Sloane Murray, University of Guelph, received the $5,000 scholarship for top student presentation at the 2025 American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) annual meeting. Murray’s presentation was titled “Could we reduce vaccine reactogenicity in pigs?” The Zoetis Foundation provided funding for the Top Student Presenter Award.
The AASV Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $25,000 to 15 veterinary students who participated in the AASV Student Seminar at the Annual Meeting. Elanco Animal Health provides $20,000 in additional funding, enabling the AASV Foundation to award scholarships for 2nd through 15th place.
Four veterinary student presenters received $2,500 scholarships:
- Julia Baker, University of Minnesota
- Heejoo (Patrick) Jung, The Ohio State University
- Macy Moore, Iowa State University
- Nicole Seebach, University of Guelph
Five veterinary student presenters received $1,500 scholarships:
- Lindsey Britton, North Carolina State University
- Kristen Cleaver, Iowa State University
- Gabriela Grant, University of Minnesota
- Matilyn Wheeler, Iowa State University
- Emma Zwart, Iowa State University
Student presenters receiving $500 scholarships included:
- Daisy Cagle, North Carolina State University
- Gabrielle Duhe, Louisiana State University
- Rachel Retterath, University of Minnesota
- Jacqueline Springer, University of Illinois
- Elizabeth Taylor, University of Pennsylvania
A Zoetis Foundation grant supports $750 awards for each student selected to participate in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition. This year’s competition drew in 42 veterinary students from 15 universities. These abstracts were evaluated by a panel of six veterinarians from private practice, industry, and academia. From those submissions, 15 students were selected to present during the annual meeting.
The top winners include:
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