Joseph Connor, ’06 MS, DVM, received the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation’s Heritage Award during the AASV’s 57th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
 

Julie Churchill, DVM, ’01 PhD, DACVIM, will be one of the recipients of the 2025 Veterinary Hero Award at the upcoming DVM360 Fetch Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
 

Carmen Alonso, ’12 MS, ’16 PHD, recently started a new position in the Global Technical Service at Boehringer Ingelheim.
 

Laura Bruner, ’07 DVM, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Science in Practice Award from the University of Minnesota Swine Group. 

Kelli Bowman, ’20 DVM, recently joined Lakeville Family Pet Clinic in Lakeville, Minn.
 

Mark Harrison, ’82 DVM, MD, retired from practice in July 2025. He and his wife, Gloria, now reside in Southern California.

Tabitha Buyert, ’18 DVM, has established a new veterinary clinic called Red Pine Trails Animal Hospital in Hopkins, Minn.

Dionne Benson, ’11 DVM, MS, JD, has been recently appointed to the Caribbean Thoroughbred Aftercare Board of Directors, which is the only accredited organization in the Caribbean.

Pamela Johnson, ’98 DVM, ’10 MPH, was inducted into the National Academies of Practice for the Class of 2026.