Yeske Named 2024 Howard Dunne Memorial Award Recipient
Paul Yeske, DVM, was named the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ 2024 Howard Dunne Memorial Award recipient during the association’s 55th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn. He was honored for his important contributions and outstanding service to the association and the swine industry.
Yeske, a senior member of the veterinary team at the Swine Vet Center (SVC) in St. Peter, Minn., is a 1985 graduate of Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He earned his master's degree at the University of Minnesota in 1998 and completed the Executive Veterinary Program (EVP) in Swine Health Management at the University of Illinois in 2009.
"With more than 30 years of swine veterinary experience, Dr. Yeske has been recognized by his peers for his important contributions to swine medicine in disease management and elimination as the AASV Swine Practitioner of the Year (1998), the recipient of the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award (2010), and the Iowa State University Swine Disease Conference Science in Practice Award (2013)," AASV announced in a release.
He shares his knowledge of swine medicine with fellow veterinarians and producers across the country. In 1996, he delivered the Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture at the AASV annual meeting. In addition, he has served on the AASV swine health committee, the PCV2 task force, and the annual meeting program planning committee. He continues to serve the association as a member of the PRRS committee and PED elimination task force.
“I am humbled to be considered with the previous recipients,” Yeske said.
He expressed his appreciation to his wife, Lori, and son, Adam, for their support.
