The ASVA is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides student veterans and military affiliated students with resources to support the body, mind, and spirit through higher education into employment.
To help student veterans connect with one another on campus for camaraderie, to share information about local community veteran resources, and to create a culture within the local community that supports veteran’s academic success and leads to future employment.
For information on how to become a member or any other questions, please email us at wardamnveterans@gmail.com.
President – Benjamin Barrontine – bbb0017@auburn.edu
Vice President – Matt Jones mrj0025@auburn.edu
Treasurer – James Boddie – jnb0041@auburn.edu
Secretary – Michael Pixley – mdp0049@auburn.edu
Philanthropy Chair – Justin Schwab – jrs0143@auburn.edu
Recreation & Wellness Coordinator – Jonathan Housand – jhh0056@auburn.edu
Communications Chair – Ricardo Garcia – rsg0012@auburn.edu
Co-Advisor – Kyle Venable – kjv0007@auburn.edu
Co-Advisor – Vanessa Darden – vzb0004@auburn.edu
During the week of Thanksgiving, the ASVA partners with the Campus Veterans Association (CVA) at the University of Alabama to complete a 150-mile ruck march between the university’s stadiums, Jordan-Hare Stadium and Bryant-Denny Stadium. Ruckers carry a 22lbs rucksack representing the 22 veterans a day who are lost to suicide. The items in the rucksack are donated to the Alabama State Veterans Homes, Homeless Veterans of Alabama, and Three Hots and a Cot.
If interested in participating, donating or collecting donatable items, please contact Justin “Hotwheels” Schwab.
Last modified: November 14, 2019