Champaign, IL (May 8, 2026)—The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) is pleased to announce David Wilson as the 2026 recipient of the DeLaval Dairy Extension Award. The award will be presented on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, during the awards ceremony at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The DeLaval Dairy Extension Award was created to recognize outstanding achievements in dairy extension. The winner must have made a valuable and noteworthy contribution to the dairy industry through dairy extension in the broad areas of production, manufacturing, marketing, and youth work; be active in dairy extension when nominated and have at least 10 years of dairy extension work with an educational or public institution; and have been a member of ADSA for at least five successive years.
David J. Wilson earned a DVM from The Ohio State University, an MS from Michigan State University, and a PhD from Cornell University. He is the extension dairy veterinarian for Utah and has been a professor at Utah State University since 2006. His extension and research work has primarily focused on mastitis and milk quality, but also includes stray voltage, mycoplasma, other diseases, and abnormalities of cloned ruminants. He has instructed students in veterinary medicine, dairy science, and youth programs, and has provided presentations and outreach to dairy producers, veterinarians, youth groups, and allied industry throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Central America, Europe, and Asia.
It is with great pleasure that ADSA and DeLaval Inc. present David Wilson with the 2026 DeLaval Dairy Extension 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