Rob and Mary Shuey, originally from Springfield, Ohio, and Chandler, Oklahoma, respectively, graduated with bachelor’s degrees in animal science from OSU in 1981. The couple met as members of the OSU meat judging team. Rob Shuey also was a member of the OSU livestock judging team.

 

The couple’s time and involvement with OSU and their passion for encouraging the future of agriculture have led them to support the OSU Department of Animal and Food Sciences and the OSU Animal Science Alumni Association. They also provide scholarships for the meat and livestock judging teams as well as the Rob and Mary (Kalka) Shuey Animal and Food Sciences Endowed Graduate Student Fellowship Fund.

 

The Shueys had successful careers following their time at OSU; Rob Shuey worked at IBP Inc./Tyson Foods Inc. for nearly 41 years and retired as senior vice president of Fresh Meats International. Mary Shuey spent her career as a high school educator, teaching science classes, primarily biology, and retired after 30 years of education in the South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota Valley, South Dakota, school districts.

 

The couple received the 2022 Dr. Robert Totusek Brand of Excellence Award from the OSU Animal Science Alumni Association, where Rob Shuey serves on the board. They also are major gift donors to the New Frontiers campaign, which helped build a new teaching, research and Extension facility for OSU Agriculture.