The AASV Board of Directors voted during its fall meeting to approve the addition of a Student Delegate and an Alternate to the Board. The AASV’s Student Recruitment Committee has been working to develop the process for selection of student candidates.
In December, a call went out to all AASV student members announcing the new positions and requesting applications from interested members. The Delegates will represent student members by serving two-year terms, first as Alternate Delegate and then as Delegate. The delegates will serve as non-voting members of the Board.
Candidates were asked to prepare a one page summary of why they would be interested in serving as a representative of the student membership and describing their background and interest in swine medicine and production. In addition, they were also required to submit a note of recommendation from their AASV faculty advisor.
The Student Recruitment Committee received 11 applications which they reviewed and ranked based on communication skills, desire for the position, interest level in swine medicine, experience in swine medicine or production, and the faculty recommendation.
The top two candidates selected, Aaron Lower and Lynda Gould, are both second year students at the University of Illinois. Aaron will serve as Student Delegate for one year and Lynda will serve as alternate delegate this year and student delegate next year at which time a new alternate delegate will be selected.
Both Aaron and Lynda will be attending the Board meeting in March. Please join me in welcoming them to the Board. Also, take a moment to thank the Student Recruitment committee, chaired by Sarah Probst-Miller, for their hard work in designing this process and selecting two great representatives.