
ASAS Midwest Section Committees
2024-2025 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)
IA - C. Pilcher
KS - H. Frobose
IA - T. Kellner
CO - K. Coble
Extension Specialist Award
IL - C. Shull (Chair)
IA - E. Lundy-Woolfolk
KS - A. Tarpoff
MO - W. J. Sexten
Researcher Award
NE - L. Rempel (Chair)
KS - R. Amachawadi
MO - A. Meyer
TX - K. Hales
IN - B. Kim
Stahly/Peo Award
IL - C. Shull (Chair)
KS - K. Gaffield
CA - K. Kim
Teacher Award
ND - K. Vonnahme (Chair)
IL - P. Cardoso
SD - J. K. Grubbs
Young Scholar Award
SD - C. Levesque (Chair)
IL - C. Shull
ND - K. Vonnahme
2024-2025 Program Committees
Animal Behavior, Health, and Well-Being
TN - Y. Chen (2023-26)
Beef/Small Ruminant Translational
Equine Translational
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics
IN - G. See, Chair (2022-25)
NE - A. Cross (2023-26)
Growth, Development, Muscle Biology, Meat Science
NE - J. Morrill, Chair (2023-26)
MI - J. Kim (2024-27)
IN - T. Ogunribido (2024-27)
Nonruminant Nutrition
SD - J. Perez Palencia, Chair (2023-25)
AR - C. Bradley (2024-2026)
KS - K. Gaffield (2025-2027)
Physiology
IA - S. Pearce, Chair (2022-25)
IN - K. Ajuwon (2023-26)
PA - C. Stenhouse (2024-27)
Ruminant Nutrition
MO - D. Brake, Chair (2022-25)
SD - Z. Smith (2023-26)
Swine Translational
IL - C. Shull, Chair (2022-25)
IA - D. Rosero (2023-26)
TX - E. Posey (2024-27)
Teaching and Extension Education
ND - L. Hulsman Hanna, Chair (2022-25)
IA - R. Culbertson (2023-26)
Student Graduate / Undergraduate Competitions
MN - J. Hong, Chair (2024-25)
MI - K. Kim (2025-26)
IA - M. Bible (2025-27)
KS - A. Hartman (2025-27)
David H. Baker Symposium
MN - D. Giesting, Chair (2025)
NC - S.W. Kim, (2025)
IL - H. Stein, Past Chair (2025)
Harlan Ritchie Symposium
KS - P. Anderson, Chair (2022-25)
TX - D. Lust (2023-26)
MO - M. McCully (2024-27)
KS - L. Corah (Ex-officio)
NE - K. Bruns (Ex-officio)