Babcock-Hart Award
Encyclopedia
The Babcock-Hart Award has been awarded since 1948 by the Institute of Food Technologists
. It is given for significant contributions in food technology
that resulted in public health
through some aspects of nutrition
. It was first named the Stephan M. Babcock Award after the agricultural
chemist
Stephen M. Babcock of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
for his "single-grain experiment
" of 1907–1911, but renamed the Babcock-Hart Award following the death of Babcock's colleague Edwin B. Hart
in 1953.
Award winners receive a plaque from the International Life Sciences Institute
-North America
, headquartered in Washington, DC and a USD 3000 honorarium
.
Institute of Food Technologists
The Institute of Food Technologists or IFT is an international, non-profit professional organization for the advancement of food science and technology. It is the largest of food science organizations in the world, encompassing 22,000 members worldwide as of 2006. It is referred to as "THE Society...
. It is given for significant contributions in food technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
that resulted in public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
through some aspects of nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
. It was first named the Stephan M. Babcock Award after the agricultural
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
chemist
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
Stephen M. Babcock of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
for his "single-grain experiment
Single-grain experiment
The single-grain experiment was an experiment carried out at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from May 1907 to 1911. The experiment tested if cows could survive on a single type of grain. The experiment would lead to the development of modern nutritional science.-Foundations:In 1881,...
" of 1907–1911, but renamed the Babcock-Hart Award following the death of Babcock's colleague Edwin B. Hart
Edwin B. Hart
Edwin B. Hart was an American biochemist.A native of Ohio, Hart studied physiological chemistry under Albrecht Kossel in Germany, and also studied at the University of Marzburg and University of Heidelberg...
in 1953.
Award winners receive a plaque from the International Life Sciences Institute
International Life Sciences Institute
The International Life Sciences Institute is a nonprofit [501c3] science organization founded in 1978 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It is a member organization whose members are primarily food and beverage, agricultural, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies...
-North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, headquartered in Washington, DC and a USD 3000 honorarium
Honorarium
An honorarium is an ex gratia payment made to a person for their services in a volunteer capacity or for services for which fees are not traditionally required. This is used by groups such as schools or sporting clubs to pay coaches for their costs...
.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Fred C. Blanck Fred C. Blanck Fred C. Blanck was an American food scientist who was involved in the founding of the Institute of Food Technologists which was involved in the publishing of food and nutrition articles and books.- IFT founding :... |
| 1949 | Clarence Birdseye Clarence Birdseye Clarence Frank Birdseye II was an American inventor who is considered the founder of the modern method of freezing food.- Early work :... |
| 1950 | Carl R. Fellers Carl R. Fellers Carl R. Fellers was an American food scientist and microbiologist who was involved in the pasteurization of dried foods and canning Atlantic blue crab.-Early life and career:... |
| 1951 | Samuel C. Prescott |
| 1952 | Fred W. Tanner Fred W. Tanner Fred Wilbur Tanner was an American food scientist and microbiologist who involved in the founding of the Institute of Food Technologists and the creation of the scientific journal Food Research .-Academic career:Tanner joined at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1923, where he was... |
| 1953 | Charles N. Frey |
| 1954 | Edwin J. Cameron |
| 1955 | William V. Cruess |
| 1956 | Gail M. Dack |
| 1957 | Elmer M. Nelson |
| 1958 | Bernard L. Oser Bernard L. Oser Bernard L. Oser was an American biochemist and food scientist who was involved in vitamin analysis.-Education and early career:Oser received his Ph.D at Fordham University in 1927... |
| 1959 | Samuel Lepkovsky |
| 1960 | Arnold H. Johnson |
| 1961 | Emil M. Mrak Emil M. Mrak Emil Marcel Mrak was an American food scientist, microbiologist, and former chancellor of the University of California, Davis. He was recognized internationally for his work in food preservation and as a world authority on the biology of yeasts.-Early years:Mrak was born in San Francisco,... |
| 1962 | V. Subrahmanyan |
| 1963 | Maynard A. Joslyn Maynard A. Joslyn Maynard Alexander Joslyn was a Russian-born, American food scientist who involved in the rebirth of the American wine industry in California following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933... |
| 1964 | Robert R. Williams |
| 1965 | Tetsujiro Obara |
| 1966 | Roderick R. Eskew |
| 1967 | Wallace B. Van Arsdel |
| 1968 | Arthur I. Morgan, Jr. |
| 1969 | Samuel A. Goldblith |
| 1970 | Richard Bressani |
| 1971 | Hisateru Mitsuda |
| 1972 | James W. Pence |
| 1973 | Clinton O. Chichester |
| 1974 | Bernard S. Schweigert |
| 1975 | Donald K. Tressler |
| 1976 | Harold S. Olcott |
| 1977 | David B. Hand |
| 1978 | Award not given |
| 1979 | Robert H. Cotton |
| 1980 | Steven R. Tannenbaum |
| 1981 | Award not given |
| 1982 | John C. Ayres |
| 1983 | James R. Kirk |
| 1984 | Fergus M. Clydesdale |
| 1985 | G. Richard Jansen |
| 1986 | George N. Bookwalter |
| 1987 | John E. Kinsella |
| 1988 | Theodore P. Labuza |
| 1989 | Elmer H. Marth |
| 1990 | Award not given |
| 1991 | Sanford A. Miller |
| 1992 | Robert G. Cassens |
| 1993 | Mary K. Schmidl |
| 1994 | Fred R. Shank |
| 1995 | Mark A. Uebersax |
| 1996 | Benjamin A. Borenstein Benjamin A. Borenstein Benjamin Borenstein was an American food scientist who was involved in vitamin fortification.Employed with Hoffman-La Roche until his 1987 retirement, Borenstein played a key role in fortifying vitamins... |
| 1997 | Connie M. Weaver |
| 1998 | Haile Mehansho |
| 1999 | John W. Erdman, Jr. |
| 2000 | George E. Inglett |
| 2001 | Paul A. Lachance |
| 2002 | Bill Helferich |
| 2003 | Chang Y. Lee |
| 2004 | Bruce A. Watkins |
| 2005 | Jonathan C. Allen |
| 2006 | Mary Ellen Camire |
| 2007 | Tung-Ching Lee |
| 2008 | Dennis Miller |
| 2009 | Stephen L. Taylor |
| 2010 | Levente Diosady |