In 2025, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine awarded more than $291,000 in scholarships and awards to its veterinary students. Recipients received monetary awards, memberships to professional organizations, journal subscriptions, plaques, certificates, and veterinary medicine manuals and supplies.

Since 2015, LSU SVM has distributed more than $2.6 million in scholarships and awards, made possible through the generosity of private citizens, foundations, organizations, and corporations.

Among this year’s honorees was Alyssa Woodard, a member of the DVM Class of 2027 from Coushatta. Woodard received the Robert M. Hammatt Award for Proficiency in Food Animal Medicine, an honor established in 2001 by the Central Louisiana Chapter of the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association. The award recognizes outstanding LSU veterinary students in large animal medicine and is named for Dr. Robert M. Hammatt, a respected Oakdale veterinarian and former president of the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association.