USMEF names awards recipients
13/10/2015
The Mansfield Award recipient is Rosemary Mucklow, director emeritus and consultant for the North American Meat Institute. Ms Mucklow’s career in the meat industry spans more than 50 years, including 25 years (1982-2007) as executive director of the National Meat Association.
She said: “The Mansfield Award is a great honour, and one that makes me reflect on all the wonderful people I have worked with in the U.S. meat industry who have been such a great help to me over the years.”
Rich Degner is the recipient of Distinguished Service Award. Until his retirement in Sept, Mr Degner was chief executive officer of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA), a position he held since 1998.
He said: “I find it amazing that a farm boy from northwest Iowa, who grew up on a small, diversified operation, would have the opportunity to travel to international markets and have such a remarkable experience while working on behalf of US producers.”
“The U.S. meat industry is fortunate to have many great leaders within its ranks, and Rosemary and Rich are two of our finest,” said Philip Seng, USMEF president and CEO. “We look forward to honoring them in Tucson for their many years of outstanding, dedicated service.”
The awards will be presented at the 2015 USMEF Strategic Planning Conference, November 4-6, in Tucson, Arizona.
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