With Dr. Chris Rademacher’s election to the position of AASV Vice President, he can no longer serve as the District 6 Director, so Iowa members must elect a new director to represent District 6 on the AASV Board. Within the next week, each eligible voter in District 6 will be receiving an email message containing […]
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AASV Swine Health Speaker Bank Sign Up
Are you interested in speaking to Veterinary students and pre-Veterinary students about Swine Medicine related topics? Would you be willing to volunteer your time to teach the next generation of veterinarians about what swine veterinarians do? The AASV Communications Committee is inviting members who are willing and able to do public speaking engagements about Swine […]
What You Should Know About AASV’s New President Locke Karriker
Locke Karriker, DVM, can barely remember the days when he wasn’t involved in some way with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV). His first involvement in the organization took place in the 1990s when he attended as a student in veterinary school. Over the years he became more and more entrenched in AASV, serving […]
AASV Annual Business Meeting
During the annual business meeting on Tuesday, March 4, American Association of Swine Veterinarians Acting President Dr. Bill Hollis reported on the association’s membership and activities. As of that date, total membership was 1,466, including 213 students from 40 universities, 921 members residing in the United States, 45 members residing in Mexico, 116 members residing […]
AASV Installs 2025 Officers
Dr. Locke Karriker was installed as president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians on March 4, 2025, during the association’s 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. He succeeds Dr. William Hollis, who has been acting president in the absence of Dr. Angela Baysinger, who passed away in March 2024. Hollis is now the […]
Merck Animal Health Awards $50,000 in Scholarships to Future Swine Practitioners
Merck Animal Health continued its commitment to the swine industry’s next generation of veterinarians by partnering with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation (AASVF) to sponsor the 2025 recipients of the AASVF and Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarships. Scholarships, totaling $50,000, were awarded to 5 veterinary students for 2025. The recipients were announced […]
AASV Honors Awardees at Annual Meeting
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians honored six members for their contributions to the association and the swine industry. Dr. Mary Battrell, 2021 AASV president and 2025 Awards Selection Committee chair, introduced the recipients during the March 3, 2025 awards reception at the 56th AASV Annual Meeting, held in San Francisco, California. Swine Practitioner of […]
Twelve AASV Members Receive Debt Relief Grants
Twelve $7500 grants were awarded by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation March 3 during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. The AASVF-Zoetis Foundation Student Debt Relief Grants, funded by the Zoetis Foundation, are awarded to swine veterinarians who are two to ten years post-graduation. The Dr. […]
AASV Foundation announces recipient of Hogg Scholarship
Dr. Kelly Greiner was named the 2025 recipient of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation Hogg Scholarship during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, on March 3. Established in 2008, the scholarship is named for Dr. Alex Hogg who was a leader in swine medicine and pursued […]
Kansas State University veterinary student receives David A. Schoneweis Scholarship at AASV Annual Meeting
Annika Senn, a first-year student at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the David A. Schoneweis Scholarship during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, California. The children of the late Dr. David Schoneweis established a scholarship in his memory to benefit swine-interested students from Kansas State […]