2016 AASV Foundation Auction and Mini Raffle

March 23, 2016 — 

The 2016 American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Foundation held its annual fundraising auction on February 29 during the 47th AASV Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s auction raised $96,812! This tremendous effort was aided by the generosity of MVP Laboratories/Phibro Animal Health through the donation of a 2016 Mini Cooper which raised $26,100! The raffle drawing was held during the AASV Board of Directors meeting in Perry, IA on March 21. Dr John Howe, American Veterinary Medical Association Executive Board liaison to AASV, drew the winning ticket belonging to Dr Jodie Pettit!

The funds raised during the auction support foundation programs, including student travel stipends, research projects, scholarships, student externships, summer internships, awards, and other opportunities to enhance the personal and professional aspects of swine veterinary medicine.

Auctioneer and AASV Executive Director Dr Tom Burkgren called the auction with the assistance of Dr Shamus Brown. The spirited live auction raised $41,850. This was in addition to the $16,362 collected during the silent auction and $12,500 in generous cash donations. The foundation thanks all those who participated in the auction by bidding on or donating items, as well as those who served on the auction committee chaired by Dr Daryl Olsen. Visit the AASV Foundation Auction page on the AASV web site to view auction wrap up.

A special thanks goes to the ring men: Drs Butch Baker, Shamus Brown, Tom Gillespie, Darrell Neuberger, David Reeves, Craig Rowles and John Waddell, who kept the bids coming. In addition, the following folks' behind-the-scenes and front-end help were invaluable: Wes Johnson, Joel Burkgren, Sue Kimpston, Kay Kimpston-Burkgren, Karen Menz, Karen Richardson, Lee Schulteis, Sue Schulteis, Tina Smith, and Harry Snelson.

An extra-special thanks goes out to Lee Schulteis for driving the truck and trailer containing all the auction items and meeting materials from Perry, Iowa, to New Orleans and back again.