AAMP Award Winners Sharpest Knife in North America The Sharpest Knife in North America Award was established to recognize an AAMP member's skill of sharpening a knife. The event is held annually at the AAMP booth in the supplier trade show. After an entry fee is paid, the member will receive a purposely-dulled knife and be given three minutes to sharpen the blade. The knife will be judged on the angle of the blade, smoothness, sharpness, etc. Half of the money received for the contest is donated to the AAMP Meat Industry Scholarship. 2006 - Kyle Flynn, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 2005 - Dave Hasselbach, Hasselbach Meats, Inc., Fremont, OH 2004 - Randy Garver, R & B Meats, Green River, Wyoming 2003 - Richard Forrest, Forrest Meat Processing, Norwood, Missouri 2002 - Jim Flemming, Festival Sausage, Oakland, Illinois 2001 - Dewey Emmett, Stillwater Packing, Columbus, Montana 2000 - Bill Sloan, Swiss Meats & Sausage, Hermann, Missouri 1999 - Marty Ward, Weyhaupt Brothers, Belleville, Illinois 1998 - Larry McFerron, McFerron Quality Meats, Nowata, Oklahoma 1997 - Dewey Emmett, Stillwater Packing, Columbus, Montana