The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) has announced that three young AMSA members are the recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award. The award was established in 1992 and is designed to recognize and foster the development of young AMSA members who have demonstrated significant scientific skills in muscle foods research and technology that contribute to the animal products industry and the AMSA. The award is sponsored by Burke Corporation. Wasser, Booren and Larsen will be honored at a special awards banquet at the AMSA 69th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in San Angelo, Texas.
Bridget Wasser Bridget Wasser is the Executive Director, Meat Science and Technology for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Bridged earned her B.S. and MS. degrees in Animal Science form Texas A&M University in 2001 and 2005 respectively. While completing her master’s degree, Bridget managed the meat science research laboratory where she was responsible for a number of key research projects, for developing and managing research grants, and for writing and publishing research reports and articles. Wasser started with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in 2005, first serving as the Associate Director, Product Enhancement Research before she was promoted to Director in 2008. In 2011, Wasser was promoted to Senior Director, Meat Science & Technology and in late 2013 she was promoted to Executive Director, Meat Science & Technology.