Awards
Each year at our annual conference, our members vote to honor the year’s biggest contributors to animal agriculture. Award categories include:
- President’s Award
- Chairman’s Award
- Advocate for Animal Agriculture Award
- Meritorious Service Award
President’s Award Recipients
| 2021 | Dr. Nevil Speer | Where Food Comes From, Inc. |
| 2020 | Dr. Chelsea Good | Livestock Marketing Association |
| 2018 | Dr. Lucas Pantaleon | Pantaleon PLLC |
| 2017 | Dr. Carl Heckendorf | Colorado Department of Agriculture |
| 2016 | Dr. Eric Moore | Norbrook, Inc. |
| 2015 | Mr. Todd Low | Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture |
| 2014 | Dr. Hailu Kinde | California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System |
| 2013 | Dr. Leah Dorman | Ohio Farm Bureau |
| Dr. Jennifer Koeman | National Pork Board | |
| 2012 | Dr. Jim McKean | Iowa State University |
| 2011 | Mr. Andy Kennedy | FoodlogiQ, Inc. |
| 2010 | Dr. Michael Coe | Global Animal Management |
| Mr. Victor Velez | California Dept. of Food and Ag. | |
| 2009 | Dr. Lanny Pace | Mississippi State University CVM |
| 2008 | Dr. Jerome Geiger | PIC North America |
| 2007 | Dr. Karen Jordan | Dairy Farmers of America |
| 2006 | Dr. Robert Fourdraine | Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium |
| 2005 | Dr. Mark Engle | PIC North America |
| 2004 | Dr. Temple Grandin | Grandin Livestock Handling Systems |
| 2003 | Mr. James Leafstedt | National Pork Board |
| 2002 | Dr. Cindy Wolf | University of Minnesota |
| 2001 | Dr. Robert Crandell | Viral Antigens, Inc. |
Chairman’s Award Recipients
| 2021 | Dr. Leonard Bull | Logical Solutions Consulting, LLC |
| 2020 | Mr. Gregg Doud | Aimpoint Research |
| 2019 | Ms. Angela Luongo | NIAA |
| 2018 | Mr. Glenn Fischer | Allflex USA, Inc. |
| 2017 | Mr. David McElhaney | Allflex USA, Inc. |
| 2016 | Dr. Michael Coe | Animal Profiling International, Inc. |
| 2015 | Mr. Kevin Maher | GlobalVetLink, Inc. |
| 2014 | Dr. Karen Jordan | Dairy Farmers of America |
| 2013 | Mr. Glenn Fischer | Allflex USA, Inc. |
| 2012 | Dr. Tony Forshey | Ohio Department of Agriculture |
| 2011 | Dr. Richard Breitmeyer | California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab |
| 2010 | NLPA Staff | |
| Scott Stuart | National Livestock Producers Association | |
| Katie Ambrose | National Livestock Producers Association | |
| Scharee Atchison | National Livestock Producers Association | |
| 2009 | Pam Meador | National Institute for Animal Agriculture |
| 2008 | Dr. Rafael Señeriz | Elanco Animal Health |
| 2007 | Dr. Nevil Speer | Western Kentucky University |
| 2006 | Dr. Jerry Torrison | University of Minnesota CVM |
| 2005 | Amelita Facchiano | |
| 2004 | USAIP Steering Committee | |
| 2003 | Neil Hammerschmidt | Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium |
| 2002 | Jim Fraley | Illinois Farm Bureau |
| 2001 | Dr. Kenneth Olson | Individual Member |
Advocate for Animal Agriculture Award Recipients
| 2021 | Dr. Leah Dorman | Phibro Animal Health |
| 2019 | Mr. Joe Leathers | 6666 Ranch |
| 2018 | Mr. Ned Arthur | Truffle Media Networks |
| 2017 | Ms. Sarah J. Bohnenkamp | Sarah J. Bohnenkamp Coaching & Consulting LLC |
| 2016 | Dr. Mark Engle (Post.) | PIC (Pig Improvement Company) |
| 2015 | Dr. Tony Forshey | Ohio Department of Agriculture |
| Dr. Lanny Pace | Mississippi State University CVM | |
| 2014 | Dr. Richard Raymond | Former Undersecretary for Food Safety |
| 2013 | Mr. John Maday | Drovers Network |
| 2012 | Ms. Teresa Scanlan | 2011 Miss America |
Meritorious Service Award Recipients
| 2021 | Dr. Tony Forshey | Ohio Department of Agriculture |
