This committee is responsible for evaluating applications for membership and making recommendations to the academy for appropriate action. This committee reviews and updates the application process and the membership roster annually.
Benefits of Participation in the Fellows Committee
- Represent your organization in the fellowship process
- Promote RTA membership at your home institution
- Collaboratively rate and evaluate new and continuing fellows
Subcommittees:
The Fellows Committee is broken into two subcommittees:
Application Review (AR)
- Two representatives from each member institution
- Organize RTA recruitment for new fellows at their institution
- Collect and submit new recruit applications
- Review and rate new and continuing fellow applications
- Collaboratively determine new and continuing fellows
Partners in Education (PIE)
- Develop a new program
- Connect veteran and new fellows based on common interests
Most rewarding aspect of being on the Fellows Committee
“Spreading the word and recruiting new RTA fellows”
“I love reading the vitae’s of applicants to see their areas of interests”
“Working with new fellows as they become involved in the RTA groups”
“Increase the opportunity to learn/support new fellows through the PIE”
How can fellows get involved?
Indicate your interest in a committee using the following information:
Co-Chairs
Karen Boudreaux, UCDavis School of Veterinary Medicine, kaboudreaux@ucdavis.edu
Elizabeth Montgomery, UCDavis School of Veterinary Medicine, eamontgomery@ucdavis.edu
Local Representatives:
- CSU: Christine Olver, Christianne Magee, Lisa Schlein
- MidWestern: Jessie Ziegler
- OSU: Patrick Chappell
- UA: Christopher Hauser
- UC-Davis: Karen Boudreaux, Elizabeth Montgomery, Erik Fausak, Julie Dechant
- WesternU: Ana Alcaraz, Gangandeep Kaur
- WSU: Samantha Gizerian