o Outstanding professional achievement and potential for future accomplishments.
o Important contribution toward the betterment of society, community service or worthy or humanitarian causes.
o Significant demonstrated or potential leadership on committees, boards and other such service in a chosen endeavor.
o Support and service to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences or the University of Vermont.
When Emilie Beaupre was an undergraduate student here, she was engaged in research that earned her Helix and SUGR Fame grants and led to co-authorship of two papers in the "Journal of Dairy Science." She was a leader and a cum laude graduate with a B.S. degree in animal science in 2001. But while she clearly demonstrated enthusiasm for research here and at Colorado State University where she earned her doctorate in veterinary medicine in 2005, former UVM Provost John Bramley, who was then her professor, noted her uncanny ability to teach. She was his teaching assistant and grew beyond that role to helping lecture and prepare and grade exams. Emilie returned to Vermont in 2005 to work at the Vermont Large Animal Clinic and Equine Hospital in Milton, where she had worked in summers between her studies in Colorado. Emilie added to her vet's tool kit when she became certified in veterinary acupuncture and trained in veterinary chiropractic. Her patients range from valuable show horses to no less valued rescued animals, and, as you can see, most of them tower over her. Her clients are likewise greatly varied. "I have heard her discuss an animal's health with experienced horse owners and with inexperienced owners — she communicates in a way that is appropriate at all levels," says Katherine Job Zilboorg, a horse owner from South Burlington. "She is a critical thinker, a problem solver and a leader among her peers," says Dr. Philip van Harreveld, owner of the clinic where she works. "She never fails to use common sense in her daily activities and is exceedingly friendly and professional with her clients." Upon her return to Vermont, Emilie also began giving back to her alma mater, donating time to lecture at UVM Extension Associate Professor Betsy Greene's career seminars, Professor Josie Davis's equus classes and the annual Everything Equine public educational event. Again, John Bramley, who may be predicting the future when he says "Teaching was a real vocation and talent for Emilie, and I hope that someday she will find a way to combine her clinical medicine career, her research ability and her talent for the classroom. Emily Beaupre is going to continue to be an achiever and make us proud in years to come." Steve Mease photo