My brother Neil was a veterinarian student who finished his schooling at Colorado State University. Veterinarian students enter into a highly competitive field with very high suicide rates. To ease some of the financial burden that students bear, this scholarship is being created in memory of my late brother Neil. If we meet our goal of $50,000, this scholarship will continue on indefinitely.

To the future recipients of this scholarship, I want you to know that this scholarship is designed with a community of love behind it. Neil touched hundreds of lives whether that was through some of his veterinarian clients, his fellow students, friends, or family. Everyone is giving to this scholarship to celebrate Neil’s life and bring some of that love to yours. I miss my brother every single day but knowing that you get this scholarship brings so much joy to our family. Now you get the chance to touch just as many, if not more, lives than Neil did.

Neil B. Ericson Memorial Scholarship