MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME Announces Class Of 2010
07/06/2010 09:33AM
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The Class of 2010 has been elected to the MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME, according to Hall officials. Twelve new members were chosen from a list of over 50 nominees by the Hall’s Board of Trustees and inductees from last year’s inaugural class. The nominees included an all star list of executives, academicians, innovators and association leaders from all sectors of the industry.
“We are delighted to include twelve of the legendary names in our industry this year,” said Dan Murphy, Executive Director and co-founder of the Hall of Fame.
“These are people who are rightfully credited with fostering much of the profound change, remarkable progress and success of our North American meat industry.
We’re proud to celebrate their legacies.”
The Induction Ceremony for the new MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME Members will be on Oct. 30, 2010 at the Fairmont Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The gala event will begin with a Reception at 5:00 PM and the evening’s festivities will conclude with the North American Meat Processors Association President’s Reception, Dinner & Ball which closes their Annual Outlook Conference. For more information about the event and tickets, log onto www.meatindustryhalloffame.org or www.namp.com.
“It will be a special evening to formally honor a ‘who’s who’ of the industry,” said Chuck Jolley, MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME President and co-founder.
“Our thanks to our Board of Trustees and our Members, who elected an elite group from an impressive list of nominees. We are thrilled to be able to induct people who truly represent the best of the best.”
Here are the members of the MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME Class of 2010:
• Richard Bond, CEO, President and Director, Tyson Foods Inc.
• Ralph Cator, Founder, Cardinal Meat Specialists Limited
• William D. Farr, Farr Feeders (deceased)
• Joel Johnson, Chairman, President & CEO, Hormel Foods Corporation
• H. Kenneth Johnson, Vice President - Meat Science, National Live Stock & Meat Board; Executive Director, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
• Ray Kroc, Founder & Chairman, McDonald’s Corporation (deceased)
• Dr. Roger Mandigo, Professor, Animal Science Department, University of Nebraska
• Robert E. Rust, Professor Emeritus, Animal Science, Iowa State University
• Col. Harland Sanders, Founder, Kentucky Fried Chicken (deceased)
• Dr. Jeff W. Savell, Regents Professor and E.M. "Manny" Rosenthal Chairholder in Animal Science, Texas A&M University
• Deven Scott, Vice President - Member Services, American Meat Institute; Executive Vice President, North American Meat Processors Association
• Dave Thomas, Founder, CEO, Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers (deceased)