ASI Family & Friends Reunion

Dr. Dell Allen, a retired Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry professor and a meat industry visionary, along with his wife, Joyce, were presented with the 2024 Don L. Good Impact Award.

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2024 Don Good Impact Award Recognition Video

2024 K-State ASI Family & Friends Reunion Recap Video

2024 K-State ASI Family & Friends Reunion Recap Video

Dr. Larry Corah, Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry professor emeritus and friend of the livestock industry, was presented with the 2023 Don L. Good Impact Award.

Corah grew up in North Dakota on a small, diversified livestock operation and loved to learn by doing. Corah had many opportunities to show this way of learning, whether it was studying animal science at North Dakota State University, as a local county Extension agent, or when receiving his master’s in ruminant nutrition at Michigan State University.

Following receiving his master’s he served as the technical advisor for an Australian program, helping to develop a cattle feeding industry. He then returned to the U.S. to serve in an extension role in Minnesota before deciding to pursue his doctorate from the University of Wyoming in bovine reproductive physiology.

After earning his doctorate, Corah and his family moved to Manhattan, Kansas, in 1974 joining K-State as a feedlot specialist. In 1979, Corah became the K-State beef section leader and a year later the head of cow-calf research. He also was the first Wildcat to earn the Extension Achievement Award from the American Society for Animal Science in 1987. In 1997 Corah retired from K-State to become the head of producer education at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Corah signed on as Certified Angus Beef vice president of supply development, based in Manhattan, Kansas, in 1998. His initial responsibilities focused on creating new supply chains to ensure supply for the largest branded beef program in the U.S. During his tenure, CAB grew from selling 411 million pounds of beef in 1998 to more than one billion pounds before his retirement.

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Dr. Dave Nichols, Kansas State University Animal Sciences & Industry professor emeritus, was selected to receive the 2022 Don L. Good Impact Award.

Nichols grew up on a commercial beef, swine and crops operation near Brookston, Indiana. He received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and his master’s and doctorate from K-State. Nichols was hired in 1981 as a K-State extension specialist. In 1983, he transitioned to a teaching and research appointment. Then in 1998, after the retirement of Dr. Miles McKee, he was named the ASI Undergraduate Teaching Coordinator serving in that role until June 2021. He retired from the department in June 2022.

During his 40-plus years of teaching, has taught more than 15,000 students in classes ranging from principles of animal science to livestock and carcass evaluations, sale management and beef systems management. Along with teaching, he has also served as an academic advisor advising 70 students per year.

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2022 Don Good Impact Award Recognition Video

2022 Reunion Highlight Video

U.S. Premium Beef (USPB), a grassroots producer-based organization, was selected as the 2021 Don L. Good Impact Award Winner.

USPB is a consumer-based beef marketing company, that is independently owned by beef producers that range from commercial ranchers to feeders. This organization has been responsible for providing better opportunities for producers to earn premiums based on the quality of their animals.

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Kelly & Marcie Lechtenberg and family, proud supporters of the Kansas State University mission, were selected to receive the 2020 Don L. Good Impact Award. The family was recognized Sunday, October 11 during an online presentation.

The Kansas Livestock Association (KLA), a trade organization protecting the business interests of livestock producers, was selected to receive the 2019 Don L. Good Impact Award.

Members of the association are involved in many aspects of the livestock industry, including seedstock, cow-calf and stocker cattle production, cattle feeding, dairy production, swine production, grazing land management and diversified farming operations. The association's work is funded by voluntary dues dollars paid by its more than 5,500 members.

2019 Don L Good Impact Award Presentation Video

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CattleFax, an organization created by cattle producers, received the 2018 Don L. Good Impact Award. Started in 1968, CattleFax is a member-owned organization that serves producers in all segments of the cattle and beef business. For half a century, it has been a global leader in beef industry research, analysis and information. Its exclusive industry database has set the standard for market information and analysis.

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2018 Don L Good Impact Award Presentation Video

Sharon Schwartz, from Washington, Kansas, was presented with the 2017 Don L. Good Impact Award because of her work as a long-time pork industry leader and Kansas state legislator. She served two terms on the National Pork Board and 20 years in the Kansas Legislature. Sharon was an influential part of the “Pork. The Other White Meat” campaign.

Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB), the world's largest and most successful branded beef program, was presented the 2016 Don L. Good Impact Award Oct. 7, 2016.

The first Don L. Good Impact Award recipient was Dr. Miles McKee, ASI Professor
Emeritus. Dr. McKee has taught, mentored and been a friend to thousands of ASI students spanning more than four decades.