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American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners – August 15, 2024

Event

The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners (AASRP) held its annual meeting virtually on August 15.

Awards

Dr. Don E. Bailey Practitioner of the Year

Dr. Jon E. Higgins
Dr. Jon E. Higgins

Dr. Jon E. Higgins (Pennsylvania ’89), Hillsborough, New Jersey. Dr Higgins owns Acorn Farmvets, a mobile food animal practice in New Jersey. The practice focuses on ruminant herd health medicine, with an emphasis on reproduction and embryo transfer.

George McConnell Award

Dr. Joan Dean Rowe
Dr. Joan Dean Rowe

Dr. Joan Dean Rowe (California-Davis ’80), Capay, California. A diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Dr. Rowe is a professor emeritus of population health and reproduction at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a past president of the AASRP and has held several leadership positions within the dairy goat industry. 

Business

Yearly reports were presented by various individuals and entities, including the chairs of AASRP committees, AASRP’s liaison to the AVMA Board of Directors, and AASRP special working groups.

Officials

Dr. Clare Scully
Dr. Clare Scully

Drs. Clare Scully, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, president; Michael Pesato, Newark, Delaware, president-elect; Michelle Kutzler, Philomath, Oregon, treasurer; Kelly Still-Brooks, Loveland, Colorado, immediate past president; Virginia Fajt, College Station, Texas, AVMA delegate; Susana Myers, Coopersville, Michigan, AVMA alternate delegate; and directors—Drs. Sarah Lowry, Lockport, New York; Allen Cannedy, Hillsborough, North Carolina; Evelyn Mackay, Bryan, Texas; and Andrea Mongini, Denair, California

A version of this story appears in the February 2025 print issue of JAVMA