Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893–1954)
Roscoe Conklin “R. C.” Pollock
POLLOCK, ROSCOE CONKLIN (1888–1968), inducted 1948
The first general manager of the National Livestock and Meat Board, R. C. Pollock was born in Iowa and graduated from Iowa State College in 1913. An extension agent in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; in 1919, he accepted a position with the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. In 1921, Pollock went to work for the American Farm Bureau Federation, and one year later, was appointed to the newly formed Meat Board, where he made his largest contributions to the industry over a thirty-two-year tenure. Pollock organized professionals and academics in all facets of animal production, encouraged joint research efforts, established college meat courses, and contributed to the passage of significant legislation in the field. He founded the Reciprocal Meat Conference, which became the foundation for the American Meat Science Association (AMSA). The AMSA has named an award in his honor. R. C. Pollock also initiated meat judging contests for college students, the first at the 1927 International Live Stock Exposition. In 1946, he was chairman of the Special Committee on Information, American Society for Animal Production.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 160