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A SPECIAL BRIEFING FOR KEY FRIENDS OF THE U.S. POULTRY & EGG ASSOCIATION
$10.55 MILLION IN COMMITMENTS
A
t the USPOULTRY Foundation Executive Luncheon held
during the 2015 International Production & Processing
Expo in January, USPOULTRY announced $10.5
million in commitments had been pledged for Ensuring
the Future. We are pleased to note that the amount has increased
to $10.55 million since the announcement - with more to come!
“The tremendous support from Foundation donors means that
we can significantly increase the funding invested back into the
industry. It will expand vital research and youth programs that
help attract students to poultry and related majors and ultimately
into careers in the poultry and egg industry,” said campaign cochairman, Elton Maddox, president and CEO of Wayne Farms, at
the luncheon.
The USPOULTRY Foundation serves all segments of the poultry
and egg industry, investing millions of dollars for recruiting
students and funding research. Donors recognized at the luncheon
were acknowledged in eight categories.
The USPOULTRY Foundation is a tax exempt, public 501(c)(3)
Foundation.
We recognized the following donors at
the Executive Luncheon:
Visionary ($1,000,000 and Above): Tommy and Chantal Bagwell,
Tyson Foods
Pacesetter ($500,000 -$999,999): Cargill, Pilgrim’s, Prestage
Farms, Sanderson Farms
Benefactor ($250,000 - $499,999): Cal-Maine Foods, Case Farms,
Cooper Family Foundation, George’s Inc., Ingram Farms, Koch
Foods, Mountaire Corp., Peco Foods, Perdue Farms, Simmons
Foods, Stanley Frank Family Foundation, Wayne Farms
Steward ($100,000 - $249,999): AJC International, Amick Farms,
Anonymous, Butterball, CCF Brands, Claxton Poultry Farms,
Fieldale Farms, G&C Farming, GNP Company, Monty & Margot
Henderson, Dr. Don & Teresa Jackson, Keystone Foods, Elton &
Claire Maddox, Mar-Jac Poultry, Midwest Poultry Services, Ozark
Mountain Poultry Farms, Shepard Exposition Services, Valley Proteins
Director ($50,000 - $99,999): Delvin Barrett Family, Frost PLLC,
Tom Hensley, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Hollis P. Osborne Family,
John & Nancy Starkey, R.H. (Twig) & Lorraine Strickler, Virginia
Poultry Growers Cooperative, West Liberty Foods
Leader ($25,000 - $49,999): James Adams, Agri Stats, Larry
& Terri Brown, Crystal Farms, Don & Patricia Dalton, Georgia
Poultry Federation, Ben & Holly Harrison, Jay & Carrie Houchin,
Eric & Barbara Joiner, Jerry & Kitty Lane, Bernard & Pam Leonard,
Don Mabe, Pete Martin, Morris & Associates, Jerry & Cherie Moye,
Todd & Shelley Simmons, Mike Welch, Steve & Cheri Willardsen
(Left to right): Sherman Miller, COO of Cal-Maine Foods, Jackson, Miss., and
chairman of USPOULTRY; Dan Cathy, CEO, Chick-fil-A; Elton Maddox,
president and CEO of Wayne Farms and campaign co-chairman of
the USPOULTRY Foundation; and John Starkey, president of USPOULTRY, at
the USPOULTRY Foundation Executive Luncheon.
Board Research Initiative
The USPOULTRY Board Research Initiative has issued
requests for proposals for two research projects. The first is the
investigation of the efficiency of inducing insensibility in
poultry using low voltage stunning. The second project will look
at the determination of the interaction of density and wellbeing in
broilers and turkeys.
Partner ($10,000 - $24,999): Paul & Carolyn Bredwell, Alan
Duncan, Dr. John & Kathryn Glisson, Larry Guest, Barbara &
Mardie Jenkins, Longenecker’s Hatchery, Paul & Nell Pressley,
Jackie Stewart, Mark & Edna Waller, Donnie Wilburn
Ambassador ($5,000 - $9,999): Anonymous, Mike Brown, Richie
& Louise King, Abit Massey, Nath & Joy Morris, SEI Investments,
Gwen & James Venable
(Up to $4,999): 30 donors
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A SPECIAL BRIEFING FOR KEY FRIENDS
O F T H E U. S . P O U LT R Y & E G G A S S O C I AT I O N
USPOULTRY FOUNDATION SENDS FFA
STUDENTS TO IPPE
As part of an enhanced effort by the USPOULTRY Foundation
to support the recruitment and training of the brightest students
and to promote careers in the poultry and egg industry, the top
10 finishing teams of the National FFA Poultry Evaluation Career
Development Event (CDE) were invited to the International
Poultry Expo, part of the International Production & Processing
Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Ga., at the end of January. As a result,
almost 50 FFA student leaders participated in the IPPE.
Poultry industry leaders, Elton Maddox, president and CEO,
Wayne Farms; Doug Ramsey, SVP of Poultry, Tyson Foods; and
Randall Ennis, director, Global Business Development for the
EW Group, Aviagen, participated in a program that informed the
students about the multitude of career opportunities in the industry.
Additionally, students had an opportunity to visit the vast trade
show floor to see the exciting technology used by today’s modern,
sustainable poultry industry.
“Our Association has long been a supporter of the FFA Poultry
Evaluation CDE, and we were pleased to be able to offer the
USPOULTRY FOUNDATION
Board of Directors
Chairman: Elton Maddox, Wayne Farms
Vice Chairman: Sherman Miller, Cal-Maine Foods
Treasurer: Paul Hill, West Liberty Foods
Secretary: Jerry Moye, Cobb-Vantress
Tommy Bagwell, American Proteins
Tom Hensley, Fieldale Farms
Dr. Fred Hoerr, retired, Auburn University
Bernard Leonard, retired, Tyson Foods
Dr. Henry Marks, retired, University of Georgia
Ensuring the Future
of the Poultry and Egg Industry
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teams an opportunity to experience the world’s largest annual
trade show for the poultry, meat and feed industries,” remarked
USPOULTRY chairman, Sherman Miller, Cal-Maine Foods,
Jackson, Miss.
The following teams attended the 2015 IPPE. They are listed
in their order of finish: Hughson FFA, California; Lincoln FFA,
Arkansas; Prairie Central FFA, Illinois; Wheaton FFA; Missouri;
Texico FFA, New Mexico; East Jackson High FFA, Georgia;
Louisburg FFA, Kansas; Crest FFA, North Carolina; and Adair
FFA, Oklahoma.
FFA Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event team members at the 2015
IPPE. (Not pictured: Hughson FFA, California)
YOUR LEADERSHIP
can make the difference
Please contact me at any time to discuss how you can leave a legacy
and support the Foundation as we continue to expand our service to the
industry.
JOHN STARKEY
President, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
[email protected]
Mission Statement
To support the recruitment and training of the brightest students,
seek and fund scientific research, foster student scientists,
and promote careers in the poultry and egg industry.