The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) announces Sam Davis, Katelyn Gaffield, Keayla Harr, Kathryn Hearn and Charley Rayfield as the Undergraduate Scholastic Achievement Award recipients. The Undergraduate Scholastic Achievement Award promotes meat science by recognizing outstanding undergraduate students with potential for a career in meats. The candidates may or may not have committed himself/herself to a career in meats but have demonstrated an interest in meat science and the meat industry. The Undergraduate Scholastic Achievement Award is sponsored by ADM. Sam Davis, Katelyn Gaffield, Keayla Harr, Kathryn Hearn and Charley Rayfield will be honored on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at a special awards banquet during the AMSA 72nd Reciprocal Meat Conference in Loveland, CO.
Sam Davis
Sam Davis is a recent graduate of Kansas State University. He obtained his B.S. in Animal Science and will begin graduate school at Kansas State University in Meat Science. He has been heavily involved with judging teams while at K-State, including the 2018 Meat Judging Team, 2019 Meat Animal Evaluation Team, and the RMC Meat Science Quiz Bowl Team. During graduate school, he will assistant coach the 2020 K-State Meat Judging Team. Sam accepted an internship with Conagra Foods in their meat science research and development department and would like to pursue R&D in the future.