Alex Hogg Memorial Lecture

A native of Scotland, Alex (pronounced “Alec”) Hogg immigrated to the United States with his family when he was six years old. After reaching adulthood, he served in the US Navy during World War II before entering veterinary school at Kansas State University. He received his DVM degree in 1950, and was a mixed animal practitioner in Iowa for twenty years. Dr. Hogg returned to college – this time, Iowa State University – to complete a Master’s Degree in 1972. He spent the following years serving and educating swine veterinarians and producers in his roles as Nebraska Swine Extension veterinarian and professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Upon “retirement” from the university in 1990, Alex worked as a technical services consultant for MVP Laboratories. Ever an enthusiastic learner, he graduated from the University of Illinois Executive Veterinary Program in 1995. An active and longstanding member of the AASV, Dr. Hogg joined what was then the American Association of Swine Practitioners shortly after it was formed. He served as secretary/treasurer of the association from 1974 to 1976, and was elected president in 1979. The many awards and honors bestowed upon him over the years included several presented by the AASV: The Howard Dunne Memorial Award in 1985, the Meritorious Service Award in 1996, and in 2005, the first-ever AASV Foundation Heritage Award for a lifetime of achievement in veterinary medicine.