The Thomas F. Savage Papers consist of annual reports documenting research conducted as a part of the Western Regional Turkey Research Project. Savage worked on this project for the Oregon State University Poultry Science Department, and later, for the Animal Sciences Department. Savage was at OSU from 1982 until 2010.
Scope and Content Notes
The Thomas F. Savage Papers consist of annual reports documenting research conducted as a part of the Western Regional Turkey Research Project. Savage worked on this project in the Oregon State University Poultry Science Department (which later merged into the Animal Sciences Department in 1991). OSU was one of 25 institutions which participated in this United States Department of Agriculture project, known by the title "Reproductive Efficiency of Turkeys" and identified with the project numbers W-142 and S-213. Prior to Savage's arrival at OSU in 1982, the reports list poultry science professor James A. Harper as the university's coordinator of the project.
Biographical / Historical Notes
Thomas F. Savage began his career at Oregon State University in 1982 as an associate professor in the Poultry Science Department. He had received degrees from Suffolk University and the University of New Hampshire in 1966 and 1972, respectively. Savage specialized in the study of poultry genetics with a focus on turkey research as part of an overall program to improve production and quality. Among his published articles include studies on metabolic profiling research, environmentally induced disease in chick embryos, and the occurence of parthenogenesis in turkeys.
In addition to his work in research and instruction, Savage also served also as head advisor for students majoring in the Animal Sciences. His excellence in this position was recognized by a number of awards: the Agricultural Executive Council’s Distinguished Professor Award, the College of Agricultural Sciences' F.E. Price Excellence in Student Advising and Counseling Award, and the College of Agricultural Sciences' Honorary Student Ambassador Award.
Other honors received by Savage include the 2008 Poultry Scientist of the Year by the Pacific Egg and Poultry Association and induction into the College of Agricultural Sciences' Diamond Pioneer Registry. Savage retired in 2010.
Author: Karl McCreary
