— Dr. Amanda Sponheim received the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the Year Award March 3rd during the association’s 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. This award recognizes swine industry veterinarians who have demonstrated an unusual degree of proficiency and effectiveness in delivery of veterinary service to their companies and their clients, as well as given tirelessly in service to the AASV and the swine industry.
Dr. Sponheim received her BS in animal sciences (2004) and DVM (2008) from the University of Illinois. She completed the Executive Veterinary Program at the University of Illinois in 2016. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Minnesota under faculty advisor Dr. Maria Pieters.
As a senior key account veterinarian in the swine division at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health (BIAH) USA Inc., Dr. Sponheim provides technical support to strategic U.S. swine accounts, oversees field trials, investigates disease outbreaks, presents technical information to veterinary audiences, and manages veterinary student interns. A servant leader and tremendous resource for students, she has mentored more than 20 veterinary students during swine internships.
Dr. Sponheim has been an AASV member since joining as a veterinary student. She has served on the AASV Student Recruitment Committee and as the committee’s National Pork Industry Foundation’s internship chair. She has also assisted the organization as a member of the Hogg Scholarship Committee, after receiving the scholarship in 2018.
Upon acceptance of the award, Dr. Sponheim commented, “I am truly humbled and honored to receive this award that is reflective of the people who have invested in me throughout my career. I am grateful for the opportunity to support the collaborative, progressive, science-driven veterinarians and pork producers we work with.”
Outside of work, Sponheim enjoys spending time with her husband, Shawn, and their children, Paige, Emma, Ben, and Lily.
