Partner: Chicago Section of IFT
Award Description: Honors an individual who has demonstrated lifetime contributions to the science of food. This award celebrates those whose work has made a lasting impact on the global food system. Recipients of this award are recognized not only for their scientific achievements but for their enduring efforts to improve food for communities worldwide, leaving a legacy of innovation and progress that benefits future generations.
Award: $5,000 honorarium and a crystal award from IFT, and a bronze medal from Chicago Section IFT
Criteria & Eligibility: Nominees must have a career marked by cumulative, measurable contributions to the science of food in alignment with IFT’s vision. We are seeking individuals who:
- Have made groundbreaking contributions through research publications that have shaped their field of study.
- Have positively influenced the science of food through a combination of research, teaching, and outreach (extension) activities.
- Have developed novel products that have made a global impact and are enjoyed around the world.
- Have driven transformative improvements in food safety and/or nutrition regulation, demonstrating leadership in their country and beyond.
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2024: Harjinder Singh 2023: Fereidoon Shahidi 2022: Michael Eskin 2021: Eric Decker 2020: José M. Aguilera 2019: D. Julian McClements 2018: Dennis R. Heldman 2017: Jozef L. Kokini 2016: E. Allen Foegeding 2015: Stephen Taylor 2014: C. Patrick Dunne 2013: Kenneth R. Swartzel 2012: Casimir Akoh 2011: Malcolm Bourne 2010: R. Paul Singh 2009: Daryl Lund 2008: Gilbert A. Leveille 2007: Todd R. Klaenhammer 2006: George E. Inglett 2005: Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas 2004: Larry R. Beuchat 2003: Dietrich Knorr 2002: Daniel F. Farkas 2001: Adolph S. (Al) Clausi 2000: Aaron L. Brody 1999: Robert G. Cassens 1998: Theodore P. Labuza 1997: H.C. Rudolf Heiss |
1996: Michael P. Doyle 1995: Philip E. Nelson 1994: Roy L. Whistler 1993: Wilbur A. Gould 1992: Irving J. Pflug 1991: Raymond J. Moshy 1990: Myron Solberg 1989: Fergus M. Clydesdale 1988: Owen R. Fennema 1987: Elmer H. Marth 1986: Marcus Karel 1985: Alina S. Szczesniak 1984: John J. Powers 1983: Steven S. Chang 1982: Clinton O. Chichester 1981: Bernard S. Schweigert 1980: Evan F. Binkerd 1979: F.J. Francis 1978: Jasper Guy Woodroof 1977: Richard L. Hall 1976: Amihud Kramer 1975: Ernest J. Briskey 1974: George F. Stewart 1973: Hans Lineweaver 1972: John C. Ayres 1971: Reid T. Milner 1970: Samuel A. Goldblith 1969: Edwin M. Foster |
1968: Donald K. Tressler 1967: Michael J. Copley 1966: Maynard A. Joslyn 1965: Harold W. Schultz 1964: Gail M. Dack 1963: Karl F. Meyer 1962: Arnold Kent Balls 1961: Helmut C. Diehl 1960: Ernst H. Wiegand 1959: Berton S. Clark 1958: William F. Geddes 1957: Emil M. Mrak 1956: Bernard E. Proctor 1955: Charles G. King 1954: Charles N. Frey 1953: Victor Conquest 1952: Edward M. Chace 1951: A.E. Stevenson 1950: Thomas M. Rector 1949: Roy C. Newton 1948: C.A. Elvehjem 1947: C. Olin Ball 1946: C.H. Bailey 1945: A.W. Bitting 1944: C.E. Browne 1943: Samuel C. Prescott 1942: William V. Cruess |