Thank you students for the best poster contest we've had to date. We had 8 contestants this year which made picking the winners very difficult. Here is a rundown of the top posters. Congrats 2010 Winners!

First Place: Colin McDermott, University Of Pennsylvania Poster Title: An effective protocol for administering Fenbendazole to the Madagascar Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) and Desert Millipede (Orthoporus ornatus) $150 Cash Prize Sponsored By: Todd Z. Gray, DVM This abstract did not make it into the proceedings. Please click here for the PDF.

Second Place: Nelson Bricker, Purdue University Poster Title: Blood Cell Characteristics from Two Frog Species (Rana catesbeiana and Xenopus laevis) $75 Cash Prize Sponsored by: ARAV

Third Place: Christine Molter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Poster Title: Preliminary nutritional evaluation of free ranging and rehabilitated sub-adult and adult loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) for the development of appropriate dietary feeding strategies Five Minute Vet Consult on CD & $25 Subway Giftcard Sponsored by: Todd Z. Gray, DVM

All students received $50 off conference registration and summary feedback on their posters. Runners up received a tote bag with fleece blanket and Subway giftcard. Special thanks to Pfizer for their donations!

Here's what one of the students said about the contest: "I think that the poster competition is a great way to learn how to professionally present research and I really learned a lot from presenting my research and meeting and hearing the other presenters."

2011 ARAV Student Poster Contest

We are back with AAV/AEMV for our 2011 conference in Seattle August 6-12. We are now accepting titles for 2011. Please submit your abstract. Poster Call for Papers Submission Deadline: March 4, 2011.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Education Committee Chair
Todd Z. Gray, DVM