
ASAS Midwest Section Committees
2022-2023 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
MN - T. L. Ward (Chair)
IA - T. Kellner
CO - K. Coble
OH - B. R. Harstine
Extension Specialist Award
ND - K. Vonnahme (Chair)
IA - E. Lundy-Woolfolk
KS - A. Tarpoff
MO - W. J. Sexten
SD - G. A. Perry
Researcher Award
NE - W. Oliver (Chair)
OH - B. Bohrer
IN - J. Johnson
MO - A. Meyer
TX - K. Hales
IN - Y. H. Kim
Stahly/Peo Award
IN - W. C. Weldon (Chair)
ND - K. Vonnahme
CA - K. Kim
TX - A. Petry
Teacher Award
NE - P. Miller (Chair)
SD - J. K. Grubbs
IA - S. Olsen
KS - C. Jones
IL - A. C. Dilger
IN - E. Karcher
Young Scholar Award
NE - P. Miller
IL - R. Dilger
2023-2024 Program Committees
Animal Behavior, Health, and Well-Being
MO - K. Bruno-Bayleff, Chair (2021-24)
IA - S. Wisdom (2022-25)
TN - Y. Chen (2023-26)
Beef/Small Ruminant Translational
MO - T. Perry, Chair (2021-24)
OH - B. Campbell (2022-25)
TBD - (2023-26)
Equine Translational
WI - M. DeBoer, Chair (2020-23)
MN - M. Pyles (2021-24)
IL - J. Earing (2022-25)
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics
SD - M. Gonda, Chair (2021-24)
IN - G. See (2022-25)
NE - A. Cross (2023-26)
Growth, Development, Muscle Biology, Meat Science
IL - B. Harsh, Chair (2021-24)
MN - R. Parmenter (2022-25)
NE - J. Morrill (2023-26)
Nonruminant Nutrition
MN - R. Faris, Chair (2021-24)
IL - J. Soto (2022-25)
SD - J. Perez Palencia (2023-26)
Physiology
IL - J. Loor, Chair (2021-24)
IA - S. Pearce (2022-25)
IN - K. Olajuwon (2023-26)
Ruminant Nutrition
ND - K. Swanson, Chair (2021-24)
MO - D. Brake (2022-25)
SD - Z. Smith (2023-26)
Swine Translational
IN - M. Ritter, Chair (2021-24)
IL - C. Shull (2022-25)
IA - D. Rosero (2023-26)
Teaching and Extension Education
WI - K. Eiseman, Chair (2021-2024)
ND - L. Hulsman Hanna (2022-25)
IA - R. Culbertson (2023-26)
David H. Baker Symposium
IL - H. Stein, Chair (2024)
MN - D. Giesting, Secretary (2024)
MO - K. Wedekind, Past Chair (2024)
Harlan Ritchie Symposium
MO - A. Meyer, Chair (2021-24)
KS - P. Anderson (2022-25)
TX - D. Lust (2023-26)
KS - L. Corah (Ex-officio)
David Schingoethe Symposium
(standing committee)
NE - D. Kleinschmit, Chair
KS - M. Brouk
MN - J. DeFrain
SD - D. Schingoethe (Ex-officio)
Billy Day Symposium
(standing committee)
MO - T. Safranski, Chair
WY - M. Day
IA - S. Terlouw
NC - W. Flowers
KS - D. Davis
Additional Committees
ASAS Midwest Section - Special Nominations Committee
TBD
Academic Quadrathlon
TBD
Student Paper Competitions
NE - T. Burkey, Chair