2020 Overall Press Release
American Dairy Science Association® Names Winners of 2020 Professional and Student Awards
Champaign, IL (June 10, 2020) — The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®), the international organization of educators, scientists, and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry, is pleased to announce the winners of professional and student awards for 2020. The winners will be recognized during the association’s annual meeting.
Audino Melgar Moreno (Pennsylvania State University) is the 2020 recipient of the Alltech Inc. Graduate Student Paper Publication Award, generously sponsored by the Alltech Biotechnology Center.
Christiane Girard (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) is the 2020 recipient of the American Feed Industry Association Award, generously sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association.
Antonio Faciola (University of Florida) is the 2020 recipient of the Cargill Animal Nutrition Young Scientist Award, generously sponsored by Cargill Animal Nutrition.
Donna Amaral-Phillips (University of Kentucky) is the 2020 recipient of the DeLaval Dairy Extension Award, generously sponsored by DeLaval Inc.
Katharine Knowlton (Virginia Tech) is the 2020 recipient of the Hoard's Dairyman Youth Development Award, generously sponsored by Hoard’s Dairyman.
Sanjeev Anand (South Dakota State University) is the 2020 recipient of the International Dairy Foods Association Research Award in Dairy Foods Processing, generously sponsored by the International Dairy Foods Association.
F. Xavier Malcata (University of Porto ) is the 2020 recipient of the International Dairy Foods Association Teaching Award in Dairy Manufacturing, generously sponsored by the International Dairy Foods Association.
Christian Maltecca (North Carolina State University) is the 2020 recipient of the J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding, generously sponsored by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding.
Erin Horst (Iowa State University) is the 2020 recipient of the National Milk Producers Federation Richard M. Hoyt Award, generously sponsored by the National Milk Producers Federation Dairy Scholarship Fund.
John Bernard (University of Georgia) is the 2020 recipient of the Nutrition Professionals Inc. Applied Dairy Nutrition Award, generously sponsored by Nutrition Professionals Inc.
Chad Dechow (Pennsylvania State University) is the 2020 recipient of the Purina Animal Nutrition Teaching Award in Dairy Production, generously sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition.
Juan Loor (University of Illinois) is the 2020 recipient of the West Agro Inc. Award, generously sponsored by West Agro Inc.
Daniel Weary (University of British Columbia) is the 2020 recipient of the Zinpro Award for Excellence in Dairy Science, generously sponsored by Zinpro Animal Health.
Pierre Lacasse (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) is the 2020 recipient of the Zoetis Physiology Award, generously sponsored by Zoetis.
Matthew Lucy (University of Missouri) is the 2020 recipient of the ADSA Award of Honor.
Catherine Stanton (Teagasc) is the 2020 recipient of the ADSA Distinguished Service Award.
Kathryn Boor (Cornell University), Jeffrey Firkins (The Ohio State University), Karen Plaut (Purdue University), and Charles Schwab (Schwab Consulting LLC) are announced as Fellows of the American Dairy Science Association in 2020.
Adegbola Adesogan (University of Florida), Lance Baumgard (Iowa State University), and Adriano Cruz (Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro – IFRJ) are the 2020 recipients of the Journal of Dairy Science® Highly Cited Award.
Giovanni Bittante (University of Padua Italy), Glen Broderick (Broderick Nutrition and Research LLC), Jan Dijkstra (Wageningen University), and Paul VanRaden (USDA Animal Genomics and Improvement Lab) are honored as members of the 2020 class of the Journal of Dairy Science Club 100.
Samuel Alcaine (Cornell University) is the 2020 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Scholar Award in Dairy Foods.
Michael Steele (University of Guelph) is the 2020 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Scholar Award in Dairy Production.
Brandon Batty (Oregon State University) is the 2020 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Award: Dairy Foods Division (MS).
Cody McCary (University of Florida) is the 2020 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Award: Production Division (MS).
Nicholas Paul Uzee (Louisiana State University) is the 2020 recipient of The Genevieve Christen Distinguished Undergraduate Student Award.
About the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) is an international organization of educators, scientists, and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry and keenly aware of the vital role the dairy sciences play in fulfilling the economic, nutritive, and health requirements of the world's population. It provides leadership in scientific and technical support to sustain and grow the global dairy industry through generation, dissemination, and exchange of information and services. Together, ADSA members have discovered new methods and technologies that have revolutionized the dairy industry. www.adsa.org