The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is excited to announce that Dr. Keith Belk, AMSA member and past president, was recently named the new Ken and Myra Monfort Endowed Chair in Meat Science at Colorado State University (CSU). The announcement was made in conjunction with the AMSA 68th Reciprocal Meat Conference at a special breakfast ceremony in Lincoln, NE on June 17th.
During his tenure at CSU, Dr. Belk has proved to be a prolific author with over 187 refereed scientific publications. His research program is internationally recognized, having generated over $17 million in grant and extramural support and resulted in over 440 addresses, guest lectures or professional presentations around the world. Dr. Belk served as AMSA President from 2009-2010 and was the recipient of the AMSA Achievement Award in 1998 and AMSA Signal Service Award in addition to being named an AMSA Fellow in 2013.