ASAS Midwest Section Committees
2025-2026 Award Committees
Award committees and participation on the committees is defined in the rules associated with an award. Award committees are posted after all nominations are received for the year, as the structure of the committee often changes to avoid conflict of interest.
Agribusiness Award
IA - L. Greiner (Chair)
CO - K. Coble
IA - J. De Jong
KS - H. Frobose
IA - T. Kellner
IA - C. Pilcher
Extension Specialist Award
MO - J.S. Johnson (Chair)
NE - J. Sperber
Researcher Award
NE - L. Rempel (Chair)
NE - A. Cupp
TX - K. Hales
IN - B. Kim
Stahly/Peo Award
MO - J.S. Johnson (Chair)
KS - L. Becker
KS - K. Gaffield
CA - K. Kim
Teacher Award
SD - C. Levesque (Chair)
IL - P. Cardoso
OH - A. Garcia Guerra
SD - J. K. Grubbs
Young Scholar Award
IL - C. Shull (Chair)
MO - J.S. Johnson
SD - C. Levesque
Dr. Gary Allee Graduate Student Travel Award
KS - B. Goodband
IA - L. Greiner
KS - K. Gaffield
Swine Nutrition Heritage Fund Travel Award
IL - C. Puls
KS - M. Tokach
2025-2026 Program Committees
Animal Behavior, Health, and Well-Being
MI - A. Luttman
CANADA - J. Chun
Beef/Small Ruminant Translational
MO - T. Martins (Chair)
IA - G. Gutierrez
Equine Translational
TX - E. Posey (Chair)
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics
NE - A. Cross (Chair)
IN - L. Brito
Growth, Development, Muscle Biology, Meat Science
NE - J. Morrill (Chair)
MI - J. Kim
IN - T. Ogunribido
Nonruminant Nutrition
AR - C. Bradley (Chair)
KS - K. Gaffield
GA - D. Bloxham
Physiology
IN - K. Ajuwon (Chair)
NE - A. Cupp
SD - J. Drum
Ruminant Nutrition
SD - Z. Smith (Chair)
MO - C. Rocha
Swine Translational
IA - D. Rosero (Chair)
TX - E. Posey
IL - C. Puls
Teaching and Extension Education
IA - R. Culbertson (Chair)
KS - J. Warner
MO - H. Twenter
Student Graduate/Undergraduate Competitions
MI - K. Kim (Chair)
IA - M. Bible
KS - A. Hartman
David H. Baker Symposium
NC - S.W. Kim (Chair)
CANADA - R. Zijlstra (Vice Chair)
MN - D. Giesting (Past Chair)
IL - H. Stein (Secretary)
Harlan Ritchie Symposium
TX - D. Lust (Chair)
MO - M. McCully
NE - K. Bruns
NC - T. See
Billy Day Symposium
MO - T. Safranski (Chair)
WY - M. Day
IA - S. Terlouw
NC - B. Flowers
KS - D. Davis
