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A lot of change has occurred in the past 2 months
since my last messageboth within the pork industry and within your AASP
organization.
As many of you know, Tom Neuzil resigned as the executive secretary of
our joint relationship with the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association. When
the search for a new Executive Secretary for that alliance began, the Executive
Committee and your Board of Directors decided it was time to reconsider
the potential of AASP being a stand-alone organization with a full-time
Executive Director. After thoroughly exploring the situation, we decided
that the AASP should form its own ofce and have its own Executive Director.
Many of you have known Tom Burkgren for the last few years in his role as
our liaison to the industry. Tom has done an outstanding job and we're pleased
to have been given the opportunity to hire him full time and to have his
help in taking our organization to the next level. His new role as Executive
Director of the AASP provides a rare and tremendous opportunity for all
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Larry Rueff
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As the swine industry and, specically, swine veterinary medicine has
changed over the past 1015 years, the need for a consistent face representing
our organization has become very clear to us. The involvement of Tom Burkgren
with the AMDUCA regulations last year and his work with the VFD are striking
examples. It is very difcult for the ofcers of an organization, in our transitory
capacity, to be able to maintain the contacts and consistency that an Executive
Director will be able to provide. Our Executive Committee, as well as the
Board of Directors, were unanimous in their decision to proceed ahead with
the condence that this will allow the AASP to continue to move forward.
The ofcial transition of our ofce occured July 1, 1997. Our new ofce
is located in Perry, Iowa, 25 miles northwest of Des Moines. Our new AASP
office address is:
American Association of Swine Practitioners
902 1st Street
Perry, Iowa 50220
Phone: 515-465-5255
Fax: 515-465-3832
Obviously, there will be a transition periodI know this is going to be
a hectic time for our new ofce. I ask for your patience and cooperation
as we move forward with this exciting change in your organization.
If you encounter any problems, please let Tom, me, one of the ofcers
or your directors know. We want to make the AASP ofce and the association
stronger, and we can learn from our mistakes only if we are made aware of
them.
Our relationship with the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association has been
a great one. The AASP appreciates all the mutually benecial relationships
that have occurred. Dr. Tom Neuzil has been a tremendous asset to our AASP
association. Barb Hunt and Glenda Bagg have been a dedicated and hard-working
team in the ofce. We wish them the best in their future endeavors.
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