Taking Stock - Special Edition
ASAS Foundation Week, May 18-22, 2026
In This Edition - May 22, 2026
- Leading the Way! - James Sartin, Ph.D., ASAS CEO
- Philanthropy in Action!
- Undergraduate and Graduate Student Support - Santhi Priya Voggu, Ph.D. Candidate
- Early Career Animal Scientists Awards - Vishnudas Veettil, Ph.D.
- Professional Member Awards - Geoffrey Dahl, Ph.D., Frank Dunshea, Ph.D., and George Perry, Ph.D.
- Leaving a Legacy - Armstrong Leadership Award
- Dr. W. Dwight and Judy Armstrong, Dr. Jeffrey and Sharon Armstrong, Dr. Todd and Angie Armstrong
- Thank You ASAS Foundation Partners!
Leading the Way!
One Day for ASAS may have ended, but the impact continues every day! Become an ASAS Foundation Partner and help us keep opening doors for the next generation.
Learn more about becoming an ASAS Foundation Partner online HERE.
Philanthropy in Action!
IMPACT: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
(Left: Santhi Priya Voggu, Ph.D. Candidate)
"It is a privilege to receive the H. Allen Tucker Travel Scholarship Award, and I am truly grateful for it. It gives me confidence to continue my research with focus and purpose. I sincerely thank the ASAS Foundation for providing opportunities like this and the chance to share my work and learn from others in my field." Santhi Priya Voggu | PhD Candidate | Animal Science | University of Connecticut
IMPACT: Early Career Animal Scientists
(Left: Vishnudas Veettil, Ph.D.)
"Receiving the 2026 Joseph P. Fontenot Travel Scholarship is a profound honor and a meaningful reflection of the guidance I have received from my advisor, Dr. Karun Kaniyamattam, and the collective efforts of our team at Texas A&M University. This scholarship will enable me to attend the ASAS Annual Meeting in Wisconsin, where I look forward to presenting our research and engaging with the broader animal science community. I am grateful to the ASAS Foundation and the Joseph P. Fontenot Appreciation Club for their generous support of emerging scientists. It is a privilege to carry forward the legacy of Dr. Fontenot and contribute to a community that inspires, ignites, and invests in scientific excellence." Vishnudas Kulangara Veettil, Ph.D. |Animal Science | Texas A&M University
IMPACT: Professional Members
(Left: Geoffrey Dahl, Ph.D.)
"I’m humbled to receive the Bouffault International Agriculture Award. I am being recognized for the work of many others to improve the access of vulnerable groups - including pregnant women and young children - to nutrient rich animal source foods. The impact of the work of my collaborators in many low- and middle-income countries will be realized in the years ahead by the gains made by those countries in the capacity to improve the productivity of their livestock systems." Geoffrey E. Dahl, Ph.D. | Harriet B. Weeks Professor | Department of Animal Sciences | University of Florida
(Left: Frank Dunshea, Ph.D.)
"I am honoured to receive the American Society of Animal Science Foundation's President’s International Award* in recognition of my international research and contributions to animal science. I am delighted and humbled that others feel that my research and scholarship have had global impact, particularly in animal nutrition and productivity and that my collaborations have strengthened links between academia and industry worldwide. In addition, I am pleased to be recognised for my commitment to mentoring the next generation of scientists which I feel exemplifies the values celebrated by the award and the James Sartin Appreciation Club." Frank R. Dunshea, PhD, FAAAS, FAPSA, FNSA, FIUNS, Cert. Anim. Sci. | Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor and Chair of Agriculture | School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences | Faculty of Science | The University of Melbourne
* Supported by ASAS Foundation's James Sartin Appreciation Club.
(Left: George Perry, Ph.D.)
"It is truly an honor to be able to give the Randel Lecture. To be associated with the legacy he established in impacting the industry and in training graduate students is truly an honor. I have known Dr. Randel and the work he has done since I was an undergraduate at Texas A&M. His research has had a tremendous impact on the beef industry not only directly but through the students he trained, and I hope this lecture will encourage students to have an impact in their scientific endeavors similar to how Dr. Randel encouraged so many students." George A. Perry, Ph.D. | Professor | Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center
Partner with us as we work together to make a difference in our members' lives, like Santhi and Drs. Veettil, Dahl, Dunshea, and Perry!
Your Vision. Our Thanks. Leaving A Legacy
The 1908 Society
The Armstrong Family Legacy
🧭 "Because we've been, where they are going."
(Above, left to right: W. Dwight Armstrong, Ph.D., ASAS member since 1973, Jeffrey Armstrong, Ph.D., ASAS member since 1981, and Todd Armstrong, Ph.D., ASAS member since 1997)
Dwight, Jeffrey, and Todd Armstrong and their families proudly established their ASAS legacy with the Armstrong Leadership Award and became the first ASAS Foundation 1908 Society members. This is their way of “paying it forward” for the benefits they have received as ASAS members, their professional “home” society. This award recognizes and celebrates young leaders who carry on the Armstrongs’ passion for and commitment to ASAS while supporting current and future animal scientists.
To learn more about this remarkable family and their commitment to serving others, visit HERE.
To learn more about the 1908 Society, download ASAS 1908 Society Case Statement.
Partner with the ASAS Foundation
❤️ THANK YOU, ASAS Foundation Partners! ❤️
As ASAS Foundation Week comes to a close, we hope you enjoyed the daily stories, member spotlights, throwback moments, and reminders of philanthropy in action across our ASAS community.
Thank you to everyone who supported One Day for ASAS and helped make this week so meaningful. This week celebrated far more than awards and scholarships -- it celebrated mentorship, opportunity, encouragement, lifelong friendships, and the incredible impact of investing in one another.
Because somewhere along the way, someone believed in us, opened a door for us, or helped shape our journey.
Thank you for helping us do the same for the next generation of animal scientists.
Please continue supporting the ASAS Foundation and the opportunities it creates for students, young professionals, and our entire community. And if you have not already done so, we invite you to become an ASAS Foundation Partner today and help us continue Fueling the Future.
Because we’ve been where they’re going. ❤️
Be sure to visit our 2026 ASAS Foundation Impact Report to read the extensive impact of your generosity and that of all our Giving Partners.
Contributions are accepted online or you may mail a check payable to American Society of Animal Science to ASAS Foundation, PO Box 7410, Champaign, IL 61826-7410. For information on more ways to give, such as with gifts of securities or an IRA’s QCD, please visit here.
We thank our supporters by recognizing them as Giving Partners. For information about the ASAS Foundation Giving Partner levels, visit online here.
