ASAS Foundation Week - May 19-23, 2025
In This Edition - May 19, 2025
- Undergraduate and Graduate Student Support - Hyunjun Choi
- Early Career Animal Scientists Support - Larissa Becker, Ph.D.
- Professional Members Awards - George Perry, Ph.D.
- *New* - Legacy Scholarships
- Leaving a Legacy - The Armstrong Family Story
- 2025 Armstrong Leadership Award recipient - Brandon Smith, Ph.D.
- From an ASAS Member, "Why I Give" - N. Andy Cole, Ph.D.
- One Day for ASAS, Thursday, May 22, 2025
Inspire ̇ Ignite ̇ Invest - Philanthropy in Action!
FOSTERING INNOVATORS FOR THE FUTURE
IMPACT: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
"I am truly honored to receive the 2025 Dr. Gary Allee Graduate Student Travel Award! This award allowed me to attend the conference, providing a valuable opportunity to share our research and explore the work of many other researchers. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the ASAS Foundation for making this possible. Additionally, I believe this achievement is not mine alone but the result of the collective efforts of my fellow Kim Lab members and my mentor, Dr. Sung Woo Kim. Go Pack!" Hyunjun Choi |Ph.D. Candidate, Animal Science | North Carolina State University | 2025
IMPACT: Early Career Animal Scientists
"I am deeply honored to be the 2025 recipient of the Stahly/Peo Outstanding Graduate Student in Swine Nutrition Award. This prestigious recognition of my research during graduate school is incredibly meaningful to me. I am grateful for this opportunity and for the unwavering support I have received throughout my professional journey." Larissa Becker, Ph.D. | Kansas State University | Fall 2024
IMPACT: Professional Member
"I am extremely humbled to receive the 2025 American Society of Animal Science Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award. As I look at the list of the individuals who have received this award, they are truly the pioneers in the field and the foundation on which all of our work is built upon. Being selected for this award carries profound significance to me as it acknowledges that the work we have been doing is valued and impactful to the field of reproductive physiology. Adding further significance to this award is the fact that I have seen several of my mentors receive this award, and the fact that it is sponsored by the James W. Lauderdale Appreciation Club. I have had the honor of interacting with Dr. Lauderdale and learning from his unique perspective on how our research needs to interact with the industry, which has had a very large impact on my career." George Perry, Ph.D. | Research Professor | Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton
Partner with us as we work together to make a difference in our members' lives like Hyunjun and Drs. Becker and Perry.
To learn how you can support this scholarship and other Foundation initiatives, visit online here.
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*NEW* LEGACY SCHOLARSHIPS
✨ Introducing the All-New Legacy Scholarships! ✨
The ASAS Foundation is proud to unveil an exciting addition to the Legacy Fund - the Legacy Scholarships!
Because you've been where they are going! Legacy Scholarships provide the critical financial support needed for graduate students to attend ASAS meetings, where they present breakthrough research, connect with industry leaders, and open doors to career opportunities.
For more information, including scholarship guidelines, visit online here.
Invest in the future animal science leaders. Support Legacy Scholarships today!
Your Vision. Our Thanks. Leaving A Legacy
THE 1908 SOCIETY
W. Dwight Armstrong, Ph.D. | ASAS member since 1973; Jeffrey Armstrong, Ph.D. | ASAS member since 1981; Todd Armstrong, Ph.D. | ASAS member since 1997
Dwight, Jeffrey, and Todd Armstrong and their families have proudly established their ASAS legacy with the Armstrong Leadership Award and become 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 online here.
To learn more about the 1908 Society, download the ASAS 1908 Society Case Statement.
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"It is an immense honor to have been named the 2025 recipient of the 2025 Armstrong Leadership Award. I have always considered the American Society of Animal Science to be my "home" society, and this is where I was first able to stretch and develop my leadership skills in a professional organization. I look forward to my continued service in the Society; it's always exciting that I can give back to the organization that built me." Brandon Smith, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Animal Sciences | Auburn University
From an ASAS Member - "Why I Give"
"I (faintly) remember attending my first ASAS national and sectional meetings. Even with the free use of a university vehicle and with five graduate students piled in one hotel room, the expense was a strain on a graduate student’s limited budget. That is why I support ASAS Foundation's Fellows Club and the Students and Young Animal Scientist Fund; to honor exceptional early career animal scientists and to help graduate students cover their travel expenses to national and sectional meetings. It brings me great fulfillment to give back and aid these students in advancing their careers.
I invite you to join me in supporting both current and future animal scientists, so they can look back on their ASAS experiences, as we do, with positivity and maybe even a few laughs along the way."
N. Andy Cole, PhD, PAS, ACAN | Retired | USDA-ARS | Research Animal Scientist/Research Leader
P.S. - The Fellows Club is not just for ASAS Fellows! It's a fund for those of us who want to help recognize and celebrate early-career animal scientists and their research.
✤ ONE DAY FOR ASAS - THIS THURSDAY!
ONE DAY FOR ASAS - Fuel The Future
because we've been where they are going
May 22, 2025
Make your gift today to honor your journey and to support theirs!
To learn more and to make your impact, visit One Day For ASAS.
Want to make an immediate impact? Don’t wait for Thursday - make your One Day for ASAS gift today and help us fuel the future of animal science! Every dollar helps ignite opportunity and invest in tomorrow’s leaders.
Contributions now through May 22nd support One Day for ASAS
PARTNER WITH THE ASAS FOUNDATION
Thank You to our ASAS Foundation Partners!
Partner with us as we work together to ensure that the generations after us have the same experiences, share similar stories, and carry on with the smile you hold when you think of all that being an ASAS member has done for you.
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 you as a Giving Partner. For information about the ASAS Foundation Giving Partner levels, visit online here.
