Artist: Joseph Allworthy (1892–1991)
Jay Laurence Lush
LUSH, JAY LAURENCE (1896–1982), inducted 1956
Jay Lush was a pioneer in animal genetics and modern scientific livestock breeding. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State Agricultural College, he completed his Ph.D. in genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1922. After work at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Dr. Lush accepted a faculty position at Iowa State College in 1930, where he taught until 1966. His textbook, Animal Breeding Plans, was published in 1937, and he was named president of the American Society of Animal Production in 1939. The recipient of nine honorary doctorates, Dr. Lush was also honored with the Morrison Award (1946), the Borden Award (1958), the Armour Award (1965), and the Wolf Prize (1979). In 1967, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the following year, received the National Medal of Science.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 131