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Dell M. Allen, Ph.D.
Vice President of Technical Services and Food Safety, Excel Corp
Class of 2009
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Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011)
Senior Chairman of the Board, Tyson Foods
Class of 2009
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Donald L. Houston (1934–1988)
Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service (1979-1987)
Class of 2009
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Dr. Gary C. Smith
Professor, Colorado State University
Class of 2009
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Dr. H. Russell Cross
Administrator and Professor, Texas A&M University
Class of 2009
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Earl B. Olson (1915–2006)
Founder, Jennie-O Foods (posthumous)
Class of 2009
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Frank Perdue (1920–2005)
Board Chairman, Perdue Farms (posthumous)
Class of 2009
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Jimmy Dean (1928-2009)
Founder, Jimmy Dean Sausage Co.
Class of 2009
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Joseph Luter III
Chairman and CEO, Smithfield Foods
Class of 2009
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Kenneth Monfort (1930–2001)
CEO, Monfort Inc. (posthumous)
Class of 2009
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Lawrence D. Starr (1932–2004)
Chairman and CEO, Koch Equipment LLC (posthumous)
Class of 2009
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Louis ‘Mick’ Colvin
Founder, Certified Angus Beef
Class of 2009
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Mel Coleman, Sr. (1925–1992)
Rancher and Founder, Coleman Natural Beef (posthumous)
Class of 2009
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Paul Engler
Founder, Cactus Feeders
Class of 2009
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Philip M. Seng
President and CEO, U.S. Meat Export Federation
Class of 2009
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Raymond T. Townsend (1913–2011)
Founder and former Chairman, Townsend Engineering
Class of 2009
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Richard E. Lyng (1918–2003)
Former USDA Secretary; former President, American Meat Institute (posthumous)
Class of 2009
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Richard L. Knowlton
Former Chairman, President and CEO, Hormel Foods
Class of 2009
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Robert L. Peterson (1933–2004)
Former Chairman and CEO, IBP Inc. (posthumous)
Class of 2009
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Rosemary Mucklow
Executive Director Emeritus, National Meat Association
Class of 2009
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Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Author, Entrepreneur and Professor, Colorado State University
Class of 2009