Carl R. Fellers Award
Encyclopedia
The Carl R. Fellers Award has been awarded every year since 1984. It is awarded to members of the Institute of Food Technologists
(IFT) who are also members of Phi Tau Sigma
, the honorary society
of food science
and technology
, who have brought honor and recognition to food science through achievements in areas other than research, development, education, and technology transfer. The award is named after Carl R. Fellers
, a food science professor who chaired the food technology department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
and when the first Phi Tau Sigma chapter was founded in 1953.
Award winners receive a plaque from IFT and a USD 3000 honorarium
from Phi Tau Sigma.
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...
(IFT) who are also members of Phi Tau Sigma
Phi Tau Sigma
Phi Tau Sigma is an honor society for food science and technology students. The organization was founded in 1953 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst by Gideon E. Livingston, a food technology professor...
, the honorary society
Honorary society
Honorary society may refer to:* honor society* professional association* learned society...
of food science
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
and 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:...
, who have brought honor and recognition to food science through achievements in areas other than research, development, education, and technology transfer. The award is named after 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:...
, a food science professor who chaired the food technology department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
and when the first Phi Tau Sigma chapter was founded in 1953.
Award winners receive a plaque from IFT 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...
from Phi Tau Sigma.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 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,... |
| 1985 | Bernard S. Schweigert |
| 1986 | Edwin M. Foster |
| 1987 | Roy E. Morse |
| 1988 | Owen R. Fennema |
| 1989 | Frederick Jack Francis |
| 1990 | Richard L. Hall |
| 1991 | David R. Lineback |
| 1992 | Gilbert A. Leveille |
| 1993 | Gideon E. (Guy) Livingston |
| 1994 | John H. Litchfield |
| 1995 | Fergus M. Clydesdale |
| 1996 | Susan K. Harlander |
| 1997 | Paul F. Hopper |
| 1998 | Roy G. Arnold |
| 1999 | Manfred Kroger |
| 2000 | Dane T. Bernard |
| 2001 | Myron Solberg Myron Solberg Myron "Mike" Solberg was an American food scientist who was renowned for his collaboration with academia, government, and industry that better advanced food technology.-Education:... |
| 2002 | J. Ralph Blanchfield |
| 2003 | Daryl B. Lund Daryl B. Lund Daryl Bert Lund is an American food scientist and engineer who has served in various leadership positions within the Institute of Food Technologists, including President in 1990-1991 and currently as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Food Science... |
| 2004 | Barbara O. Scheenman |
| 2005 | Philip E. Nelson Philip E. Nelson Philip E. Nelson is an American food scientist who is best known for his work in bulk aseptic processing and packaging of food and the use of chlorine dioxide gas and hydrogen peroxide liquid to commercially sterilize food products and food contact surfaces.He is Scholle Chair Professor in Food... |
| 2006 | Daniel Y.C. Fung |
| 2007 | Ken Lee |
| 2008 | Robert B. Gravani |
| 2009 | Kathryn L. Kotula |
| 2010 | Anthony Kotula |