2011 Annual Meeting

The 56th Annual Meeting of AAVP will be held jointly with the LIWC and ISEP July 16-19, 2011 at the Sheraton Westport Hotel, St. Loius, Mo.

2010 Executive Committee


Dr. Alan Marchiondo (newly elected Vice-President), Alice Houk (Student Representative, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Vetinary Medicine), Dr. Karen Snowden (President), Ashley Linton (Student Representative, Colorado State University), Dr. Patrick Meeus (President-Elect and 2011 Program Chair), Dr. Lora Ballweber (Immediate Past-President), Dr. Bob Arther (Secretary/Treasurer).

Awards Presented

2009 AAVP Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologist Award (sponsored by Merial) – The AAVP Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologist Award recipient for 2009 is Dr. Ellis C. Greiner.


Dr. Andrew Peregrine (left, Awards Committee) and Dr. Doug Carithers (right, Merial LTD) presented the Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologists Award to Dr. Ellis C. Greiner (center).

2009 AAVP Student Awards Winners


Dr. Andrew Peregrine (Left, Awards Committee) and the 2009 AAVP Student Award Winners. Back row (left to right): Vijayaraghava Rao, McGill University; Ulla Anderson, University of Copenhagen; Alice Lee, Cornell University; Stephanie Heise, Oklahoma State University; and Mette Larson, University of Copenhagen. Front row (left to right): Kelly Allen, Oklahoma State University; Amy Edwards, Oklahoma State University; and Alessia Guthrie, University of Guelph.

2008 AAVP Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologist Award – Dr. Anne M. Zajac (right) was presented the 2008 AAVP Distinguished Service Award at the 2008 AAVP meeting in New Orleans by Dr. Lora R. Ballweber (left), 2008 AAVP Program Chair and Vice-President. In addition to her numerous contributions to AAVP, Dr. Zajac is the senior author of the 7th edition of Veterinary Clinical Parasitology. Proceeds from the sale of the book fund travel grants for graduate students to attend the annual AAVP meeting.


2008 Mid-Year Meeting

The Executive Board consisting of Dr. David Lindsay, Dr. Lora Ballweber, Dr. Dan Snyder, Dr. Al Marchiondo, Dr. Susan Little (not pictured but by conference call) and the Student Representative, David Goodwin (center), held the AAVP mid-year meeting in Kansas City, MO, on February 1-2, 2008.


Award Presented

The 2007 Intervet/AAVP Outstanding Graduate Student Award was presented to Dr. Martin Nielsen (right) by Dr. Alexa Rosypal (left); Chair, Awards Committee; at the July AAVP annual meeting in Washington, DC.


Educators Meet In Atlanta

On December 2, 2006, veterinary parasitology educators representing veterinary schools from the US, Canada and the Caribbean met in Atlanta for the purpose of sharing and improving the teaching of parasitology in veterinary curricula.



The meeting, sponsored jointly by the AAVP and the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC), brought together 35 individuals (representing 24 colleges of veterinary medicine, one college of veterinary technology, the Gluck, one European veterinary faculty and the boards of AAVP and CAPC) to examine how material was currently presented and ways in which its presentation could be improved. The first session included a short talk from a representative of each of the veterinary schools on "One thing that works well in my teaching is..." This was followed by a presentation on "Education Technology: The Hype and the Reality" by Dr. Amy Bruckman, Associate Professor, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, followed by a discussion of potential implementation in the different curricula. The day was completed with break-out groups examining the prior events, formulation of action plans, and plans for future meetings. The meeting represented the very high passion held by the faculty present for the teaching of parasitology, and our continued commitment to prepare veterinarians and veterinary associated professionals for the future. It is planned that the meeting will be followed by another at this summer's AAVP/AVMA meeting in Washington, DC and at another stand-alone meeting in Atlanta next autumn.

AAVP 51st Annual Meeting

The 51st Annual Meeting of the AAVP was held at the Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii, on 15-18 July 2006. Congratulations to the awards winners:


Dr. John W. McCall being presented with the 2006 Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologist Award at the AAVP Annual Meeting (left to right: Dr. Jorge Guerrero, Dr. McCall, Dr. Doug Carithers).


Dr. Dan Snyder is AAVP President for 2006-2007 and Dr. Susan Little was elected as Program Chair for next year's meeting in Washington, DC. Heather Stockdale, Auburn University, is the new student representative.

Dues Reminder!!!

AAVP's dues period is from September 1 to August 31 of each year. Dues are now due for 2006-2007 and can be paid by credit card on-line (login to the members area and click "Renew Membership") or by check or cash. Failure to pay 2006-2007 dues by October 31st will result in a lockout of the member section of the Web site. So, please pay your dues promptly.

Up Coming Events:
2006 Mid-Year Meeting:

The Executive Board consisting of Drs. Ann Donoghue, Dan Snyder, David Lindsay, Al Marchiondo, Craig Reinemeyer and the student representative, Isabelle Verzberger, met 3-4 February in Kansas City, Missouri, for the 2006 mid-year meeting.



This board meeting has become important in identifying association priorities and establishing committee goals to meet the objectives of the membership and association. Committee chairs and members will be given specific assignments and targets.