It’s time to recruit your golf team to support the AASV Foundation! Registration is now open for the annual AASV Foundation Golf Outing, slated for Thursday, August 22 at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames, Iowa. Once again, Dr Josh Ellingson is coordinating the event for the foundation.

Members of AASV, industry stakeholders, and their clients, family, and staff are invited to register a 4-person team for this fun, 18-hole best-ball tournament. Individual golfers and couples are also welcome and will be assigned to a team.

Golfer check-in begins at 11:00 am on the 22nd, with practice balls available for warming up on the driving range before the contest begins. A shotgun start at noon kicks off the 4-person team, best-ball competition. Golfers compete as a foursome against the challenges of the course (and the other teams) in addition to participating in individual contests along the way.

Boxed lunches, sponsored by APC, and beverages, courtesy of Zoetis, will be supplied on-course. Sponsored contests, games, and giveaways will add to the fun. When the golfing is completed, team and individual contest winners will be recognized and receive prizes during the pork dinner sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.

The registration fee includes 18 holes of best-ball golf, cart, lunch, beverages, awards dinner, and prizes. Funds raised by the event support AASV Foundation programs, including research grants, travel stipends for students attending the AASV annual meeting, swine externship grants, scholarships for veterinarians pursuing board certification in the American College of Animal Welfare, tuition grants for the Swine Medicine Education Center, and more.

For a sneak peek at the golf course, visit www.veenkergolf.com. For more information or to register, contact AASV by phone, 515-465-5255, or email, aasv@aasv.org.

Scholarship available to members seeking welfare certification

Two AASV members have already benefited from scholarships supporting their efforts to achieve board certification in the American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW). Will you be the next?

One of the ACAW scholarship recipients, Dr Monique Pairis-Garcia, achieved board certification in July 2018. The other recipient, Dr Madonna Benjamin, has completed her program of study, received approval of her credentials, and will be sitting the board examination this summer.

The AASV Foundation Board of Directors continues to accept applications from AASV members seeking ACAW board certification. Applicants must have a DVM or VMD degree and at least 5 years of continuous membership in the AASV.

To apply, the applicant must submit a curriculum vitae, an ACAW-approved program plan, and 3 letters of reference (one of which must come from the applicant’s mentor). There is no submission due date, but there is a limit to the amount of funding available each year. A selection committee reviews applications as they are received.

The scholarship will provide annual reimbursements for actual expenses related to the ACAW program, including travel, course fees, and textbooks, with a maximum reimbursement amount of $20,000. Reimbursement will not cover lost income. An incentive payment of $10,000 will be issued upon successful and timely completion of the ACAW Board Certification.

For more information, contact the AASV office by phone, 515-465-5255, or email, aasv@aasv.org.