The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) announces that Dr. Betsy Booren is a recipient of the 2019 AMSA Signal Service Award. The AMSA Signal Service Award was established in 1956 and is given to members in recognition of devoted service and lasting contributions to the meat industry and to the association. The Signal Service Award is sponsored by Cargill, Elanco Animal Health and Johnsonville, LLC. Dr. Betsy Booren will be honored on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at a special awards banquet at the AMSA 72nd Reciprocal Meat Conference in Loveland, Colorado.
Dr. Betsy Booren, Ph.D., has lived in land-grant college towns most of her life. She spent her childhood in Lansing, MI where she became an expert collegiate sport watcher. The eldest of three girls, she was active in 4-H, where she participated in everything but showing animals. Her foray into the food industry started when she was a summer employee at Bil-Mar Foods. After two summers working, she switched out a pre-med program into a food science program and never looked back. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University, a Master of Science from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.