Michael J. Mansfield Award
USMEF established the Michael J. Mansfield award in recognition of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield whose five decades of government service formed the foundation for the advancement of U.S. trade relations throughout the world.
| 2006 – Dr. Bernard Vallat – OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) |
| 2005 – Senator Richard G. Lugar |
| 2002 – Dean Kleckner |
| 2001 – Congressman Kika de la Garza |
| 1998 – Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky |
| 1993 – Ambassador Clayton Yeutter |
| 1992 – Dr. Jaime Serra Puche, Secretary of Commerce and Industry, Mexico; |
| Michael H. Wilson, Minister for International Trade, Canada; |
| and Carla A. Hills, U.S. Trade Representative |
| 1991 – Richard E. Lyng |
Distinguished Service Award
Since 1991, USMEF has presented the Distinguished Service Award to outstanding figures in the red meat industry who exemplify the exceptional, individual dedication responsible for the federation’s success.
| 2011 – Eddie Troutman |
| 2010 – Michael O’Leary |
| 2008 – John Bellinger |
| 2007 – John Hardin |
| 2006 – Alan “Bud” Middaugh |
| 2005 – Dr. Larry Lee (FSIS) |
| 2004 – Dr. Keith Belk (CSU) |
| 2003 – Merlyn Carlson |
| 2002 – Joe Hampton |
| 2001 – James A. Mullins |
| 2000 – Dr. Gary Smith |
| 1999 – Stanley Miller |
| 1998 – Curt Beatty |
| 1997 – Don Gingerich |
| 1996 – Dr. Russell Cross |
| 1994 – Donald Butler |
| 1993 – C.W. McMillan |
| 1992 – Peter Marble |
| 1991 – Baxter Freese |
