$14K TERF Award to UPenn Vet Med School
The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) announced that it will award $14,000 to the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, which will be used to support the Student Opportunity Scholarship Fund.
In the past, TERF has generously awarded need-based scholarship grants to students wishing to pursue equestrian medicine. In keeping with their mission to support and promote equine education by assisting organizations in educating the public on how to properly care for horses, TERF will continue to offer their financial support into 2021 The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine will use this funding as needed – Foundation-based scholarships for students enrolled in the school.
Eric Parente, DVM, Chair of the school’s scholarship committee, commented in a recent announcement to TERF, “TERF’s thoughtful generosity allows Penn Vet students to excel in and out of the classroom. Because of you, Penn Vet produces the best and brightest veterinary leaders who will serve locally, regionally and globally. ”
TERF grants reflect the values set forth by founders Herb and Ellen Moelis. The current TERF Board of Directors, includes Co-Chairs Kathleen Anderson DVM, and James Orsini DVM, Margaret H. Duprey, Gretchen and Roy Jackson, Ellen and Herb Moelis, Wendy Moon, Anita Motion, Toni Orsini, Scott Palmer VMD, Josh Pons, Lucy Zungailia, Katelyn Jackson and Lynn Cassimeris, Ph.D.
To learn more about the Purebred Research and Education Foundation, please visit www.terfusa.org.
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