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College Bowl

Chair: Helen Melito, North Carolina State University (iftsa.cbc@gmail.com)

Overview:

Since 1985, the IFTSA College Bowl Competition has tested the knowledge of student teams from across the United States in the areas of food science and technology, history of foods and food processing, food law, and general IFT/food-related trivia. The College Bowl is designed to facilitate interaction among students from different universities, stimulate the students' desire to accumulate and retain knowledge, and provide a forum for students to engage in friendly competition. Teams for IFT Student Chapters in eight geographical areas of the Student Association compete in area competitions prior to the IFT Annual Meeting. The winning teams from the eight areas then compete in a final competition at the Annual Meeting. All finalists receive a $1000 travel grant. The national champion earns a $1000 award, and the runner-up a $750 award.

Competition Rules (pdf) (UPDATED 8.31.2011)

College Bowl Competition Question Submission Template (xls)  (UPDATED 8.31.2011)
 

Important Dates

Finals: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, Las Vegas, NV

Regional Competitions:
Central Atlantic IFTSA Area Meeting
Meeting dates: April 13 – 15
Location: Virginia Tech; Blacksburg, VA
Contact: Quin Patton (jqpatton@ncsu.edu)

Teams competing:
North Carolina State University
University of Delaware
University of Maryland
Virginia Tech

Midwest IFTSA Area Meeting
Meeting dates: March 30 – April 1
Location: University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY
Contact: Jamie Greene Skudlarek (jamie.greene@uky.edu)

Teams competing:
Michigan State University
Ohio State University
Purdue University
University of Illinois
University of Kentucky
University of Tennessee

Mountain West IFTSA Area Meeting
Meeting dates: April 6 – 7
Location: Colorado State University; Fort Collins, CO
Contact: Aliyar Fouladkhah (aliyar@lamar.colostate.edu)

Teams competing:
Brigham Young University
California Polytechnic – Pomona
California Polytechnic – San Luis Obispo
Chapman University
Utah State University

North Atlantic IFTSA Area Meeting
Meeting dates: April 7
Location: University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA
Contact: Xi Chen (chenxi@eden.rutgers.edu)

Teams competing:
Cornell University
Pennsylvania State University
Rutgers University
University of Maine
University of Massachusetts

North Central IFTSA Area Meeting
Meeting dates: April 13  – 14
Location: University of Wisconsin- Madison; Madison, WI
Contact: Gregory Turbes (turbes@wisc.edu)

Teams competing:
Iowa State University
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska
University of Wisconsin – Madison
University of Wisconsin – River Falls

Pacific West IFTSA Area Meeting
Meeting dates: March 10 – 11
Location: University of California- Davis; Davis, CA
Contact: Kirk Smith (kirktsmith@gmail.com)

Teams competing:
California State University – Fresno
Oregon State University
University of California – Davis
University of Idaho – Washington State University

South Central IFTSA Area Meeting
Meeting dates: March 30
Location: Culinary Focus; Dallas, TX
Contact: Lisbeth Rives (lisbethrives@gmail.com)

Teams competing:
Oklahoma State University
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
University of Arkansas
University of Missouri

Southeast IFTSA Area Meeting
Meeting dates: March 30 – April 1
Location: Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA
Contact: Adriana Soto (asotor1@tigers.lsu.edu)

Teams competing:
Alabama A&M University
Clemson University
Louisiana State University
University of Florida
University of Georgia