Contest Committee Chair Dr. Jessica Zeiger is very pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Smithcors Student Veterinary History Essay Contest. Congratulations to these essayists and all students who submitted papers for blinded judging. These essays will be published in forthcoming issues of Veterinary Heritage.
1st Prize Polly Weldon ’22 University of Florida
Unexpected Allies: How an Original Thought from the 1930s Saved the Florida Key Deer from Getting Screwed
2nd Prize Conrad S. Schelkopf ’24 Kansas State University
Scrapie: A Brief History of the First Prion Disease
3rd Prize Lydia Hall ’21 Purdue University
Zoo Pathology: A Historic Lens on an Emerging Field
4th Prize Brooklyn Biese ’22 Purdue University
The Journey to Corticosteroid Treatment
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