Mentor Recognition Programs
Current Mentor Recognition Funds
Rhonda Miller, Candidate for Mentor Recognition
AMSA is proud to announce the formation of a Mentor Recognition fund in honor of Dr. Rhonda Miller.
Dr. Rhonda Miller has mentored many undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty throughout her career. Under her direction, tutelage, and influence, Dr. Miller has established a legacy of individuals that continue to make an enduring mark on meat science academia and industry. Dr. Miller’s management of trained and consumer sensory panels have generated a greater scientific understanding of consumer satisfaction of pork and beef. She has utilized the sensory panel analysis to expand research impacting the entire food production chain, including identification of pre- and post-harvest factors affecting the palatability and quality of red meat, development of automated grading technology, and using non-meat ingredients to improve meat quality.
Continuing the Legacy
Funds will be used towards the AMSA Innovation fund which underwrites and cultivates initiatives which allow AMSA to reach the largest possible audience.
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