American
Dairy Science Association
American Society of Animal Science
Canadian Society of Animal
Science
July 21-25, 2002 - 2002 Joint Annual Meeting - Quebec City, Canada
Lewis receives the 2002 Fellow Award At-Large
Austin J. Lewis, professor emeritus of animal
science at the University of Nebraska, is the recipient of the 2002 ASAS Fellow
Award At-Large. The award will be presented as part of the American Society of
Animal Science Awards banquet on July 22 during the Annual Meeting in Quebec City. The Fellow Award, sponsored by the American
Society of Animal Science, recognizes ASAS members for their distinguished
service to the animal industry for 25 years or more. Each nominee must have made exceptional contributions to the
animal industry, to an animal related discipline, or to ASAS; must have had
continuous professional membership in ASAS for a minimum of 25 years; and must
be in good standing with the Society.
Lewis received his B.S. in agriculture from the University
of Reading, England, and his Ph.D. in applied biochemistry and nutrition from
the University of Nottingham, England. After completion of postdoctorates at
Iowa and Nebraska and two years on the University of Alberta faculty, he
returned to Nebraska.
Most of his research focused on amino acid nutrition of
swine, including investigations of amino acid requirements of all classes of
swine as well as bioavailability of amino acids. He also taught undergraduate
and graduate courses in animal nutrition and a graduate course on protein
nutrition. He co-edited two editions of Swine Nutrition and co-edited Bioavailability
of Nutrients for Animals.
Most notable services to ASAS were in JAS leadership roles,
including editorial board membership, editor of the nonruminant nutrition section,
and editor-in-chief. He was a member of the subcommittee responsible for the
two most recent revisions of the NRC Nutrient Requirements of Swine and
a member of the Board on Agriculture, Committee on Animal Nutrition. He has
published many refereed journal papers, abstracts, and other reports on the
nutrition of swine.
He served as mentor to a number of animal scientists who are
leading successful careers. He is an outstanding role model in regards to his
scientific approach and high standards for disseminating research results. He
received the Gamma Sigma Delta Research Award from the Nebraska Chapter and the
American Feed Industry Association Nutrition Award from the American Society of
Animal Science.
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