The Poultry Science Association Announces the 2023 Award Recipients to be Honored at the Annual Awards Celebration in July.

May 18, 2023 | by Sam Shafer

The Poultry Science Association Announces the 2023 Award Recipients to be Honored at the Annual Awards Celebration in July.

CHAMPAIGN, IL, UNITED STATES, May 19, 2023 – The Poultry Science Association (PSA) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s nominated awards. The following 15 award recipients will be recognized at the Award Celebration on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 5:30 PM EDT during the Association’s Annual Meeting to be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The Celebration will also recognize the conference’s student competition winners.

“We begin accepting nominations for the Fellow awards in August and when they close on November 1^st, we begin accepting nominations for our other awards. This year we had an amazing turnout with one award in particular receiving over a dozen highly qualified nominations! We are excited to be honoring these outstanding individuals in July,” said Sam Shafer, Marketing Manager for the Poultry Science Association.

Professional Award Recipients:

PSA Fellow
Christine Alvarado, Prosur

American Egg Board Research Award
Ramesh Selvaraj, University of Georgia

American Feed Industry Association Poultry Nutrition Research Award
Martin J. Zuidhof, University of Alberta

Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production Food Safety Award
Harshavardhan Thippareddi, University of Georgia

Evonik Award for Achievement in Poultry Science
Joshua Gong, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Maple Leaf Farms Duck Research Award
Darrin Karcher, Purdue Universit

National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award
Woo Kyun Kim, University of Georgia

Novus International Teaching Award
Elizabeth Karcher, Purdue University

Phibro Extension Award
Yuko Sato, Iowa State University

PSA Early Achievement Award for Extension
Shawna Weimer, University of Arkansas

PSA Early Achievement Award for Industry
Roshan Adhikari, CJ America Inc.

PSA Student Recruitment Award
Michael Cressman, The Ohio State University

Tyson Foods Inc. Support Personnel Award
Tory Shynkaruk, University of Saskatchewan

USPOULTRY Distinguished Poultry Industry Career Award
Steven Ricke, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Student Award Recipients:

Alltech Student Research Manuscript Award
Milan Sharma, University of Georgia

Maurice Stein Fellowship Award
Micaela Sinclair-Black, University of Georgia

Photographs and biographies for each of this year’s nominated award recipients are available on the Poultry Science Association’s website here. Individuals who are interested in attending the Award Celebration on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT are to purchase a ticket for the event by June 30, 2023. Tickets can be purchased during the Annual Meeting’s registration process. Attendees who have already registered may modify their registration to add the ticket. Registration for the conference is open now! Click here to register.

About PSA

The Poultry Science Association is committed to the research, the dissemination and application of knowledge that supports the poultry industry. PSA is a professional organization that consists of poultry science professionals and students from across the globe. For additional information about PSA, visit www.poultryscience.org.

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