AMSA honors Dr. Steven Shackelford as the 2014 AMSA Distinguished Research Award Winner
The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) has announced that Dr. Steven Shackelford, Research Food Technologist at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC), is the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research Award. The award was established in 1965 to recognize members with outstanding research contributions to the meat industry and is sponsored by ConAgra Foods, Inc. Dr. Shackelford will be honored at a special awards banquet at the AMSA 67th Reciprocal Meat Conference on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in Madison, Wis.
A native of Snellville, Georgia Dr. Shackelford received his Bachelor of Science in 1987 and his Master of Science in 1989 from the University of Georgia. Upon completing his Master’s degree Dr. Shackelford was awarded a fellowship by the University of Georgia to train at the USMARC. He then pursued his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University under the advisement of Dr. Jeff Savell and conducted his dissertation research at USMARC.