Frederick Douglass Patterson Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship – Amber Illescas

Frederick Douglass Patterson Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship

Established in 2018 by the College of Veterinary Medicine to honor the personal merits and attributes of Patterson (DVM’23, MS’27) who served as the president of Tuskegee Institute and is the founder of the United Negro College Fund. Given to a student entering the professional DVM program with preference to underrepresented students. This scholarship may be renewed as long as the student remains in good standing.

Amber Illescas

Recipient: Amber Illescas (VM3) – Van Nuys, California

My passion for surgery has grown immensely in vet school, allowing me to realize that I want to specialize in small animal surgery.