Award for Outstanding Research & Innovation

The Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation is presented by the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) each year to recognize a researcher or scientist whose work has contributed to advancements in the competitiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry. The award was established by the BCRC in 2015.

Eligibility

To be eligible, nominees must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants actively involved in research of benefit to the Canadian beef industry within the past 5 years. Benefit to the Canadian beef industry must be evident in a strong research program aligned with industry priorities, a demonstrated passion and long-term commitment through leadership, teamwork, and mentorship, involvement in ongoing education and training (where applicable), and active engagement with industry stakeholders. Areas of research pertaining to the beef industry may include:

agricultural economics
animal health and welfare
beef quality
environmental stewardship
feed efficiency
feed grains
food safety
forage and grassland production
genetic improvements
social license to operate
technology transfer
development of industry program(s)
other areas pertaining to the competiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry

Nominations

Nominations are welcome from all stakeholders of the Canadian beef industry.

Nominations will be kept on file and re-considered for up to two additional years. In such cases, the nominator will be contacted and given the opportunity to revise the nomination.

Nominations are reviewed by a selection committee assembled by the BCRC, which is comprised of beef producers, industry experts and retired beef-related researchers located across the country.

Deadline

Nominations for the annual award must be submitted to info@beefresearch.ca no later than May 1.

Letters of Support

In addition to the nomination form, a minimum of 3 letters of recommendation that reflect on the influence the nominee has had on Canada’s beef industry are also required. At least one letter should be from the scientific community (i.e. researcher or student) and at least one from an industry stakeholder (i.e. beef producer or staff from an industry organization excluding the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and the BCRC). If a nomination is submitted by an organization, its staff are excluded from providing any of the corresponding letters of support. Letters should reference the nominee’s contribution to the competitiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry through research, communication, and collaboration. Additional support documents are welcome.

Nomination Form

Download the Nomination Form (.docx)

Presentation

The recipient of the annual award is announced at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference.

Past Recipients

2021 - Surya Acharya, PhD
2020 - Karen Beauchemin, PhD
2019 - John Campbell, DVM, DVSc
2018 - Eugene Janzen, DVM
2017 - Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, PhD
2016 - Tim McAllister, PhD
2015 - John McKinnon, PhD