Graduate Student from Eldersburg Wins Veterinary Medicine Award

April Binick, a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Eldersburg, was presented with the The Pamela M. Slack Memorial Award for Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and the Herman and Mildred Corder Scholarship.

Binick was honored at the annual Virginia Tech Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Annual Awards Ceremony and luncheon in April.

The Pamela M. Slack Memorial Award for Excellence in Veterinary Medicine is an award given to a third-year student who has demonstrated excellence in the field of avian veterinary medicine, according to a Virginia Tech press release. 

The Herman and Mildred Corder Scholarship is an award established to provide funds to Virginia residents with financial need, who excel academically, are involved in community service, and have good character.

The luncheon, held at the Inn at Virginia Tech, brought together more than 300 people at the largest awards luncheon to date. After a welcome and introduction from Dr. Gerhardt Schurig, the dean of veterinary medicine, 239 students were presented with more than 100 different scholarships and awards totaling more than $550,000, according to the press release. 

The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine is a two-state, three-campus professional school operated by the land-grant universities of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and the University of Maryland at College Park. Its flagship facilities, based at Virginia Tech, include the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, which treats more than 40,000 animals annually.