Navigating the Future ... Together!
AASV Foundation Fundraising Auction
Monday and Tuesday, March 1 and 2, 2021
AASV's 52nd Annual Meeting
The events since the last AASV Annual Meeting, themed “2020: A Vision for the Future,” demonstrated how quickly the future we envision can turn into something we never could have imagined! Yet those same events have shown us how connected we are, and how much we can accomplish when we work together, even – and perhaps especially – when the future is uncertain. It is fitting that the theme for the 2021 AASV Annual Meeting, and the AASV Foundation fundraising auction, is “Navigating the Future … Together.”
The AASV Foundation was established in 1989 with a clear “vision for the future.” Our predecessors with a vision saw the need and worked together to set aside funds for the future – not only for the issues they were aware of in 1989, but also to address the issues of 2020 that they never could have imagined.
Since then, the effort to fulfill the mission of the foundation has continued to expand as we strive to Ensure our future … Create a legacy. Here is just a partial list of how our foundation is currently benefiting those engaged in the swine veterinary profession.
- Administers endowments for the Howard Dunne and Alex Hogg Memorial Lectures
- Administers the Hogg Scholarship for deserving AASV member veterinarians to pursue advanced degrees
- Administers funding for veterinary student scholarships
- Provides funding for AASV members pursuing board certification in the American College of Animal Welfare
- Cosponsors travel stipends for veterinary students to attend the AASV Annual Meeting
- Provides grants to supplement veterinary student swine-related externships
- Administers funding for important research with direct application and benefits to our profession and swine health
- Provides support for AASV Heritage videos
- Provides tuition support for veterinary students to attend the Swine Medicine Education Center to encourage the development of skills related to swine health and production
- Administers and supports the Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarships
While the foundation’s level of total endowed funds has grown each year, the ongoing use of funds for our many annual investments in fulfilling the mission requires that we continue to encourage annual gifts. A great way for all members to contribute has been through the live and silent auctions held during the AASV Annual Meeting. The auction is an integral part of the meeting, thanks to the many donors and, of course, to all of you, the bidders! Working together, we can navigate the future … whatever it looks like!
The auction donation window is now closed, but you can participate by bidding on one or more of the many items featured at: aasv.org/foundation/2021/auctionlist.php.
AASV Foundation Auction Committee
Chase Stahl, John Waddell and Butch Baker, co-chairs
Shamus Brown
Justin Cagle
Joe Connor
Chris Deegan
Jer Geiger
Derald Holtkamp
Emily Mahan-Riggs
Sarah Probst Miller
Natalie Schumacher (Baker)
Paul Thomas
Jon Van Blarcom
Questions? Contact committee chairs Chase Stahl (515-851-7822, stahl@fmtvets.com), John Waddell
(636-528-1770, john.waddell@boehringer-ingelheim.com), Butch Baker (515-520-1041, 6456butch@gmail.com) or the AASV office (515-465-5255, aasv@aasv.org).