Friday, September 26, 2008
Room 113, Kleberg Center
Texas A&M University, College Station

2008 Rosenthal Lecture Series Schedule

Time	Speaker/Topic
1:45 PM	Welcome Jeff Savell, Regents Professor, E. M. Rosenthal Chairholder, and Meat Science Section Leader, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
2:00 PM	Craig Morris, United States Department of Agriculture — USDA Livestock and Meat Marketing Update
3:00 PM	Shalene McNeal, National Cattlemen's Beef Association — Red Meat and Cancer: Defining the Risk
4:00 PM	Presentation of the Zerle L. Carpenter Graduate Student Award followed by a Refreshment break
4:15 PM	Carol Lorenzen, University of Missouri — Labeling Meat: Jurisdiction, Components, and Marketing Claims
5:15 PM	Reception in the Kleberg Center Atrium

Speaker	Lecture	Year
Don Zink, Nestle, USA	HACCP Interventions	1996
Larry Borchert, University of Wisconsin	Lowfat Meat Technology	1996
Jeremy Taylor, Texas A&M University and Scott Davis, Texas A&M University	Genetic Regulation of Beef Quality	1996
Jeff W. Savell, Texas A&M University Ken Johnson, National Cattlemen's Beef Association	Value-Based Marketing -- An Update	1996
Jimmy W. Wise, United States Department of Agriculture	Role of Grading/Specifications in the Marketplace	1997
H. Russell Cross, Texas A&M University	The Politics of Food Safety	1997
Gary C. Smith, Colorado State University	Assuring the Safety of Meat	1997
Elsa Murano, Texas A&M University	Microbial Testing and Food Safety	1997
Zerle L. Carpenter, Texas A&M University	Meat Science: Past, Present, and Future	1998
Shawn Harris, Cryovac North America	Packaging Technology for the 21st Century	1998
Stephen B. Smith, Texas A&M University	Current Thoughts About Fat Deposition in Animals	1998
Gary R. Acuff, Texas A&M University	Use of Indicator Organisms in HACCP Verification	1998
Mohammad Koohmaraie, USDA-ARS, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center	Recent Developments in Meat Tenderness	1999
Billy Lloyd, U.S. Meat Export Federation	International Trade Issues	1999
Kerri B. Harris, International HACCP Alliance	HACCP Implementation Issues	1999
Rod A. Bowling, Future Beef Operations	Food Safety for the Next Century	1999
Rosemary Mucklow, National Meat Association	PLSC 101: The Politics of Meat	2000
Rhonda K. Miller, Texas A&M University	Consumer Evaluations of Beef and Pork	2000
John W. Siebert, Texas A&M University	Promoting Texas Meats as Gourmet Food	2000
Eric Hentges, National Pork Producers Council	Dietary Guidelines and Fads: What About Meat?	2000
Lisa Hoelscher, Excellence in Health	The Diet Dilemma -- Is Meat In or Out?	2001
H. Glen Dolezal, Excel Corporation	Value Based Carcass Evaluation Programs	2001
Sally Dolezal, Dolezal Enterprises	Meeting the Needs of the Marketplace with Genetics	2001
Herb Meischen, Excel Corporation	New Approaches to Marketing Meat	2002
Floyd K. McKeith, University of Illinois	Factors Affecting Pork Quality	2002
John Southerland, Tyson Food Service Prepared Foods Group	Practical Solutions for Current Food Safety Issues	2002
Shanna Boleman, Consultant, S4 Consulting	New Product Development	2003
John Bellinger, President, Agri-West International John Pilmer, Vice President of Sales - International, Agri-West International	Meat Product Marketing	2003
Gina Bellinger, President, Food Safety Net Services	Food Safety	2003
Melvin Hunt, Kansas State University	Meat Color	2004
John W. Edwards, Express Ranches	Carcass Traits and Cattle Marketing	2004
Alejandro Castillo, Texas A&M University	Update on Food Safety	2004
Joe Harris, Southwest Meat Association	Meat Industry Issues: Perceptions are Real, Facts are Negotiable	2005
Ranzell "Nick" Nickelson, II, CTI Foods/Standard Meat Company	Food Security/Defense	2005
James Henderson, Synergy Beef, LLC	Emulating the Poultry Supply Chain for the Beef Industry	2005
Clare Gill, Texas A&M University	Animal Genetics Update	2006
Jeff Rhodehamel, Cryovac	Meat Packaging	2006
Aubrey Schroeder, Elanco Animal Health	Animal Health and Performance: From Concept to Market	2006
Bridget Baird, National Cattlemen's Beef Association	Beef Research Update	2007
Gordon Carstens, Texas A&M University	Residual Feed Intake, Growth and Carcasss Characteristics	2007