June 1 2017 08:08 AM
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The 2017 annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association will convene June 25 through June 28, 2017, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. More than 1,500 attendees representing nearly every country in the world are expected to attend the annual meeting. The meeting will host many symposia, oral and poster presentations, and commercial and educational exhibits. Among the many special events will be an opening session and reception, companion tours, the ADSA award ceremony, and an old‐fashioned ice cream social.

Listed below are the winners of the 2017 American Dairy Science Association awards to be recognized at the 2017 meeting.

Alltech Inc. Graduate Student Paper Publication Award: Curtis W. Park

American Feed Industry Association Award: Mark D. Hanigan

Cargill Animal Nutrition Young Scientist Award: Heather M. White

DeLaval Dairy Extension Award: David M. Barbano

Elanco Award for Excellence in Dairy Science: Marcus E. Kehrli Jr.

Hoard’s Dairyman Youth Development Award: Kasim H. Ingawa

International Dairy Foods Association Research Award in Dairy Foods Processing: Craig J. Oberg

International Dairy Foods Association Teaching Award in Dairy Manufacturing: Michael J. Miller

J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding: Robert J. Tempelman

Lallemand Forward Award for Scientific Excellence in Dairy Nutrition: Michael A. Ballou

Purina Animal Nutrition Teaching Award in Dairy Production: Lawrence K. Fox

National Milk Producers Federation Richard M Hoyt Award: Sara K. Kvidera

Nutrition Professionals Inc. Applied Dairy Nutrition Award: Masahito Oba

Zoetis Physiology Award: Lorraine M. Sordillo

West Agro Inc. Award: Scott McDougall

Genevieve Christen Distinguished Undergraduate Student Award: Kayla Alward

ADSA Foundation Scholar Award in Dairy Foods: Jayendra K. Amamcharla

ADSA Foundation Scholar Award in Dairy Production: Laura L. Hernandez

ADSA Award of Honor: Leo Timms

ADSA Distinguished Service Award: R. Paul Ross

ADSA Fellow Awards: David R. McCoy, Charles R. Staples, Diane L. Van Hekken, Steven P. Washburn

Journal of Dairy Science® Most-Cited Awards

Dairy Foods: Elisa Morais

Physiology and Management: Jose Eduardo P. Santos

Nutrition, Feeding, and Calves: Joanne R. Knapp

Genetics and Breeding: Massimo De Marchi

JDS Club 100: D. M. Barbano, D. E. Bauman, J. K. Drackley, A. E. Freeman, A. J. Heinrichs, J. T. Huber, K. E. Leslie, R. H. Miller H. D. Norman, R. E. Pearson' D. J. Schingoethe, Y. H. Schukken, W. W. Thatcher, L. D. Van Vleck, M. A. G. Von Keyserlingk, D. M. Weary, G. R. Wiggans, C. J. Wilcox

The following link will take you to individual releases on each of the winners: https://www.adsa.org/Membership/Awards/Awards/AwardWinnerPressReleases.aspx .