Celebrating Outstanding Achievement

Cummings School hosts an event acknowledging excellence and showing appreciation
2025 Staff Excellence Awards Ceremony
2025 Staff Excellence Awards Ceremony

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine held its annual 2025 Appreciation Lunch and Excellence Awards last week, honoring faculty and staff members.

Dean Alastair Cribb thanked all faculty and staff for their daily contributions to helping colleagues, students, patients, clients, animals, and the School and shared, “I want everyone to know that we appreciate each and every one of you and what you do for the school.” 

Five-year Service Awards

Dean Cribb recognized employees celebrating a fifth service anniversary between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Staff

Donna Aldrich
Kirsten Bowen
Enid Coughlin
Jessica Crete
Alyssa Crowe
Emma Devlin
Emily Donald
Kristie Frydryk
Wanda Girouard
Paul Hogan
Sarah Hurd
Katrina Letourneau
Marley Makes
Kady Marino
Rachel Perkins
Kelley Phipps
Lorie Provencal
Christine Waple
Jeffrey Weithman

Faculty

Agustina Anson Fernandez, Assistant Professor
Alexia Berg, Assistant Clinical Professor

Staff Excellence Awards 

Awards were presented in four categories (research, hospital/clinic/diagnostic staff, administrative staff, and managers/directors). These awards recognize outstanding staff who contribute in a positive and productive manner to the School's missions, work environment, sense of community, and/or culture. 

Administrative Staff

Jennifer Lucy, Senior Financial Administrative Coordinator, Department of Ambulatory Medicine and Theriogenology
Alissa Mendes-Cashman, Administrative Coordinator, Office of Professional Education
Angela Simoneau, Administrative Coordinator, Department of Ambulatory Medicine and Theriogenology

Managers and Directors

Sarah Hurd, Registrar, Office of Professional Education

Staff Teaching & Mentorship Award 

This award recognizes staff who directly support learning opportunities for our students.

Staff Teaching
Debra Gibbs, Radiology Supervisor, Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals

Faculty Community Leadership Award

This award recognizes faculty who demonstrate leadership in building a positive, sustainable, inclusive culture and community at Cummings School.

Emily Brinker, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Comparative Pathobiology