{"id":6171,"date":"2019-10-03T13:49:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T17:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:10:56","slug":"students-and-alumni-make-a-good-showing-in-veterinary-history-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/students-and-alumni-make-a-good-showing-in-veterinary-history-essay-contest.php","title":{"rendered":"Students and Alumni Make a Good Showing in Veterinary History Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Fourthman-Brooke-025584092.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Fourthman-Brooke-025584092.jpg 214w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Fourthman-Brooke-025584092-168x235.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Congratulations are in order for Dr. Brooke Fourthman, of the DVM Class of 2019, for her success in the 2019 J. Fred Smithcors Veterinary History Essay Contest, which she entered while she was a student.&nbsp; Her essay entitled, &#8220;A Brief History of Interventional Cardiology,&#8221; won 4<sup>th<\/sup> place in the competition.&nbsp; \u201cHer success reflects well on the school as a whole,\u201d said Dr. Jessica Zeiger, a 2018 Purdue DVM graduate who serves as chairperson of the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Dr. Fourthman\u2019s success, another Purdue veterinary graduate and two current veterinary students also deserve commendation for participating in the competition.&nbsp; Dr. Zeiger said Dr. Janna Draper, of the DVM Class of 2019, and Zhane Brown and Christa Cheatham, both of the DVM Class of 2021, all submitted fantastic essays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe congratulate Purdue Veterinary Medicine on having\nmultiple entrants from your program,\u201d Dr. Zeiger commented. \u201cAs a Purdue alum\nand a former winner in this contest, I want you to know how pleased I am to see\nsuch wonderful essays coming from Boilermakers!&nbsp;\nI can tell Professor of Veterinary History David Williams has continued\nto instill a love of the history of our field in PVM students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Williams is a past president of the American Veterinary Medical History Society (AVMHS), which established the annual essay contest in 1991 to promote interest in history by encouraging participation from students enrolled in veterinary medical colleges in the United States, Canada, and West Indies.&nbsp; The contest is named in honor of Dr. J. Fred Smithcors for his many contributions to veterinary history as founder of the AVMHS, author of several books on veterinary history, as well as an educator, publisher, and editor. The winning entries are selected by a panel of AVMHS judges through a blind judging process in which the writers\u2019 identities are kept secret. The winners receive cash prizes awarded in memory of Dr. Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence, by the generosity of the Donaldson Charitable Trust, in recognition of her many contributions to scholarship in veterinary history.&nbsp; Dr. Lawrence served twice as AVMHS president and was a contest judge for many years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations are in order for Dr. Brooke Fourthman, of the DVM Class of 2019, for her success in the 2019 J. 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