BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SPONSORS
Board of Directors 2010-2011
OFFICERS
Paul Patterson, Ph.D., Director (2013)
Penn State University
Department of Poultry Science
213 Henning Building
University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: (814) 865-3414
Fax: (814) 865-5691
Email: phpl@psu.edu
Deanna Baldwin, Assistant Director (2012)
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Food Quality Assurance Program
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Telephone: (410) 841-5769
Fax: (410) 841-2750
Email: baldwidl@mda.state.md.us
E. L. Knicely, Secretary (2014)
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Poultry and Egg Grading
261 Mt. Clinton Pike
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Telephone: (540) 209-9140
Fax: (540) 432-1357
Email: el.knicely@vdacs.virginia.gov
Danny R. Hughes, NEQS Coordinator (2012)
Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission
#1 Natural Resources Drive
PO Box 8505
Little Rock, AR 72215-8505
Telephone: (501) 907-2455
Fax: (501) 907-2234
Email: dhughes@alpc.ar.gov
Diana Sparks, Treasurer (2013)
CCF Brands
5211 Village Pky Ste 101
Rogers, AR 72750-5105
Telephone: (479) 464-0544
Fax: (479) 254-8532
Email: dsparks@ccfbrands.com
BOARD
Kenneth Anderson, Ph.D. (2012)
North Carolina State University
Poultry Science Department
Scott Hall, Room 237, Box 7608
Raleigh, NC 27695-7608
Telephone: (919) 515-5527
Fax: (919) 515-7070
Email: ken_anderson@ncsu.edu
Pat Curtis, Ph.D. (2013)
Auburn University
Food Systems Initiative
570 Devall Drive Ste 342
Auburn, AL 36832
Telephone: (334) 844-6247
Fax:
Email: curtispa@auburn.edu
Nichole Lettich (2014)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Food Safety
Region 6 Room G-5
2301 N. Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Telephone: (717) 346-3223
Email: nlettich@pa.gov
Christine Alvarado, Ph.D. (2014)
Texas A & M University
Poultry Processing& Products, Dept. of Poultry Science
338 Kleberg Center,
2472-TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2472
Telephone: (979) 845-4818
Fax: (979) 845-1921
Email: calvarado@poultry.tamu.edu
Dart Easterday (2014)
Arizona Department of Agriculture
Dairy, Egg, Meat Programs
1688 West Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: (602) 542-0884
Fax: (602) 542-4194
Email: deasterday@azda.gov
Brenda Clements (2012)
Delaware Dept. of Agriculture
Animal Health/Food Products Inspection
2320 S Dupont Hwy
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 698-4546
Fax: (302) 697-4735
Email:
Richard Hoyle (2013)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
PO Box 27686
Raleigh, NC 27686
Telephone: (919) 733-7576
Fax: (919) 733-9724
Email: Richard.Hoyle@ncmail.net
Jewell A. Hutto (2013)
Georgia Egg Commission
PO Box 2929
Suwanee, GA 30024-0978
Telephone: (770) 932-4622
Fax: (770) 932-4625
Email: goodeggs@bellsouth.net
Deana R. Jones, Ph.D. (2012)
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit
Russell Research Center
PO Box 5677
Athens, GA 30604-5677
Telephone: (706) 546-3486
Fax: (706) 546-3035
Email: Deana.Jones@ars.usda.gov
Jacinta LeDonne (2012)
Director of State Programs
American Egg Board
1460 Renaissance Drive, Suite 300
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Telephone: (847) 296-7043
Fax: (847) 296-7007
Email: JLeDonne@aeb.org
Myra F Wilson (2013)
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Poultry & Egg Division
P.O. Box 11280
Columbia, SC 29211-1280
Telephone: (803) 737-4835
Fax: (803) 737-4829
Email: mwilson@scda.sc.gov
Krista Eberle (2014)
United Egg Producers
1720 Windward Concourse Ste 230
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Telephone: (770) 360-9220
Fax: (770) 360-7058
Email: keberle@unitedegg.com
Ron Swafford (2012)
Rose Acre Farms
PO Box 1250
Seymour, IN 47274
Telephone: (812) 497-2557 Ext 292
Fax: (812) 497-3115
Email: rswafford@webmail.goodegg.com
Bruce Webster, Ph.D. (2014)
University of Georgia
Department of Poultry Science
0305 Poultry Science
Athens, GA 30602-4356
Telephone: (706) 542-9154
Fax: (706) 542-8383
Email: bwebster@uga.edu
Nickolas Zimmerman, Ph.D. (2012)
University of Maryland
Department of Animal and Avian Sciences
3151 Animal Sciences Building
College Park, MD 20742-2311
Telephone: 301-405-2805
Fax: 301-314-9059
Email: NickZ@umd.edu
Support provided by the following organizations:
American Egg Board
Arizona Department of Agriculture
Arkansas Department of Agriculture/Livestock & Poultry Commission
CCF Brands
Delaware Department of Agriculture
Egg Nutrition Center
Georgia Egg Commission
Hy-Line International
Indiana State Egg Board
Iowa Poultry Association/Iowa Egg Council
Iowa State University
Maryland Department of Agriculture
National Egg Regulatory Officials
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Penn State University
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Rose Acres Farms
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
United Egg Producers
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
University of Georgia
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland
Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
The National Egg Quality School gratefully acknowledges the following Donors for their generous support of the school in 2011:
American Egg Board
Arkansas Egg Council
CCF Brands – Great Day Foods
Centurion Poultry, Inc.
Country Charm Egg Distribution, Inc.
DeLaval Cleaning Solutions
Diamond Moba Americas
Dolco Packaging
Eggland’s Best, Inc.
Georgia Egg Commission
Hartmann North America
Hickman’s Family Farms
Huhtamaki
Hy-Line International
Madison Chemical Co., Inc.
Mahard Egg Company
Maxim Production Co., Inc.
Midwest Poultry Services, L.P.
Moark LLC
Rose Acre Farms
Sutherland’s Food Service
A special thank you to Rose Acre Farms and Sparboe Farms for donating the eggs and supplies used in the laboratory.