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American Poultry Hall of Fame inducts James Denton
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American Poultry Hall of Fame Inducts James Denton
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James H. Denton, professor emeritus and former director of the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science (CEPS), was inducted into the American Poultry Hall of Fame Jan. 24 at the International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo in Atlanta.
He is one of five inductees selected by the American Poultry Historical Society at three-year intervals. A bronze plaque bearing the image of each inductee will be on permanent display in the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Md.
Dr. Denton has worked in poultry and food safety for 36 years, 10 years as Poultry Science Department head and director of the Division of Agriculture’s CEPS. He served four terms on the USDA National Advisory Committee for Meat and Poultry Inspection.
Current leadership positions held by Dr. Denton are secretariat for the National
Alliance for Food Safety and Security, including four years as chairman of the board and operations committee; a member of the steering committee of the Food Safety Consortium; board of directors of the International HACCP Alliance; and chairman of the Poultry Science Association Foundation board of trustees.
Dr. Denton began his career as a research associate at Texas A & M University in 1972 and was acting head of the TAMU Department of Poultry Science before coming to the University of Arkansas in 1992. He has been an emeritus professor since 2004.
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