The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) provided an opportunity for 15 veterinary students to compete for awards in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition. United Animal Health sponsored the competition, offering awards totaling $4000. Additionally, a grant from the Zoetis Foundation supports $500 awards for each student selected to participate in the poster session.
Dr. Joel Spencer, United Animal Health, announced the following awards during the AASV Luncheon on March 3.
$500 scholarship: Ayva Bohr, Iowa State University – Top student poster titled “Effect of antioxidant supplementation in sows pre-farrow and during lactation on sow and piglet performance”
$400 scholarships: Madeline Benedetti, University of Guelph; Molly Jones, North Carolina State University
$300 scholarships: Murray Perkins, Iowa State University; Yasmeen Samar, University of Pennsylvania; Casondra Snow, University of Minnesota
$200 scholarships: Morgan Almeida, Iowa State University; Bryn Anderson, University of Minnesota; Seth Boss, Iowa State University; Maeve Davis, Virginia-Maryland Regional CVM; Yaneli Hernandez Flores, University of Guadalajara; Benjamin Rogers, University of Illinois; Annika Senn, Kansas State University; Sadie Sims, University of Tennessee; Mallory Wilhelm, Iowa State University
Forty-two veterinary students from 15 universities submitted abstracts for consideration by a panel of six veterinarians from private practice, industry, and academia. Based on scores received in the original judging of abstracts submitted for the AASV Student Seminar, the top 15 abstracts not selected for oral presentation at the annual meeting were eligible to compete in the poster competition. A panel of three AASV veterinarian volunteers interviewed the competing students and scored their posters to determine the scholarship awards. Drs. Justin Brown and Jordan Gebhardt chaired the competition. AASV thanks abstract judges Drs. Ben Blair, Darin Madson, Doug King, Megan Nickel, Megan Potter, and Meredith Petersen, and poster judges Drs. Alejandra Henao-Diaz, Whitney Lincoln, and Amy Woods.