The Midwest Poultry Consortium (MPC) has awarded Dr. Anup Kollanoor Johny of University of Minnesota with its 2023 Outstanding Service Award. Dr. Johny was recognized at MPC’s Annual Meeting held Tuesday, April 11 in conjunction with the PEAK Convention.
MPC’s Outstanding Service Award is given to individuals who exemplify outstanding service to the Consortium and to the poultry industry as a whole. Dr. Anup Johny was recognized for his invaluable dedication and commitment to MPC’s Center of Excellence Scholarship/Internship (COE) Program and played an important role in the planning and coordination of bringing the COE to the University of Minnesota.
“Not only does Dr. Johny serve as a COE instructor, but he’s also the Coordinating Council representative for the University of Minnesota,” said Beth Nelson, MPC President. “He was key to the success of COE’s debut at the University of Minnesota in 2022. He truly wants the COE program to shine at his university and he wants his university to shine for all the COE faculty members and students.”
In 2022, Dr. Johny served as an instructor in both the Poultry Products Technology and Poultry Enterprise Management classes at the COE and is the onsite coordinator in years in which the COE is located on the University of Minnesota campus. Dr. Johny earned his Ph.D. in Animal Science and served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Connecticut prior to arriving at the University of Minnesota where he currently serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Science.
Dr. Johny joins previous MPC Outstanding Service Award winners: Sally Noll (’22); Elizabeth Bobeck (’21); Greg Fraley (’20); Mick Fulton (’19); Ken Koelkebeck (’18); Steve Jurek (’17); Mark Richards (’16); Michael Lilburn (’15); Dr. Dan Schaefer (’14); Patricia Hester (’13); Mark Cook (’12); Hongwei Xin (’11); Bernie Wentworth (’10); Lou Arrington (’09); Sen. Tom Harkin (’08); Wendy Wintersteen (’07); Dennis Casey (’06); Sue Lamont (’05); Ron Kean (’04); Bob Sparboe (’03); Congressman Tom Latham (’02).
In recognition of Dr. Johny’s years of service to the Midwest Poultry Consortium, it is with great thanks and appreciation that MPC awards him the 2023 Outstanding Service Award. Congratulations, Dr. Johny!
