Several College of Veterinary Medicine students attending the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) took home scholarship and research poster competition awards. 

DVM student Casondra Snow received a $10,000 scholarship from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation (AASVF) and Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship Program.

Three CVM students' research abstracts also were selected from 42 submissions to be presented during the AASV Student Seminar. Each presenter received a scholarship in recognition of their efforts. They are:

• Dual DVM/Comparative and Molecular Biosciences PhD student Julia Baker—$2500 scholarship. 
• DVM student Gabriela Grant—$1,500 scholarship
• DVM student Rachel Retterath—$500 scholarship.

The scholarships were funded by Elanco Animal Health and AASVF. Additionally, a grant from the Zoetis Foundation supported $750 awards for each student selected to participate in the oral session. 

Fifteen veterinary students who submitted abstracts but were not selected for the presentation session were invited to compete for awards in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition. Two students received awards in this category. 

• DVM student Casondra Snow—$300 scholarship.
• DVM student Bryn Anderson— $200 scholarship.

The competition was sponsored by United Animal Health. Additionally, a grant from the Zoetis Foundation supports $500 awards for each student selected to participate in the poster session.

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