Nathan Winkelman Wins 2024 AASV Meritorious Service Award

Nathan Winkelman, DVM, was named the 2024 recipient of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ (AASV) Meritorious Service award during the association’s 55th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn., for his outstanding service to the AASV. 

Winkelman, co-owner of Swine Services Unlimited Inc., earned his bachelor's degree and DVM from the University of Minnesota. He has worked tirelessly for the AASV, the organization said in a release. He led the association as president in 2019 and chaired the AASV’s 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting. He has served on the AASV executive committee, the AASV Board of Directors, and many other AASV committees, including annual meeting program planning committees. 

In addition, Winkelman was an active participant in the AASV/National Pork Board Operation Main Street program giving presentations to raise awareness about modern pork production.

He has also been a member of the AASV Foundation Board and chaired the AASV Foundation research grant committee. In 2016, he created the first AASV Foundation Legacy fund, which represents the highest level of the foundation’s endowed giving programs, with a minimum $50,000 contribution required to establish a named endowment, AASV said.

“My dedication to the AASV is exemplified in not missing an annual meeting since I was a vet student in 1982," Winkelman said. “I am grateful and humbled to receive the Meritorious Service Award. It’s easy to give back time and effort to an organization I love. The AASV has given me 100 times what I try to give in return.”