Dr. Maureen Sutter - DVM 2007
American Association of Equine Practitioners 2024
Dr. Maureen Sutter, Paola, Kansas, has been selected to receive a 2024 Alumni Recognition Award at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni reception in conjunction with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) annual conference in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 9.
Dr. Sutter is the owner of Red Oak Animal Hospital in Bucyrus, Kansas. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Kansas State University in 2007. After completing an ambulatory internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, she began working for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and covered several high-stakes races (including the 2009 Kentucky Derby). In 2010, she was given the opportunity to return home to Kansas and continue her passion for helping animals and their owners.
Dr. Sutter has worked with Kansas State University to form the “Guiding Wildcats into Future Equine Vets” mentorship group, where they have paired equine practitioners with equine interested students. This mentorship opportunity started spring of 2022 and has continued to grow.
“I am very honored to receive this alumni recognition award,” Dr. Sutter said. “I have enjoyed the opportunity to work with Kansas State University and equine interested veterinary students. I hope to see the mentorship program continue to grow in the years to come.”
“We are proud of Dr. Sutter’s efforts to lead and maintain the Kansas Equine Practitioner Meetings,” said Dr. Bonnie Rush, Hodes Family Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. “More importantly, her efforts to develop the Guiding Wildcats into Future Equine Vets mentorship initiative is a model for other veterinary colleges to follow. We are grateful for her support of career development for equine-interest students by facilitating mentorship pairs from private practice. This work will have a long-term impact on the future of the profession.”
Dr. Sutter became more involved in the AAEP in 2021 when she was invited to AAEP Lead 2021, a leadership training program to provide younger members of the equine veterinary profession with leadership skills and training to further their professional growth and development. She is on the AAEP Governance Task Force and was on the AAEP Practice Owner Task Force in 2022.
Dr Sutter is also a member of the Student Subcommittee of the Commission on Equine Veterinary Sustainability, where she was part of the speakers’ bureau to travel to veterinary schools and share the positive experiences of being an equine practitioner.
Dr. Sutter and her husband currently live on a small farm with their dogs, cats and horses.