{"id":29667,"date":"2025-04-18T12:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=29667"},"modified":"2025-04-18T12:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:07:50","slug":"purdue-veterinary-student-named-as-national-theriogenology-scholarship-recipient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/purdue-veterinary-student-named-as-national-theriogenology-scholarship-recipient.php","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Veterinary Student Named as National Theriogenology Scholarship Recipient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Congratulations to Devon Anderson, of the Purdue DVM Class of 2025, who recently was notified that he has been selected as one of just four recipients of the prestigious Nandi Theriogenology Scholarship. The award, given by the Society for Theriogenology, recognizes exceptional veterinary students from across North America who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the field of theriogenology \u2014 the study of animal reproduction.

Hailing from Brownsburg, Indiana, Anderson came to Purdue as an undergraduate student, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences with a concentration in biosciences. He chose to continue his academic journey at Purdue to pursue his DVM degree, attracted by the College of Veterinary Medicine\u2019s location and close-knit community.

\u201cI chose Purdue University for my DVM degree because it is close to home and has small class sizes,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cThrough my veterinary student career, I truly made connections with my professors and clinicians, who became incredible mentors and close colleagues.\u201d

Anderson\u2019s passion for theriogenology \u2014 particularly in large animals and equine medicine \u2014 began during his undergraduate years. He immersed himself in reproductive physiology coursework and took part in research focused on estrous synchronization priming in beef heifers. He further pursued his interests during veterinary school through targeted courses and clinical rotations.

\u201cMy initial interest in theriogenology developed during my undergraduate degree program,\u201d he explained. \u201cThere is honestly no better feeling than to pull a live calf during a case of dystocia, or to breed a mare and see the fetus on a transrectal ultrasound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fourth-year veterinary student Devon Anderson performs transrectal ultrasound to diagnose a pregnancy in a Pony, while classmate Sydney Gehlhausen assists by screen capturing ultrasound images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Anderson\u2019s dedication to the field of theriogenology will continue post-graduation as he begins a Large Animal Rotating Internship at Purdue in June 2025, with aspirations of completing a residency to become a board-certified theriogenologist.

Dr. Bethany Funnell, clinical associate professor of bovine theriogenology, said Anderson\u2019s selection as a Nandi Scholarship recipient is a wonderful reflection on him and PVM\u2019s theriogenology program. \u201cThis scholarship award involves a highly competitive selection process, and it is a tremendous honor for Devon to be chosen as a recipient,\u201d Dr. Funnell explained.

The Nandi Theriogenology Scholars Program, administered by the Theriogenology Foundation, recognizes veterinary students in their fourth year who exhibit outstanding clinical and academic promise and leadership in the field. Scholarship recipients will be honored during the Annual Therio Conference, which will be held in Sacramento, California, from July 23\u201326, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Devon Anderson, of the Purdue DVM Class of 2025, who recently was notified that he has been selected as one of just four recipients of the prestigious Nandi Theriogenology Scholarship. The award, given by the Society for Theriogenology, recognizes exceptional veterinary students from across North America who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the field of theriogenology \u2014 the study of animal reproduction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":29668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,44,29,42],"tags":[1886,544,2278],"class_list":["post-29667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-dvm","category-our-people","category-students","tag-dvm-class-of-2025","tag-scholarship","tag-theriogenology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29670,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29667\/revisions\/29670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}