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2008 Recipient - Division Achievement Award
Robert C. Post,
Ph.D., MEd., MSc.
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IFT
activities:
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Member of IFT
since 1977; professional member since 1988.
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President of the University of Maryland
Student Chapter of IFT – 1979-81
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Provided dozens of oral
presentations and poster presentations at IFT annual meeting since 1979
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Developed and moderated symposia, e.g.,
on using food consumption data for assessing health and safety issues, at IFT
annual meetings
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Invited speaker numerous symposia at IFT
annual meetings on major industry/government/consumer policy issues, e.g.,
Nutrition Labeling-The Time is Now (1993)
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Volunteered as IFT Science Fair Judge for
DC Section
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Invited speaker at IFT Division and
section meetings (e.g., New York and Philadelphia) – presented on various major
policy issues
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Provided guidance and updates to IFT
Washington DC office on various food policy issues, e.g., activities of the
Codex Committee on Food Labeling
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One of 3 instructors of IFT’s two-day
short course on Food Laws and Regulations for 10 years; covered USDA topics (unreimbursed
and no honorarium received); short-courses were given 2 times per year at
various locations in the U.S.
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One of 3 (originally, and later, one of
2) instructors of IFT’s two-day short course on Labeling Food Marketed in the
U.S. (unreimbursed and no honorarium received); short courses were given 2 times
per year at various locations in the U.S.
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Personally paid for travel and
accommodations to give the last two IFT short courses (2006) in which I
participated
Hosted and presented at November 2006 Washington DC section meeting at the USDA
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Dr. Robert C. Post was appointed as
the Deputy Director of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, an Agency
in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in September 2007. As the
senior administrative official in the Agency, he serves as an advisor to the
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services on a broad range of
policy, organizational, and technical issues that focus on improving the health
of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific
research to the nutrition needs of consumers. A primary goal for Dr. Post is to
create remarkable ways to promote positive changes in the nutrition and health
habits of Americans through a variety of effective educational and marketing
tools, such as MyPyramid (MyPyramid.gov).
Dr. Post came to the Center after 11 years as the Director of USDA’s national
Food Labeling Policy program. As part of the Office of Policy, he led staffs
that developed and communicated consumer protection policies and marketing
programs in the area of food, nutrition, and health claims labeling; food
standards; and food ingredients used in the production of meat, poultry, and egg
products distributed in domestic commerce and exported to the United States. He
led efforts to set national policies that directly benefit Americans, such as
organic and nutrition labeling on food packaging.
Before becoming Director, Dr. Post served in senior leadership positions in
other FSIS programs -- Regulatory Programs; Technical Services; Inspection
Operations; and Science and Technology -- where he managed national programs
that studied nutrition and food consumption trends; provided oversight for the
inspection of food products; and studied the health and safety aspects of new
food technologies and ingredients.
Currently, Dr. Post is an adjunct member of the Nutrition and Food Science
Department of the University of Maryland, instructing courses in food industry
quality control, and food laws and policy. Since 1986, he also taught courses
and workshops on science communications, media, and technology; public health
education and program administration; food and nutrition labeling; food
ingredients; food processing and packaging methods; and consumer research
methods. Prior to joining USDA in 1982, he held research and teaching positions
in academia, taught public high-school science, and worked as a Research Food
Scientist in the food industry.
Dr. Post's holds a Ph.D. in Public Health and Science Education Policy and
Program Administration, from the University of Maryland, where he also earned a
Master of Education in Health Communications, Media, and Technology in 1989; a
Master of Science in Food Science and Microbiology in 1981; and a Bachelor of
Science in Food Science and Biochemistry in 1978. Dr. Post has been awarded
certificates of merit for his technical competence and leadership qualities in
directing many vital USDA and inter-agency projects. He has also authored more
than 75 articles and technical papers.
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