Award for excellence in innovation

The Award for Excellence in Innovation is to honor and recognize individuals or institutions for advancing the pork industry through innovative techniques, applications and/or action that include but are not limited to environmental stewardship, sustainability, research, science, and other related advancements in the pork industry. Established in 2018.

  • Award may be made to an individual or institution.

  • Priority consideration is for an owner, operator, contract producer, manager or employee engaged in pork production in North Carolina.

Eligibility

Please email all nomination forms to ________ or mail to NC Pork Council, 4000 Westchase Blvd #330, Raleigh, NC 27607. Nominations may be sent at any time during the year. Deadline for consideration for the next award cycle is December 1.

Past Recipients

2018 – Gus Simmons

2019 – Hog Slat, Inc.

2020 – Kraig Westerbeek

2021 – Dr. Terry Coffey