2025 AVTE Margi Sirois Veterinary Technician Educator of the Year Award

Stephanie Brown, FVTE, LVT of Tri-County Technical College was honored with the 2025 Margi Sirois Veterinary Technician Educator of the Year Award. This award honors the memory and legacy of Margi Sirois, EdD, MS, RVT, LAT. Margi was a fierce advocate for advancing veterinary technology and veterinary technician educators. Veterinary Technicians are teachers who model respectful and effective teamwork in their professional lives and assist their students in integrating these skills into their work and life. 

AVTE Program of the Year

Morehead State University Veterinary Technology Program was honored with the 2025 AVTE Program of the Year Award. MSU VTP has been fully accredited since 1977 and offers both associate and bachelor's degrees in veterinary technology. MSU VTP is located on a fully functional 350-acre farm home to more than three hundred farm animals. Read more about Morehead State in their Program Profile in JAVTE #13!

A few quotes from Morehead State's Nomination:

AVTE Program Director of the Year 

Marisa Dobiash, LVT of Pima Medical Institute, Renton Campus was honored with the 2025 AVTE Program Director of the Year Award. A Director of Program Directors, Marisa was recently promoted to Lead Program Director for Veterinary Technician programs for all Pima campuses. She was asked to take this role based on the notable success of her campus's program for over 10 years.

Here are just a few quotes from Marisa's nomination:

AVTE President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement 

Laura Lien, MS, CVT, VTS (LAIM) was honored with the first AVTE President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement. Sponsored in 2025 by Rarebreed Veterinary Partners, Laura was recognized for her standout career from a student and practitioner, instructor and program director, author to Assistant Director in the Division of Education and Research at the AVMA.

Here are just a few quotes from Laura's nomination:

2025 Conference Highlight Reel

Thank you to Platinum Educational Group for capturing a taste of this year's conference in Louisville, KY. See you next year July 31 - August 2, 2026 in Portland, OR! https://www.avte.net/avteconference

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Veterinary Hope Foundation

Well being is not a one time thing. It is a continuous, lifetime practice. These four short thoughts from Krista Martin were shared in the daily emails to AVTE 2025 Conference Attendees. At the end is the information for the new support group cohort just for Veterinary Technicians and Teams and link to join for those interested.

Belonging Is the Antidote to Burnout
So many veterinary professionals give their all to patient care while quietly feeling overlooked in the rhythm of clinic life. It’s a tension we hear again and again—deep purpose, but little acknowledgment. As educators and leaders, we have an opportunity to change that.

Anatomy of a Lesson Plan

As part of her 2025 AVTE Conference new faculty preconference talk Stephanie Ortel, MS, FVTE, LVT  Director, Vet Tech Program Genesee Community College has shared a WEALTH of templates and resources to kick start your lesson planning with structure and purpose. 

2025 Conference Presentation Slides 

Parking, Hospitality, Check in and more! See you Soon.

Many of our presenters have generously shared slides and other materials on their areas of expertise. They will be linked with the respective talks on the conference pages.  

Full 2025 AVTE Conference Agenda
Thursday Pre-Conference |  Friday  |  Saturday  |  Sunday