Since the presentation of the first Nicholas Appert Award in 1942, the annual awards presentation has been one of the highlights of IFT’s Annual Meeting. This year’s awards were presented during the Opening Event of IFT’s 1999 Annual Meeting held in Chicago, Ill., on July 24, 1999. Twelve 1999 Achievement Award winners are shown on this and following pages.
1999 Nicholas Appert Award Robert G. Cassens
ROBERT G. CASSENS, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, received the 1999 …