Awards Received by Food Science Faculty
Current and former members from the Department of Food Science are recognized internationally as experts in their fields. They are invited to travel around the globe to speak and present. Further proof of their excellence is in the awards and leadership positions they receive. Below is a list to name a few of those recognitions.
World Food Prize |
Laureate |
Philip Nelson
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Institute of Food Technologists
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President |
Philip Nelson
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Bor S. Luh International Award
|
Bruce Hamaker |
| Carl Fellers Award |
Philip Nelson
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| Fellows |
James BeMiller
* James Chambers
Philip Nelson
S. Suzanne Nielsen
Bruce Hamaker
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| Industrial Achievement Award |
Philp Nelson
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International Award
|
Arun Bhunia |
Nicholas Appert Award
|
Philp Nelson |
Research and Development Award
|
Arun Bhunia
Kevin Keener
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Samuel Cate Prescott Award
|
Mario Ferruzzi |
| William Cruess Award |
S. Suzanne Nielsen
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W.K. Kellogg International Food Security Award
|
Bruce Hamaker |
Minnesota Section Harold Macy Award
|
James BeMiller
Kevin Keener
Philip Nelson |
American Association of Cereal Chemists |
President |
James BeMiller |
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Alsberg-French-Schoch Award
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James BeMiller
Bruce Hamaker
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| William F. Goeddes Award |
Bruce Hamaker |
American Chemical Society |
Melville Wolfrom Award
|
James BeMiller |
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American Egg Board |
Research Award |
Kevin Keener |
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American Society of Nutrition |
Mary Swartz Rose Junior Investigator Award
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Mario Ferruzzi |
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American Society of Ag & Bio Engineers |
Nolan Mitchell Young Extension Award
|
Kevin Keener |
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Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience |
Medal |
James BeMiller
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Purdue University
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Agriculture Research Award |
Arun Bhunia
Mario Ferruzzi
Bruce Hamaker
Lisa Mauer
S. Suzanne Nielsen
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| Agriculture Richard L. Kohls Early Career Award |
Haley Oliver |
Agriculture Team Award
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International Sorghum & Millet Team
Wine Grape Team
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| Agriculture Graduate Educator Award |
Arun Bhunia
Bruce Hamaker
S. Suzanne Nielsen
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Agriculture Team Award
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International Sorghum & Millet Team
Wine Grape Team
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| Mortar Board Helen B. Schleman Award |
S. Suzanne Nielsen |
| Purdue Extension Sharvelle Award |
Kevin Keener |
Teaching Academy
|
Lisa Mauer |
* deceasedThrough the years, many of our faculty have been recruited to become administrators at other universities, or have received administrative appointments at Purdue. Those, so honored, include:
- John Floros, Dean, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University
- Richard Linton, Dean, College of Agriculture, North Carolina State University
- Mark Morgan, Head, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Tennessee
- S. Suzanne Nielsen, Former Head, Department of Food Science, Purdue University
- Rakesh Singh, Head, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Georgia