Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the Year
Given annually to the technical services or allied industry veterinarian who has demonstrated an unusual degree of proficiency and effectiveness in delivery of veterinary service to his/her company and its clients as well as given tirelessly in service to the AASV and the swine industry.
Dr Melissa Farber Billing is AASV's 2024 Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the Year.
Dr. Billing graduated from Tinora High School and Wilmington College of Ohio and received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed the Executive Veterinary Program (EVP) in Swine Health Management and received a Master of Veterinary Science from the University of Illinois.
As a Senior Key Account Veterinarian in the swine division at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health (BIAH) USA Inc., Dr. Billing assists veterinarians and swine producers throughout the eastern United States on topics including BIAH swine vaccines, custom made vaccines, disease challenges, disease prevention, biosecurity, food safety, and swine production.
Dr. Billing has been an AASV member since joining as a student in 2002. She has served on the AASV Board of Directors as the District 1 Director for the past 6 years. She has also assisted the organization as the chair of the Operation Mainstreet Committee and as a member of the annual meeting program planning committee.
Upon acceptance of the award, Dr. Billing commented, "I am extremely honored to have been selected as the recipient of the 2024 AASV Technical Service Veterinarian Award. I am grateful to my peers and mentors within the AASV for recognizing me. I really appreciate that my company has given me the opportunity to work in such a great industry. Last but not the least, I am thankful to have such a loving family that has always supported me as I strive to reach my goals."
Outside of work, Dr. Billing enjoys spending time with her husband, Steve, and their two daughters, Rose and Teagen.
Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the Year Award recipients:
| 2008 | Robert Desrosiers | |
| 2009 | Alan Scheidt | |
| 2010 | Reid Philips | |
| 2011 | Dale Polson | |
| 2012 | Brad Gramm | |
| 2013 | Brad Thacker | |
| 2014 | Darrell Neuberger | |
| 2015 | Kerry Keffaber | |
| 2016 | Bob Thompson | |
| 2017 | Thomas Wetzell | |
| 2018 | Eugene Nemechek | |
| 2019 | Ron White | |
| 2020 | Jerome Geiger | |
| 2021 | James Lehman | |
| 2022 | Gregory Cline | |
| 2023 | Lisa Becton | |
| 2024 | Melissa Billing | |