Don Palmquist, Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Sciences, was recognized on 19 February 2015, at the 30th Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference in Tempe, AZ, as a "Pioneer in Nutrition". The award recognized his pioneering research in calcium soaps as an energy supplement for dairy cows and for leading research on use of supplemental fats to modify milk fat compostion. Palmquist presented a lecture on "The future of protected fats" at the conference.