{"id":3518,"date":"2019-02-01T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:39:19","slug":"commissioning-ceremony-honors-four-army-scholarship-recipients-in-pvms-class-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/commissioning-ceremony-honors-four-army-scholarship-recipients-in-pvms-class-of-2022.php","title":{"rendered":"Commissioning Ceremony Honors Four Army Scholarship Recipients in PVM\u2019s Class of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Commissioning_group_photo_sm-1024x657.jpg\" alt=\"Army medical recruiters pictured with DVM Class of 2022 commissioned Army officers with Drs. Moore and Vickery\" class=\"wp-image-3527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Commissioning_group_photo_sm-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Commissioning_group_photo_sm-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Commissioning_group_photo_sm-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Commissioning_group_photo_sm-366x235.jpg 366w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Commissioning_group_photo_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sgt. First Class Kevin Miller and Sgt. First Class Breezy Wells, Army medical recruiters from Indianapolis, join first-year veterinary students Devonte Brown, Sarah Kurdziel, Lindsey Nevitt, and Paige Philippi along with Drs. George Moore and Whitney Vickery after the ceremony where the students were commissioned as Army officers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With friends and family looking on, four first-year Purdue\nveterinary students raised their right hands and took their oath of office as newly\nappointed second lieutenants in the U.S. Army Reserve during a special\ncommissioning ceremony Tuesday, January 29, in Lynn Hall.&nbsp; The ceremony honored the students for their\nselection as recipients of full scholarships offered through the U.S. Army\u2019s\nHealth Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), which will cover tuition and\nprovide a stipend during their remaining three years of veterinary school.&nbsp; The students are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Devonte Brown of St. Louis, Mo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah Kurdziel of Ninevah, Ind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lindsey Nevitt of Zionsville, Ind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paige Phillippi of Clayton, N.C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6122_copy_commissioning_oath_sm-1024x566.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Moore administers oath of office during commissioning ceremony\" class=\"wp-image-3525\" style=\"width:400px;height:222px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6122_copy_commissioning_oath_sm-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6122_copy_commissioning_oath_sm-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6122_copy_commissioning_oath_sm-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6122_copy_commissioning_oath_sm-425x235.jpg 425w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6122_copy_commissioning_oath_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PVM Professor of Epidemiology George Moore, U.S. Army Col., Ret., administers the oath of office to Purdue veterinary students Devonte Brown, Sarah Kurdziel, Lindsey Nevitt, and Paige Philippi, all of the DVM Class of 2022, as they are commissioned as Army second lieutenants during a ceremony in Lynn 1136 on Tuesday, January 29.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oath was administered by Dr. George Moore, U.S. Army Col., Ret., who serves on the Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty as professor of epidemiology and clinical trials director in the Department of Veterinary Administration.&nbsp; Joining Dr. Moore for the ceremony were three other uniformed Army personnel, one of whom is Army Major Whitney Vickery, a first-year small animal internal medicine resident in the PVM Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences.&nbsp; Dr. Vickery is a past recipient of the HPSP scholarship herself.&nbsp; After earning her DVM degree at the University of Tennessee in 2012, she went on active duty, serving both stateside and overseas, before being approved to pursue specialty training, with the costs covered by the Army.&nbsp; Following her residency, she will fulfill a commitment to serve an additional five years on active duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the ceremony in Lynn 1136, Dr. Vickery addressed the\nnew scholarship recipients, commending them on their selection and encouraging\nthem to appreciate all the benefits and opportunities that they will receive as\nHPSP participants.&nbsp; Also present for the\nceremony were Sgt. 1<sup>st<\/sup> Class Breezy Wells and Sgt. 1<sup>st<\/sup> Class\nKevin Miller, who are Army medical recruiters from Indianapolis.&nbsp; After receiving an inaugural salute from Sgt.\n1<sup>st<\/sup> Class Wells at the conclusion of the ceremony, the newly\ncommissioned officers greeted the ceremony attendees during a reception that\nfollowed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6105_copy_Vickery_sm-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"Army Major Whitney Vickery addresses US Army scholarship recipients\" class=\"wp-image-3526\" style=\"width:400px;height:253px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6105_copy_Vickery_sm-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6105_copy_Vickery_sm-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6105_copy_Vickery_sm-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6105_copy_Vickery_sm-371x235.jpg 371w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_6105_copy_Vickery_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Army Major Whitney Vickery, first-year small animal internal medicine resident in the PVM Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, addresses the four students in the DVM Class of 2022 who were honored at the commissioning ceremony as recipients of the Army Health Professions Scholarship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Moore said he is proud of the scholarship recipients, and pleased that students are taking advantage of the scholarship program.&nbsp; \u201cAs a retired Army officer, I recognize the value of this scholarship opportunity, not only because of the monetary benefits, but also because of the amazing experience and training offered through the Army,\u201d Dr. Moore said.&nbsp; While completing their veterinary studies the students also will receive Army officer and leadership training during two summers and participate in an externship through the Army Veterinary Corps.&nbsp; \u201cCombined with an outstanding Purdue education, the additional training and experience provided by the Army will uniquely equip these future veterinarians for promising and rewarding veterinary careers,\u201d Dr. Moore said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Vickery also noted that it is unusual for a single\nveterinary college to have multiple HPSP scholarship recipients in one\nclass.&nbsp; This year, out of more than 110\napplicants, the Army selected only 33 to receive the scholarships.&nbsp; \u201cTo have four of those all enrolled at Purdue\nin the Class of 2022 is quite remarkable,\u201d Dr. Vickery commented.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations Devonte, Sarah, Lindsey, and Paige!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PurdueVeterinaryMedicine\/videos\/2285330231479245\/\">view a video of the commissioning ceremony.<\/a>  Click here for more information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goarmy.com\/amedd\/education\/hpsp.html\/\">F. Edward H\u00e9bert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program<\/a>.&nbsp; Click here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goarmy.com\/amedd\/veterinarian.html\">for scholarship information specific to military veterinarian opportunities<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With friends and family looking on, four first-year Purdue veterinary students raised their right hands and took their oath of office as newly appointed second lieutenants in the U.S. Army Reserve during a special commissioning ceremony Tuesday, January 29, in Lynn Hall. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,29,42],"tags":[931,933,645,938,56,935,936,934,207,25,932,937,939],"class_list":["post-3518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-our-people","category-students","tag-commissioning-ceremony","tag-devonte-brown","tag-dvm-class-of-2022","tag-george-moore","tag-homepage","tag-lindsey-nevitt","tag-paige-phillippi","tag-sarah-kurdziel","tag-students","tag-top-story","tag-us-army-health-professions-scholarship-program-hpsp","tag-us-army-reserve","tag-whitney-vickery"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518","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=3518"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29525,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518\/revisions\/29525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}