AASV Announces Student Scholarship Recipients

March 12, 2008 — Tracy Ann Raef

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $25,000 to 15 veterinary students during the AASV annual meeting in San Diego, Calif.

Carissa Schloesser received a $5,000 scholarship for best student presentation. Carissa is a third-year veterinary student at the University of Minnesota. Her presentation was titled "Accuracy and precision of Pulse-Micro-dose injection device using Draxxin?, Excede®, and Excenel® and sterile water." Alpharma Animal Health provided the financial support for the Best Student Presenter award.

Additional scholarships totaling $20,000 were provided by Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, on behalf of Elanco Animal Health.

Four veterinary student presenters received $2,500 scholarships: Jennifer Arnold, Iowa State University; Kathryn Bonistalli, Massey University; Jess Waddell, Iowa State University; and Gavin Yager, Iowa State University.

Five veterinary student presenters received $1,500 scholarships: Seth Baker, University of Minnesota; Maria Clavijo, Universidad Central de Venezuela; Tyson Dinslage, Iowa State University; Andrea Pitkin, University of Minnesota; and Maryn Ptaschinski, University of Wisconsin.

Those student presenters receiving $500 scholarships were: Matt Allerson, University of Minnesota; Andrea Lazier, University of Guelph; Gwenda Olson, University of Saskatchewan; Megan Nemechek, North Carolina State University; and Lucas Santos, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil.

Thirty-three veterinary students representing 15 universities submitted abstracts for consideration. From those submissions, fifteen students were selected to present during the annual meeting. Alpharma Animal Health, sponsor of the Student Seminar, provided a $750 travel stipend to each student selected to participate.

Judges representing private practice, academia and industry selected the recipients on the basis of communications skills in the writing of the abstract and the presentation of the case report, and on applicability of the research to swine medicine.

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Tracy Ann Raef, Communications Specialist, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University