Dr. Yoonsuk Lee was the named one of the first recipients of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation Angela Baysinger Memorial Scholarship during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 57th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2026.
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation values collaboration across species and industries to support the long-term advancement of production animal welfare now and in the future. The objective of the Angela Baysinger Memorial Scholarship is to promote the long-term improvement of production animal welfare by supporting experiential learning opportunities for the next generation of animal welfare veterinarians and scientists. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student with a passion for production animal welfare who is currently working or studying in a field of animal welfare science.
Dr. Yoonsuk Lee spent seven years as a practicing dairy veterinarian before pursuing his graduate studies in welfare. He is a PhD student majoring animal welfare science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where his research focuses on experimental and epidemiological investigations of dairy calf welfare practices, particularly in calf pair housing. Dr. Lee’s goal is to contribute to a future in which farm animal welfare practices are supported by robust science and where producers feel confident making decisions that benefit both animal welfare and farm success. He expects this scholarship to support his continued efforts to advance meaningful, practical, and scientifically sound welfare improvements, particularly in the dairy industry, but also to benefit animal agriculture more broadly.
The Angela Baysinger Memorial Scholarship was established through generous contributions to the Angela K. Baysinger Memorial Fund administered by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation. For more information about the AASV Foundation, see aasv.org/foundation.
This story was repurposed from a press release from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.