Champaign, IL (May 8, 2026)—The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA) is pleased to announce Carmen Burner as the 2026 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Award: Production (MS).
The ADSA Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Award: Production (MS) was created to recognize graduate students who have composed in-depth and extensive literature reviews in their thesis or dissertation and allow for these papers to be published in the Journal of Dairy Science® as review papers, making them available as references for citations in original research papers. The winner must be a graduate student (or within six months of graduation) at the time of the article submission to the Journal of Dairy Science. The article must be no more than 30 double-spaced pages, including references and graphs, have no more than 75 references, and be focused on a topic in dairy science.
Carmen Burner, originally from Orlando, Florida, earned her bachelor’s degree in animal sciences from the University of Florida, where she discovered her passion for research and the dairy industry. Following graduation, she went on to complete her MS in animal and dairy science at the University of Georgia under the advisement of Valerie Ryman, PhD, and Todd Callaway, PhD. Her master’s research focused on the application of differential somatic cell counts in cows with subclinical mastitis. Burner is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Minnesota, focusing on youngstock health and management in organic dairy systems.
It is with great pleasure that ADSA and the ADSA Foundation present Carmen Burner with the 2026 ADSA Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Award: Production (MS).
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