Updated 24 May 2017
| Gary | Acuff | Texas A & M University |
| Jennifer | Acuff | Kansas State University |
| Ilene | Arnold | FSIS USDA |
| Nicole | Arnold | Virginia Tech University |
| Jianfa | Bai | Kansas State University |
| Kaitlyn | Barnes | Kansas State University |
| Joaquin | Baruch | Kansas State University |
| Pragathi | Belagola Shridhar | Kansas State University |
| Mick | Bosilevac | USDA ARS USMARC |
| Jim | Bono | USDA, ARS, USMARC |
| Philip | Bronstein | USDA-FSIS-OPHS |
| Christine | Bruhn | University of California, Davis |
| Dennis | Burson | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Kaylen | Capps | Kansas State University |
| Doug | Carr | Firespring |
| Natalia | Cernicchiaro | Kansas State University |
| Ben | Chapman | North Carolina State University |
| Archie | Clutter | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Darin | Detwiler | Northeastern University |
| Minh | Duong | North Carolina State University |
| Pius | Ekong | Kansas State University |
| Jamie | Engel | Branch Area Careers Center |
| Emilio | Esteban | USDA-FSIS-OPHS |
| Jasque | Feist | Dodge City High School |
| Yaohua | Feng | University of California, Davis |
| Dan | Gallagher | Virginia Tech |
| Leigh Ann | George | Kansas State University |
| Scott | Goltry | Mérieux NutriSciences |
| Sara | Gragg | Kansas State University |
| Nathan | Henderson | Kansas State University |
| Jill | Hochstein | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Brynn | Husk | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Dann | Husmann | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Robert | Jackman | Minister for Primary Industries - New Zealand |
| Sara | Jones | Kansas State University |
| Yang Jin | Jung | USDA ERRC |
| Justin | Kastner | Kansas State University |
| Clayton | Kelling | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Courtney | Kinser | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Ben | Kohl | Piestar, Inc. |
| Saurabh | Kumar | Kansas State University |
| Gentry | Lewis | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Kellen | Liebsch | Kansas State University/Kansas Dept of Ag |
| Kyle | Longacre | Souderton Area High School |
| John | Luchansky | USDA-ARS |
| Lisa | Lucia | Texas A & M University |
| Justin | Ludwig | Kansas State University |
| Jon | Mains | Greater Latrobe School District |
| Chad | Martin | Tyson Fresh Meats |
| Ashley | McCoy | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Brenden | McCullough | National Beef |
| KatieRose | McCullough | North American Beef Institute |
| Buddy | McKendree | Kansas State University |
| Kelly | McTonnell | University of California Davis |
| Minto | Michael | Kansas State University |
| Patrick | Mies | National Beef |
| Rodney | Moxley | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| T. G. | Nagaraja | Kansas State University |
| Lance | Noll | Kansas State University |
| Ian | Patterson | Kansas State University |
| Alexis | Pedrow | Kansas State University |
| Anteelah | Phebus | Kansas State University |
| Randy | Phebus | Kansas State University |
| Katherine | Phetxumphou | Virginia Tech |
| J'Nai | Phillips | Virginia Tech |
| Megan | Porembka | Greater Latrobe School District |
| Bailee | Porter | Kansas State University |
| Anna | Porto-Fett | USDA-ARS |
| Deepak | Poudel | Virginia Tech |
| Tiffanie | Ramos | University of California Davis |
| Sarah | Reasoner | Kansas State University |
| Dave | Renter | Kansas State University |
| John | Ruby | PassTrac Analytics Passport Food Safety Solutions |
| Stanley | Rutledge | Stop Foodborne Illness |
| Carla | Schwan | Kansas State University |
| Jennifer | Searls | Branch Area Careers Center |
| Nicholas | Sevart | Kansas State University |
| Xiaorong | Shi | Kansas State University |
| Pragathi B | Shridhar | Kansas State University |
| Lynne | Smejdir | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| David | Smith | Mississippi State University |
| Katelynn | Stull | Kansas State University |
| Harsha | Thippareddi | University of Georgia |
| Dandi | Thomas | Kansas State University |
| Bryan | Trout | USDA FSIS |
| Bennet | Uhl | Kansas State University |
| Danny | Unruh | Kansas State University |
| Daniel | Vega | Kansas State University |
| Isabel | Walls | USDA-NIFA |
| Caitlin | Warren | Souderton Area High School |
| Clara | Wicoff | Kansas State University |
| Helen | Withers | New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries |
| K Eric | Wommack | University of Delaware |
| Mary | Yavelak | North Carolina State University |
| Rami | Ziara | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |