MSIP – Swine in Minnesota

Last chance for DVM Students to apply for the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize at this year’s Leman Swine Conference! Apply by Saturday!

Veterinary students: Did you shadowing a swine practitioner this summer or have you been involved in an interesting clinical case investigation? Did you work on your veterinary skills by designing a differential diagnosis list or working on a treatment plan? Did you investigate a problem by analyzing production records? Share your work at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference to win the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize!

First time win: A University of Minnesota student takes the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize

*2025 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize winner Kaydance Hinn (right) and Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy, CVM professor and coordinator of the competition.*

St. Paul, Minn.—Kaydance Hinn, a first-year student at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2025 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize, an award given to veterinary students who want to make a difference in swine health and production.

Last chance for DVM Students to apply for the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize at this year’s Leman Swine Conference by tomorrow!

2024 MSIP Winner Savannah Thomson presents the Pig-O-Meter at the 2024 Leman Swine Conference

Attending the Leman Conference is a great opportunity for veterinary students who want to network with industry leaders. Submissions to enter in the selection to present at the DVM student session at the Leman Conference should be uploaded at z.umn.edu/MSIP by the end of the day August 15th.

The Leman Swine Conference seeks DVM Students to apply for the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize this Summer

2024 MSIP Winner Savannah Thomson presents the Pig-O-Meter at the 2024 Leman Swine Conference
Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy presents Savannah Thomson with the 2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize
Valeria Lugo gives her presentation at the 2023 Leman Swine Conference
Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy introduces the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize during the 2017 Leman Conference
Dr. Cesar Corzo announces Carly Bates as the winner of the 2023 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize

Veterinary students: Are you shadowing a swine practitioner this summer or have you been involved in an interesting clinical case investigation? Did you work on your veterinary skills by designing a differential diagnosis list or working on a treatment plan? Did you investigate a problem by analyzing production records? Share your work at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference to win the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize!

2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize awarded at Leman Swine Conference

2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize winner Savannah Thomson (left) and Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy, CVM professor and coordinator of the competition.

St. Paul, Minn.—Savannah Thomson, a second-year student at Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize, an award given to veterinary students who want to make a difference in swine health and production.