The Meat Industry Hall of Fame is proud to announce the Members of the Class of 2017. The Class was selected from a lengthy list of distinguished nominees. 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 incoming Class are Jeffrey Ettinger, Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Hormel Foods; Dr. A. Dewey Bond (Deceased), Senior Vice President, American Meat Institute; Donnie Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Tyson Foods; John Jacobson (Deceased), Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, National Beef Packing Company; Clarence Knebel (Deceased), Owner, Knebel's Processing Plant; Ralph Stayer, Chairman of the Board (Retired), Johnsonville Sausage and Ed Woods, Owner and President, Woods Smoked Meats.