Boyle named AMSA Fellow and recipient of 2016 AMSA Signal Service Award
K-State's Elizabeth Boyle will be recognized during the American Meat Science Association Reciprocal Meat Conference June 21 in San Angelo, Texas.
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Released: June 14, 2016
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Elizabeth Boyle, Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry professor and extension specialist, has been named an American Meat Science Association Fellow and is a recipient of the 2016 AMSA Signal Service Award. She will be honored during the AMSA 69th Reciprocal Meat Conference on Tuesday, June 21, in San Angelo, Texas.
Boyle has been a member of the K-State animal sciences and industry faculty since 1992. She has worked primarily in extension to enhance the quality and safety of meat products and as a liaison providing scientific and technical assistance to meat processors, consumers, government and trade associations. Since 1993, she has provided HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) training to industry, and in 1997, together with a colleague, developed an undergraduate course in HACCP.
She teaches HACCP and food safety workshops nationally and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in processed meats, HACCP and Advanced HACCP. She continues to host the annual Midwest Processing workshop that has been hosted at K-State for the past 39 years.
Boyle's key program and research areas include processed meat safety and quality, the impact of regulations on small and very small meat and poultry processing facilities, and processors' perceptions of safety and sanitation. In 1996-97, she collaborated with the National FFA Organization to design and develop the Food Science Career Development Event to introduce high school students to majors in these areas in college. She continues to serve on this national committee and received her FFA Honorary American degree from the National FFA Organization.
She was presented with the AMSA Extension-Industry Award in 2007. She served on the 2002-04 AMSA Board of Directors, and in 2004, was the first women to chair the annual RMC. She has served on many committees since becoming a member in 1985.
Boyle is an internationally known expert in HACCP systems and has dedicated her career to assisting smaller sized meat companies with improving processed meat quality and safety, HACCP systems and food safety plans. She has mentored many college students and industry personnel in HACCP and has served as advisor to talented graduate students.
Boyle grew up in Richfield, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis and attended the University of Minnesota. From there she attended Colorado State University to obtain her master's and doctorate in food science, followed by post-doctorate work in meat science at the University of Kentucky and University of Minnesota.
The AMSA Signal Service Award was established in 1956 and is given to members in recognition of devoted service and lasting contributions to the meat industry and to the association. The Signal Service Award is sponsored by Cargill, Elanco Animal Health and Johnsonville Sausage Co. LLC.
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Story by:
Angie Stump Denton, communication coordinator,
Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
785-562-6197 or angiedenton@ksu.edu
