The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) announces Dr. Jeff Savell as the 2021 AMSA Intercollegiate Meat Judging Meritorious Service Award winner. The Intercollegiate Meat Judging Meritorious Service Award was established in 1993 to recognize outstanding contributions or service to the Intercollegiate Meat Judging Program. This award is sponsored by the Food Safety Net Services and Agri-West International. Savell is to be honored during the 74th AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) in Reno, Nevada, hosted by the University of Nevada – Reno.
Dr. Jeff Savell, University Distinguished Professor, Meat Science & E. M. “Manny” Rosenthal Chair in Animal Science at Texas A&M University (TAMU), has committed most of his life to Intercollegiate Meat Judging, 4-H/FFA judging contests, and the associated training for 50 years. As a result, his knowledge and experience of the meat judging program are extensive. He began judging meats in FFA at Ferris, Texas. As an undergraduate, he was a member of the 1974 Meat Judging team. He served as an assistant coach in 1976 and head coach in 1977 during his time in graduate school at TAMU. From 1980-1993 he served as the TAMU Meat Judging Team Faculty Coordinator.