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SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS<br />
should do whatever we can to foster them<br />
financially.”<br />
people to go into that phase <strong>of</strong> the<br />
business,” says Huston.<br />
This year’s recipient <strong>of</strong> the Class <strong>of</strong> 1978<br />
Memorial Fund, Daylin Taylor, class <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2013</strong>, plans to practice equine medicine<br />
when she graduates.<br />
“Just the fact that I<br />
received this award is such<br />
an honor,” says Taylor.<br />
“It means so much to me.<br />
I have worked so hard to<br />
get through this program.<br />
Being a veterinarian is my<br />
dream.”<br />
Originally from the Los<br />
Angeles metro area, she<br />
plans to use the $2,500<br />
award to help fund<br />
tuition, books, and living<br />
expenses. Taylor, who<br />
has paid for her education<br />
primarily through student<br />
loans, began an internship<br />
in June with the Vermont<br />
Large Animal Clinic in<br />
Milton, Vermont.<br />
Dr. Dick Huston, class <strong>of</strong> 1963, has<br />
enjoyed a rich and successful career as<br />
both a large animal veterinary practitioner<br />
in Faribault, <strong>Minnesota</strong>, and a veterinary<br />
consultant. He and his wife, Glenda,<br />
endowed five scholarships at the alma<br />
maters <strong>of</strong> their children, as well as at<br />
the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Veterinary Medicine, the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> Medical School,<br />
and the Mayo Clinic.<br />
The Richard V. Huston Scholarship<br />
Fund provides an annual scholarship<br />
to two full-time veterinary students.<br />
Half <strong>of</strong> the scholarship is awarded to a<br />
third-year student pursuing a career in<br />
bovine medicine and half to a talented<br />
first-year student pursing a career in<br />
large animal medicine who is part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Veterinary Food Animal Scholars Program<br />
(VetFAST), an early decision program<br />
that allows a student to complete both an<br />
undergraduate and DVM degree in seven<br />
years instead <strong>of</strong> eight.<br />
“Just the fact that<br />
I received this<br />
award is such an<br />
honor,” says Taylor.<br />
“It means so much<br />
to me. I have<br />
worked so hard to<br />
get through this<br />
program. Being a<br />
veterinarian is my<br />
dream.”<br />
—DAYLIN TAYLOR,<br />
RECIPIENT OF THE<br />
CLASS OF 1978<br />
MEMORIAL FUND<br />
This year’s recipients <strong>of</strong> the $6,000<br />
Richard V. Huston Scholarship are Amy<br />
Dhalke, class <strong>of</strong> 2014, and Erika Fernholz,<br />
class <strong>of</strong> 2016. Fernholz, who is in the<br />
VetFAST program, is<br />
holding down two jobs<br />
while attending school<br />
and funding her education<br />
primarily through student<br />
loans.<br />
“Growing up, I worked<br />
for dairy farms on and<br />
<strong>of</strong>f,” says Fernholz, who is<br />
from Madison, Wisconsin.<br />
“When I was 18, I decided<br />
I wanted to pursue dairy<br />
medicine.”<br />
Fernholz recently met<br />
Huston at a scholarship<br />
award presentation dinner.<br />
“I thought he was an<br />
awesome guy, and a<br />
great person to represent the veterinary<br />
industry,” she says. “And I am really<br />
thankful that the VetFAST program<br />
has scholarships just for us, because<br />
production medicine is very important.<br />
I would love to set up a scholarship for<br />
production medicine students once I have<br />
paid <strong>of</strong>f my student loans.”<br />
As <strong>of</strong> June 30, 2012, the endowed Huston<br />
scholarship had grown to $146,000. Like<br />
Simonson, Huston was the first <strong>of</strong> his<br />
cousins to get a four-year college degree.<br />
“I get to present a lot <strong>of</strong> the scholarships,”<br />
says Huston. “I tell the students they need<br />
to pay it forward, and I tell them when<br />
they move into their careers, they need to<br />
take a leadership role because they will<br />
be some <strong>of</strong> the brightest people in their<br />
communities.”<br />
If you are interested in creating a<br />
scholarship or a fellowship, contact Bill<br />
Venne, chief development <strong>of</strong>ficer, at<br />
612-625-8480 or venne025@umn.edu.<br />
STUDENT PROFILE<br />
Erika K. Fernholz<br />
CLASS: 2016<br />
HOMETOWN: Madison, Wisconsin<br />
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: member,<br />
production Animal Medicine<br />
Club; member and member <strong>of</strong><br />
fundraising committee, Student<br />
Chapter <strong>of</strong> American Veterinary<br />
Medical Association; student<br />
member, American Association<br />
<strong>of</strong> Bovine Practitioners and<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Veterinary Medical<br />
Association<br />
PROFESSIONAL GOALS: Fernholz<br />
hopes to practice dairy production<br />
medicine, with a focus on calf and<br />
reproductive management. As a<br />
dairy vet, she wants to help dairy<br />
producers increase effi ciency,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>i t, and the overall health <strong>of</strong><br />
their livestock. Fernholz would<br />
also like to own her own farm one<br />
day, where she could work raising<br />
calves, perhaps also becoming<br />
a dairy consultant and possibly<br />
practicing part time.<br />
Photo by Sue Kirch<strong>of</strong>f<br />
“Food animal veterinarians are becoming<br />
scarce, so I want to encourage young<br />
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