Maxwell Swine Scholarship
A $5000 scholarship will be awarded to a Graduate Student(s) from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine or the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary.
A second $5000 scholarship will be awarded to a DVM Graduate from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine or the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary.
2022 Maxwell Award Recipients
Graduate Student – Darian Polluck
DVM Student – Svetlana Ponsin
Darian is a Graduate Student in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at WCVM
She is currently working under Dr. Seddon researching biomarkers of stress and neurodevelopment in swine.
Her career goal is to be employed at a veterinary college where she would have the opportunity to work in a research setting, in addition to having teaching and clinical opportunities
Svetlana grew up in St. Eustache, MB. She currently shares her time between Swine Health Professionals, a swine practice in Steinbach, MB and Woodlands Vet Clinic, which is a mixed practice in Woodlands, MB.
She is a DVM Graduate from WCVM in 2022. She is interested in swine medicine as it combines her interest of livestock, animal welfare, and food safety. In her spare time, she enjoys barrel racing and spending time with her cats, Gus and Delilah.
Past Maxwell Swine Scholarship Recipients
- 2021 – Sulove Koirala
- 2020 – Juan Camilo Parra Aguirre
- 2019 – Mariia Tokareva and Teryn Girad
- 2018 – Guilherme Rizzato and Javier Zarate
- 2017 – Jared Rothwell and Vinicius Viana
- 2016 – Carolina Malgarin and Diana Rodriguez
- 2015 – Jessica Law and Matheus Costa
Lifetime Membership Award
- 2021 – Dr. Betty Althouse
- 2020 – Dr. Chris Byra and Dr. Mark Jacobson
- 2018 – Mike Sheridan and Neil Shantz
- 2017 – Al Theede
- Previous years
- Bill Stone
- Jim Sawatsky
- Chuck Rhodes
Travel Bursaries
WCVM Recipients
- 2018 – Joel Ballard
- 2016 – Julia Hamilton, Tara Vielfaure, Samantha Goosen, Luke Nickel, Christian Scott, Brianna Thiemann, and Cordell Young
Scholarship
WCVM Recipients
- 2021-2022 – Svetlana Ponsin
- 2020-2021 – Kaitlyn Crocker and Nicole Cressman
- 2018-2019 – Joel Ballard
- 2017-2018 – Lauren Redies
- 2016-2017 – Cordell Young
- 2014-2015 – Melissa Desrochers
- 2013-2014 – Monica Schott
- 2012-2013 – Edward Rasmussen
- 2011-2012 – Jenesa Banman
- 2010-2011 – Jennifer Demare
- 2009-2010 – Kurt Preugschas
- 2008-2009 –Leo Kenny
- 2007-2008 – Joshua Lindenback
- 2006-2007 – Kevin Oomah
- 2005-2006 – Marie Legault
- 2004-2005 – Lina Johannson
- 2003-2004 – Leanne Bargen