Dr. H. Glen Dolezal Jr. joined Cargill in 1999, after 21 years of training and teaching at Texas A&M University Colorado State University and Oklahoma State University, respectively. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Texas A&M, and his doctorate from Colorado State.

Dolezal served as an instructor at Texas A&M from 1978 to 1980 and as a professor at Oklahoma State University from 1983-1999. He is a co-holder of patents for innovations that have improved beef production at Cargill’s processing facilities.

Dolezal has been involved with the American Meat Science Association since 1998, the Intercollegiate Meat Coaches Association from 1983-1999, and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association since 1995. Dolezal also has served on the US Meat Animal Research Center Research Advisory Board since 2017.

To celebrate the Meat Industry Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024, MIHOF is once again hosting its annual in-person honors ceremony, with this year’s induction reception planned to take place July 25, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. during the AAMP American Convention of Meat Processors & Suppliers’ Exhibition in Kansas City, Mo.

The National Provisioner invites all meat and poultry industry professionals to join us in commemorating Dr. H. Glen Dolezal Jr. with our industry’s highest honor.

Learn more about the Meat Industry Hall of Fame and this year’s in-person induction reception honors ceremony here.