program providing pets from the southeast to areas of higher demand in the northeast. She took every opportunity to widen her Theriogenology experiences in different veterinary schools and private practices. She presented case presentations at two Theriogenology Annual Conferences. After graduation Rachel will undergo a one-year internship at Rood and Riddle in Lexington, Kentucky and then seek a residency in comparative Theriogenology and an academic career. 

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Emma Ranney – The Ohio State University

Emma came to veterinary school with a wealth of experience in canine reproduction and farm animal husbandry. In veterinary school she eagerly sought opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills in clinical reproduction across species. Her contagious enthusiasm brought other students to extracurricular learning activities that she helped establish. Her passion is to serve the people who have needs for expertise in both companion animal and livestock reproduction and production, and to extend her knowledge domestically and internationally. After graduation Emma will do an ambulatory practice internship at Ohio State. She hopes to continue her formal education in applied reproduction.

 

NANDI THERIOGENOLOGY SCHOLARS – CLASS OF 2021

In 2021 the Theriogenology Foundation (TF) initiated the NANDI SCHOLARS PROGRAM based on the results of a 2020 survey in which the members of SFT/ACT designated support for students and teaching as the main priority for funding.  In January – February, 2021 seventeen senior veterinary student SFT members submitted application packets online. They were an outstanding group; seventeen applicants from eleven different U.S. schools and four applicants from four different Canadian schools.

The selection process was objective, with each application packet receiving 16 separate reviews, each awarding a numerical score based on ten criteria.  The four students selected as Nandi Scholars were those with the highest average normalized scores. Sufficient funding was available to award $10,000 to each.

The following team of seventeen SFT/ACT members conducted the reviews, for which they deserve great credit for devoting significant time and wisdom to the effort.

 

The four Nandi Scholars were introduced and received their checks at the awards banquet at the Theriogenology Annual Conference in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday, July 23, 2021.

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Shelbey Nagle - Washington State University

Shelbey is an independent, highly motivated leader who focuses on bovine reproduction with interest in reproduction across species. She was previously awarded a prestigious Amstutz Scholarship from AABP. Emphasizing her wealth of experience and dedication, she received excellent reference letters both from faculty members and the Montana veterinarian who has hired her to work in his practice.

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Jonathan Richardson - Purdue University

Jonathan is primarily interested in cattle reproduction although he intends to incorporate reproduction in other species, including canines into his activities in a private mixed practice in Indiana after graduation. One faculty reference stated that Jonathan is the single best student he encountered in 36 years of academic teaching.

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Olivia Walker - Lincoln Memorial University

Olivia’s interest is equine reproduction research. She spent three full summers and additional interim time working at the University of Kentucky – Gluck Equine Research Center.  Because of her intellectual and scholarly input, she has already been a coauthor on four published papers in the refereed scientific literature.  She is seeking entrance into a PhD program.

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Julia Zuercher - Virginia Tech University

Julia focuses on small animal reproduction. One faculty member reported that she was the best candidate they ever had for a therio residency position but for family reasons she opted for private practice in North Carolina where she intends to expand that clinic’s capabilities.  She constructed a detailed business plan for the practice which lays out the specifics of how the practice will accomplish this.

 

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