Spring 2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE

Congratulations to the Purdue Food Science faculty, staff, and students who received award recognition in late 2023 and early 2024! The exhaustive list of award and scholarship recipients is below.

FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Dr. Bruce Applegate

  • Outstanding Graduate Educator - Department of Food Science

Dr. Arun Bhunia

  • 25 Years of Service

Dr. Carlos Corvalan

  • 20 Years of Service

Dr. Amanda Deering

  • Exceptional Event or Experience Award - Purdue University Learning Communities

Dr. Yaohua "Betty" Feng

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor - College of Agriculture.
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor Award - Department of Food Science

Dr. Bruce Hamaker

  • Harald Perten Prize, awarded by the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC)

Dr. Jozef Kokini

  • 10 Years of Service

Dr. Lavanya Reddivari

  • Jack Long Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award 

Dr. Fernanda San Martin

  • 15 Years of Service

STAFF AWARD RECIPIENTS

Cory Brenner

  • 20 Years of Service

Mike Caffee

  • Outstanding Service to Students Award - Department of Food Science

Tari Gary

  • Outstanding Service to the Department - Department of Food Science

Brenda Pickett

  • 15 years of service 

 

GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS

Harrison Helmick

  • B.J. Liska Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - Department of Food Science

Anh Nghi Minh Le

  • 2023 Kirleis Graduate Student Award - Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research

Dongqi Liu

  • 2023 Kirleis Graduate Student Award - Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research

Busayo Oluyemi

  • Unsung Diversity Hero Award - College of Agriculture
  • MANRRS Region IV and V Cluster interview contest - 2nd Place

Manoj Sawale 

  • International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) scholarship
  • Charles R. Stumbo paper competition presented by the Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists 2024 (IFTS) - 1st Place
  • 2023 Kirleis Graduate Student Award - Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS

Talaya Thomas

  • MANRRS Region IV and V Cluster impromptu public speaking contest - Honorable Mention