Two Charles Sturt University (CSU) student meat judges, Ms Jessica McGrath and Ms Nikita Roberts, have been selected in the national training squad following the Intercollegiate Meat Judging (ICMJ) Competition in Wagga Wagga. It caps off a successful event for the CSU team which placed third in the overall ICMJ competition and won the lamb judging and eating quality evaluation classes. Bachelor of Animal Science student Ms McGrath from Bathurst and Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science student Ms Roberts from Maitland now have the chance to be selected in a team to compete in the United States in 2016. CSU Adjunct Associate Professor Peter Wynn was also recognised with a life membership of the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association. Professor Wynn has trained more than 200 students through the program over the past 21 years and was the architect of the format for the current program. It provides the next generation of young meat scientists with four days of national training and competition in Wagga Wagga. "I've been so pleased over the past two decades to see a small competition, which previously benefitted a limited number of trainees, grow into an internationally recognised program for graduates. This development is essential for Australia's flourishing meat industries," said Professor Wynn. In 2015, 130 students from 11 Australian universities and four international teams took part in the ICMJ competition which is designed to promote careers in the meat industry.