Howard Dunne Memorial Award

Given annually to an AASV member who has made a significant contribution and rendered outstanding service to the AASV and the swine industry.

Dr. Amy Vincent received the 2011 Howard Dunne Memorial Award.

Dr. Vincent is a Research Veterinary Medical Officer at the USDA-ARS National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa. Her research was instrumental in furthering the understanding of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 influenza outbreak and its potential impact on the swine industry. Dr. Vincent is the author of numerous scientific papers on a variety of swine diseases. Dr. Vincent has been a member of the AASV since 2000, and currently serves on the AASV Influenza Working Group. She has received numerous honors since joining USDA-ARS in 2004, including the USDA-ARS Special Administrator’s Award, the USDA Secretary’s Award, and the USDA-ARS Midwest Area Early Career Scientist Award. Dr. Vincent attended Iowa State University (ISU) where she received her master’s degree (1997) and DVM (2002, with honors). She went on to complete a PhD (2004) in immunobiology, also at ISU.

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