Drs. Ashley Johnson and Jana Morgan were named the 2024 recipients of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation Hogg Scholarship during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 55th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on February 26.
Established in 2008, the scholarship is named for Dr. Alex Hogg who was a leader in swine medicine and pursued a master’s degree in veterinary pathology after 20 years in a mixed-animal practice. The scholarship is awarded annually to an AASV member who has been accepted into a qualified graduate program to further their education after years as a swine practitioner. Former Hogg Scholarship recipients Drs. Kate Dion, Jessica Seate, and Amanda Sponheim reviewed the 2024 applications.
Dr. Ashley Johnson (DVM 2013 Virginia-Maryland; BS 2009 Clemson) is pursuing an MS in food safety at Michigan State University. She is the Director of Food Policy at the National Pork Producers Council in Washington, D.C. Her work focuses on developing and implementing post-harvest food safety and human nutrition programs and addressing animal care issues in market channels. She underscores the value of furthering her education through this program to enhance her ability to defend science for food safety policies.
Dr. Jana Morgan (DVM 2006, BS 2002 Iowa State University) is a current student in the Master of Veterinary Science program at the University of Illinois. She is a key account veterinarian – swine division at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and provides technical and product support for my customers in the Midwest. She also provides support through the Swine Veterinary Internship Program (SVIP) and DVM Swine Academy Programs. She expects this advanced degree to add value to her career, especially in health, research and development, production management, and field trials.