The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) has announced that Kevin Myers is the recipient of the 2018 Meat Processing Award. The award is sponsored by Smithfield Foods. Dr. Myers will be honored at a special awards banquet at the AMSA 71st Reciprocal Meat Conference on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dr. Myers was raised in the small southcentral Iowa town of Mount Ayr. His father was the meat market manager at a local grocery store, and that is where he first earned the appreciation of the meat industry. As an undergraduate at Iowa State University, Dr. Myers worked at the Iowa State University (ISU) Meat Laboratory; it was there that he received an even greater appreciation for the meat industry and meat science and technology. Before the completion of his bachelor’s degree, members of the ISU meat science faculty convinced him to continue his education and work towards his M.S. degree in meat science.