| 2020 | Dr. David Meeker | North American Renderers Association |
| 2018 | Mr. Scott Stuart | Cattlemen’s Beef Board |
| 2017 | Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt | USDA – APHIS – VS |
| 2016 | Dr. John Clifford | USDA – APHIS – VS |
| 2015 | Dr. James McKean | Iowa State University CVM (posthumously) |
| 2014 | Mr. Jim Fraley | Illinois Farm Bureau Federation |
| 2013 | Mr. Jim Carroll | Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. |
| 2012 | Dr. Peter Timoney | University of Kentucky |
| 2011 | Dr. Taylor Woods | Missouri Department of Agriculture |
| 2010 | Dr. Leonard Bull | Bull Mountain Enterprises / NCSU |
| 2009 | Dr. Sam Holland | South Dakota Animal Industry Board |
| 2008 | Dr. Rick Sibbel | Schering-Plough Animal Health |
| 2007 | Dr. G. Marvin Beeman | American Horse Council |
| 2006 | Dr. Don Lein | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine |
| 2005 | Jim Leafstedt | National Pork Board |
| Nancy Robinson | Livestock Marketing Association | |
| 2004 | Neil Hammerschmidt | USDA/APHIS/VS |
| 2003 | Dr. Richard Breitmeyer | California Department of Food & Agriculture |
| 2002 | Dr. Beth Lautner | National Pork Board |
| 2001 | Dr. Tom Wenstrand | Hawkeye Steel Products, Inc. |
| 2000 | None | |
| 1999 | Dr. Dreyfus Froe | Pfizer Animal Health |
| 1998 | Dr. John Ragan | Tennessee Department of Agriculture |
| 1997 | Don Gingerich | NPPC (posthumously) |
| 1996 | Dr. Richard D. Hull | Illinois Department of Agriculture |
| 1995 | Glee M. Mulder | Iowa Farm Bureau |
| 1994 | Willard Korsmeyer | Korsmeyer Hog Farm |
| 1993 | Richard Nelson | Holstein USA |
| 1992 | Willard Waldo | DeWitt, Nebraska |
| 1991 | David M. Frymire | Elanco Animal Health |
| 1990 | Walter Stemler | Mid-America Dairymen |
| 1989 | Dr. George Beran | Iowa State University |
| 1988 | Larry Germann | John Morrell and Company |
| 1987 | Hilman Schroeder | National Pork Producers Council |
| 1986 | Dr. David G. Thawley | University of Missouri |
| 1985 | Bert W. Hawkins | USDA/NCA |
| 1985 | Dewey A. Bond | American Meat Institute |
| 1984 | Alfred W. Keating | American Farm Bureau Federation |
| 1984 | Dr. Temple Grandin | Grandin Livestock Handling |
| 1983 | Harold Minderman | Iowa Farm Bureau Federatioin |
| 1982 | Philip E. Bradshaw | Bradshaw Pork Farm |
| 1982 | Dr. Paul Becton | USDA, APHIS, VS |
| 1981 | Clayton Kingston | George A. Hormel Company |
| 1980 | Cholm Houghton | Livestock Conservation Institute |
| 1979 | Neal Black | National Hog Farmer |
| 1978 | Dr. E.A. Butler | Former Iowa State Veterinarian |
| 1977 | Leon K. Olsen | HawkeyeSteel Products, Inc. |
| 1977 | Dr. Milton J. Tillery | USDA, APHIS |
| 1976 | Andrew Sabinson | Oscar Mayer and Company |
| 1975 | Bernard W. Ebbing | Rath Packing Company |
| 1974 | Dr. Jon B. Herrick | Iowa State University |
| 1974 | W.E. Smith | National Pork Producers Council |
| 1973 | R.T. Phillips | American Humane Society |
| 1972 | R.M. McWilliams | Moorman Manufacturing Company |
| 1972 | Dr. C.A. Manthei | National Animal Disease Laboratory |
| 1971 | Keith E. Meyers | Keith E. Meyers Enterprises |
| 1971 | Dr. J.W. Cunkleman | Swift and Company |
| 1970 | Raymond Parrish | Wilson & Company, Inc. |
| 1969 | J.C. Rosse | Livestock Conservation Institute |
| 1969 | Dr. Frank Mulhern | USDA, APHIS |
| 1967 | Herman Alaberg | American Farm Bureau Federation |
| 1967 | Gregory Pietraszek | The National Provisioner |
| 1966 | Harold Stone | Rath Packing Company |
| 1966 | Dr. S.H. McNutt | University of Wisconsin |
| 1965 | Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cuff | Kansas City, Missouri |
