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AAAP Fall 2025 Foundation President Letter



Dear AAAP Members,

It was wonderful to see so many in Portland for our Annual AAAP Meeting and especially great to have so many in attendance at the AAAP Foundation Awards Luncheon to recognize and honor colleagues.

The last few newsletters I have taken the opportunity to highlight our scholarship and externship program which has grown by leaps and bounds in the last decade thanks to your generosity.

This fall, I would like to highlight our AAAP Foundation Awards with the hope that by learning more about them you will think of colleagues and peers that meet the criteria.  The awards committee has worked very hard these last few years to streamline the nomination process while maintaining the prestige of the awards—so please don’t let the process scare you from making a nomination. 

Did you know…

  • We have awards to recognize both veterinarians and PhD level researchers. 
  • We also have awards to recognize diagnostic and technical service veterinarians.
  • We have awards that recognize mentors and lifelong contributors to our profession.
  • Bayer-Snoeyenbos New Investigator Award: Recognizes a member or associate member of AAAP whose career as an independent investigator in poultry medicine began less than seven years ago and who during this time has made meritorious research contributions to the avian field.
  • Bruce W. Calnek Applied Poultry Research Achievement Award: Recognizes a member of AAAP who has made outstanding research contributions resulting directly or indirectly in a measurable, practical impact on the control of one or more important diseases of poultry.
  • Lasher-Bottorff Award: Recognizes an avian diagnostician/technical service veterinarian who has contributed significantly to the poultry health program in North America in the past 10 years. 
  • Phibro Animal Health Excellence in Poultry Research Award: Presented to a member of the AAAP for sustained excellence in research in poultry disease and health over a period of 20 years or more.
  • Special Service Award: Recognizes a person who has made outstanding contributions within the field of avian medicine.
  • AAAP Excellence in Mentorship Award: Recognizes a member of the AAAP who has demonstrated a passion for mentoring students and/or fellow colleagues.
  • AAAP Hall of Honor: Recognizes AAAP members who have demonstrated significant contributions to the advancement of poultry health and contributions to the AAAP.
  • Life Membership: Upon retirement charter members, members, associate members, and international associate members, who have been active in the field of poultry health for a minimum of 25 years and have made significant contributions to the AAAP may be elected

Please be on the look out for “Calls for Nominations” and deadlines.  I sincerely hope you take the take the time to nominate a colleague.  Having participated in the awards banquets the last few years, it has been so fun to see friends and colleagues recognized for their contributions, especially knowing the nomination came from their peers.

Thank you to everyone that has served on the AAAP Foundation BOD and committees. 

Sincerely,

Sara Throne,

AAAP Foundation President

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