Achievement Awards
The 2013 IFT Achievement Awards Call for Nominations is now open!
Recognize an individual or team for remarkable contributions in research, applications, and service in the food science and technology industry with IFT’s Achievement Award. Honor the work of a deserving colleague by nominating them for an award which recognizes their achievements in a particular area of food science.
Brief descriptions of each Achievement Awards are below. For more details and to access the nomination form for a specific award, click on the name of the award. General nomination guidelines can be found on the Nomination Rules page.
Nominations close December 1, 2012.
If you have questions, please contact awards@ift.org.
SPONSOR: International Life Sciences Institute North America and the Institute of Food Technologists.
AWARD: $3,000 (furnished by ILSI North America) and a plaque (furnished by IFT).
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member who has attained distinction by contributions to food technology which have resulted in improved public health through nutrition or more nutritious food.
SPONSOR: Stephen S. Chang Endowment Trust Fund supported by the Taiwan Food Industries
AWARD: $3,000 and a Steuben crystal sculpture
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT-member food scientist or technologist who has made significant contributions to lipid or flavor science.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists and the Northern California Section of IFT.
AWARD: This award, originated by the Northern California Section of IFT, consists of a bronze medal (furnished by the section) and an honorarium of $3,000 (furnished by IFT).
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member who has achieved excellence in teaching food science and technology.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists and Phi Tau Sigma Honorary Society.
AWARD: A plaque (furnished by IFT) and an honorarium of $3,000 (furnished by Phi Tau Sigma).
PURPOSE: To honor a member of IFT and Phi Tau Sigma who has brought honor and recognition to the profession of food science and technology through a distinguished career in that profession displaying exemplary leadership, service and communication skills that enhance the effectiveness of all food scientists in serving society.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists
AWARD: Plaque(s) to the company and/or collaborating organization.
PURPOSE: To honor a company or organization for an outstanding development which represents a significant advance in the application of food science and technology to food production.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists
AWARD: $3,000 and a plaque. If a team wins the award, each member of the team will receive a plaque and an equal share of the $3,000.
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT-member industrial scientist or team of industrial scientist(s) who have made a major technical contribution to the advancement of the food industry.
SPONSOR: The Bor S. Luh Endowment Fund of Feeding Tomorrow
AWARD: $3,000 and a plaque
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member or an institution whose outstanding efforts resulted in one or more of the following: (1) international exchange of ideas in the field of food technology; (2) better international understanding in the field of food technology; and/or (3) practical successful transfer of food technology to an economically depressed area in a developing or developed nation.
SPONSOR: The Lomi Foundation Endowment Fund of Feeding Tomorrow
AWARD: $50,000 paid in two annual installments and a plaque
PURPOSE: The prize, given every other year, was first awarded in 1994. To honor and provide research funding for an IFT-member or nonmember scientist or engineer conducting basic chemistry/physics/engineering research applied to food processing and improvement of food quality. Prize money is to be used by the recipient in directing and carrying out a proposed research project, and to allow a successful scientist to help a young scientist(s) to also become successful.
SPONSOR: The Bernard L. Oser Endowment Fund of Feeding Tomorrow
AWARD: $3,000 honorarium and a plaque
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member for his or her contribution to the scientific knowledge of food ingredient safety or leadership in establishing principles for food ingredient safety evaluation or regulation.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists.
AWARD: $3,000 and a plaque.
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member who has shown outstanding ability in research in some area of food science and technology.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists.
AWARD: $3,000 and a plaque. If a team wins the award, each member of the team will receive a plaque and an equal share of the $3,000.
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member or team of members who have made a recent, significant research and development contribution to the understanding of food science, food technology, or nutrition.
SPONSOR: The Myron Solberg Endowment Fund of Feeding Tomorrow
AWARD: $3,000 and a plaque.
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member for providing leadership in the establishment and successful development and continuation of industry/government/academia cooperative organization.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists and the New York Section of IFT
AWARD: This award, originated by the New York Section of IFT, consists of a plaque (furnished by IFT) and an honorarium of $3,000 (furnished by the Section).
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member for pursuit of humanitarian ideals and unselfish dedication that has resulted in significant contributions to the well-being of the food industry, academia, students, or the general public.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists
AWARD: $3,000 and a plaque
PURPOSE: To honor an individual who has provided continuing, meritorious and imaginative service to IFT. The award was first presented to Calvert L. Willey, then Executive Director of IFT, in 1987 and initiated on the 50th Anniversary of IFT in 1989.
SPONSOR: Sensory and Consumer Sciences Division Fund of Feeding Tomorrow
AWARD: $3,000 and a plaque
PURPOSE: To recognize excellence within the sensory and consumer sciences field.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists and American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
AWARD: $3,000 and a plaque
PURPOSE: Recognizes outstanding research and/or public service at the interface between the disciplines of nutrition and food science, over a period of five years or more, which has contributed to improved health and well-being.
The lecture will be delivered each year, with the venue alternating between the IFT (even years) and ASN (odd years) annual meetings. It is recommended that the lecture should not exceed 45 minutes in length, in order to create continuity with the rest of the scientific program. Individuals are limited to receiving the award once (either from ASN or IFT).
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists and the Chicago Section of IFT.
AWARD: This award, originated by the Chicago Section of IFT, consists of a Bronze Medal (furnished by the Section) and an honorarium of $5,000 (furnished by IFT).
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member or nonmember for preeminence in and contributions to the field of food technology.
SPONSOR: Kellogg Company, championed by the International Division of IFT.
AWARD: $3,500 honorarium, complimentary registration to IFT's Annual Meeting & Food Expo and a plaque. Total award is valued at more than $4,000.
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT member working in academics, research institutes or the government, regardless of geographic origin, whose outstanding efforts result in one or more of the following: (1) Enabling and increasing access to nutritious food in non-industrialized countries; (2) Developing emerging technologies and/or research that addresses non-industrialized countries food needs, food safety, and food security; and/or (3) Contributing toward the technological development in one or more local food industries to help foster economic development in non-industrialized countries.
SPONSOR: Institute of Food Technologists
AWARD: Each person elected receives a plaque and pin from IFT.
PURPOSE: To honor an IFT Professional Member for unusual and meritorious contributions to the profession of food science and technology.