2025 RUSVM Alumni Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2025 RUSVM Alumni Awards!
Review the nomination criteria for each award and submit by February 28, 2025. A candidate may be nominated in multiple categories; however, the selection committee reserves the right to grant an award for which the candidate has not been nominated.
NOMINATION AND ELIGIBILITY
Nominees for all awards must meet the following criteria:
- Nominees can self-nominate or be nominated by fellow alumni, RUSVM faculty or RUSVM staff.
- Nominees can be nominated for multiple awards but can only be selected for one.
- Nominees can be selected for a different award than the original nomination.
- Nominees must be positive advocates for RUSVM and agree to share their stories and comments for the promotion of the Alumni Community and RUSVM.
- Nominees must be alumni in "good standing.”
- Nominations are open to DVM, PhD, and Masters degree graduates of RUSVM.
AWARD DESCRIPTIONS AND CRITERIA
The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes the success of an alumnus/a who has made significant contributions to his/her profession and industry while embodying the university's purpose, vision, and values.
The award recognizes those who have had extraordinary success in the following areas: professional achievement, community involvement, advancement of RUSVM and its mission, giving back of time, talent, and/or capital and encouraging and inspiring future leaders as well as contributions that have benefited the veterinary community and/or profession.
Award Criteria:
- Must be a graduate of RUSVM.
- Display excellence in the veterinary field: clinical, diagnostic, research, public health, regulatory, and/or military service, etc.
- Attained professional, societal, or community recognition.
- Be a strong advocate for RUSVM.
The Alumni Rising Star Award recognizes a recent graduate of RUSVM who has achieved early career success while embodying the university’s purpose, vision, and values.
Award Criteria:
- Must be a graduate of RUSVM within the last 0 – 10 years.
- Display accelerated career progression and advancement.
- Meaningfully contributed to the veterinary field: clinical, diagnostic, research, public health, regulatory, and/or military service.
- Attained professional, societal, or communal recognition.
- Be a strong advocate for RUSVM.
RUSVM alumni play a critical role in the University’s continued success. From supporting admissions activities to engaging with students to rallying alumni support, our alumni impact all aspects of the student life cycle. We are proud to recognize those who are true ambassadors of RUSVM and give back to their alma mater in meaningful ways.
Award Criteria:
- Must be a graduate of RUSVM.
- Support and advocate on behalf of the university.
- Be highly engaged in RUSVM admissions, student life, and or and alumni programming.
OFFICE OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
Have a question? Contact the Office of Alumni Engagement at RUSVMAlumni@rossu.edu!
