Dr. William A. Dozier, III, Auburn University, received the National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award at this year’s Poultry Science Association annual meeting, which was held recently in San Diego, California.
The Broiler Research Award, instituted by NCC, is given for distinctive research work that has a strong economic impact on the broiler industry. Research may be conducted in any major discipline and is evaluated primarily on the economic influence the work has had or will have on the industry. The award is given for research published in the preceding five calendar years.
William A. Dozier III currently serves as an associate professor at Auburn University in the Department of Poultry Science. He received a BS in animal and dairy science from Auburn University, an MS in animal science from the University of Kentucky, and a PhD in poultry science from Auburn University. He has been recognized internationally for his research determining dietary amino acid requirements of broilers.
Dozier’s publications include 45 senior-authored and 49 co-authored peer-reviewed manuscripts. He has also published 133 other written materials in the form of industry proceedings, popular press articles, and newsletters. Dozier has given numerous presentations at international, national, regional, and state levels. Dozier served as co-chair of the nutrition section of the 2005 and 2012 Poultry Science Association’s Annual Meetings and currently is an associate editor for Poultry Science and reviewer for The Journal of Applied Poultry Research.
