IFT Industrial Scientist Award
Encyclopedia
The IFT Industrial Scientist Award has been awarded every year since 1994. It is awarded by the Institute of Food Technologists
(IFT) for scientists who made technical contributions to advancing the food industry.
Award winners receive a USD 3000 honorarium
and a plaque from IFT.
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) for scientists who made technical contributions to advancing the food industry.
Award winners receive 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...
and a plaque from IFT.
Winners
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Aaron L. Brody |
| 1995 | Gerhard J. Haas |
| 1996 | David P. Bone |
| 1997 | R.B. Sleeth |
| 1998 | Norman S. Singer |
| 1999 | Harry Levine & Louise Slade |
| 2000 | George E. Inlgett |
| 2001 | Richard R. Perdue |
| 2002 | Laurence Bell |
| 2003 | Raymond A. Bourque |
| 2004 | Gilbert A. Leveille |
| 2005 | Mohan Rao |
| 2006 | Jairus R. David |
| 2007 | Award not given |
| 2008 | Award not given |
| 2009 | Kyungsoo Woo |
| 2010 | Award not given |