Mentor Recognition Programs
Current Mentor Recognition Funds
Kathryn L. Kotula, Ph.D., Candidate for Mentor Recognition
Kathryn L. Kotula, Ph.D. significantly, yet quietly, shaped the red meat/poultry industry her entire career. She is an esteemed consultant, with her own consultancy, Investigative Food Sciences, helping impact legal decisions involving industry and regulatory matters. She has been a leading source for local and national media, educating millions of consumers around the country on safe food handling techniques.
Kathy started her career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, one of the nation’s leading poultry universities, where she taught countless students (who launched their own successful careers), performed impactful research, and service, including starting her consulting.
Throughout her distinguished career, Kathy has tirelessly volunteered with prominent organizations including American Meat Science Association and Phi Tau Sigma – The Honor Society of Food Science and Technology.
Kathy is a nationally recognized authority on the safety and quality of animal products, particularly red meat/poultry. A senior investigative food scientist and former professor of food science, Kathy is a uniquely qualified expert on animal products throughout the continuum of production, processing, regulatory compliance, distribution, warehousing, and consumption. She serves a unique function to the food industry as a scientific expert by defining the science involved in food safety and/or quality lawsuits/arbitrations. Kathy promotes the future of the industry by promoting students who are our next generation of leaders.
Specific Purpose of Funds: The funds from this mentorship will go toward the AMSA Mid-Career Leadership Award.
Recognition of a Meat Science Mentor
- A formalized fully funded Meat Science Mentor Recognition established with the AMSA Development Council will provide the following:
- Public recognition for the professional accomplishments of a member of AMSA whose contributions to meat sciences have been national/international in scope.
- Both recognition of and on-going financial support for an area championed by the honoree in the form of an endowment established for a specific purpose. ($25,000 or greater)
- Recognition of honored individuals and donors in an annual publication of the Association.
- A plaque presented to the honoree.
Procedures and Polices for Establishing a Mentor Recognition