The Meat Industry Hall of Fame is proud to announce the Members of the Class of 2016. The Class was selected from a distinguished list of nominees and a record number of votes were cast by current members of the Hall of Fame and the organization's Board of Trustees.
Members of the Class of 2016 are Clayton Yeutter, United States Secretary of Agriculture (1989 to 1991) and Counselor to the President (1992); Chuck Hendryx, Vice President, Meat, H -E -B Grocery Company; Dr. Joe Sebranek, Professor, Iowa State University; Sam Stein, Founder andChairman, Chef's Pantry and Sam Stein Associates; Dr. Joe Cordray, Professor and Extension Meat Specialist, Iowa State University; Sam Kane, Founder, Sam Kane Beef Processors, and C. Larry Pope, President and Chief Executive Officer, Smithfield Foods. The 2016 Induction Ceremony will take place on January 31, 2017 during the International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, GA.