Award-Winning Faculty
Members of the faculty from the Department of Food Science are recognized internationally as experts in their fields. They are invited to travel around the globe for their expertise. Further proof of their excellence is in the awards and leadership positions they, and their students, receive. To name just a few:
World Food Prize |
Philip Nelson |
Institute of Food Technologists |
| Elected President |
Bernard Liska |
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Philip Nelson |
| Babcock-Hart Award |
Bruce Watkins |
| Bor S. Luh International Award |
Bruce Hamaker |
| Carl Fellers Award |
Philip Nelson |
| Elected Fellows |
James BeMiller |
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James Chambers |
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Maribeth Cousin |
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Richard Linton |
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Bernard Liska |
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Philip Nelson |
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S. Suzanne Nielsen |
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William Stadelman |
| Nicholas Appert Award |
Philip Nelson |
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Roy Whistler |
| William Cruess Award |
S. Suzanne Nielsen |
| Industrial Achievement Award |
Philip Nelson |
| Research and Development Award |
Bruce Watkins |
| Myron Solberg Award |
Richard Linton |
American Association of Cereal Chemists |
| Elected President |
James BeMiller |
| Alsberg-French-Schoch Award |
James BeMiller |
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Roy Whistler |
| Thomas Burr Osborne Medal |
Roy Whistler |
American Chemical Society |
| Hudson Award |
Roy Whistler |
| Anselme Payen Award |
Roy Whistler |
| Spencer Award |
Roy Whistler |
Other Society/Organization Awards |
| Richard Hoyt Memorial Award |
Maribeth Cousin |
American Chemical Society |
| Melville Wolfrom Award |
James BeMiller |
Other Society/Organization Awards |
| Nolan Mitchell Young Extension, ASABE |
Kevin Keener |
| American Egg Board Research Award, Poultry Science Assoc. |
Kevin Keener |
| Sterling Hendricks Award, USDA |
Roy Whistler |
| Medal, Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience |
James BeMiller |
| Gold Medal, American Inst. of Chemists |
Roy Whistler |
| Medal of Merit, Japanese Tech. Society |
Roy Whistler |
| Sagamore of the Wabash, IN Governor |
Philip Nelson |
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William Stadelman |
Purdue University |
University Faculty Scholar
". . . to recognize outstanding faculty colleagues who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction." |
| Arun Bhunia |
| Richard Linton |
| Bruce Watkins |
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| Graduate Educator Award |
James BeMiller |
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S. Suzanne Nielsen |
| Charles B. Murphy Award |
Kirby Hayes |
| Agricultural Research Award |
Arun Bhunia |
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Bruce Hamaker |
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S. Suzanne Nielsen |
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Agriculture Team Award
". . . to recognize outstanding collaborative efforts within and outside of Purdue’s College of Agriculture" |
| International Sorghum and Millet Project |
| Indiana Wine and Grape Council |
| Food Safety BioSensor Team |
Purdue is pleased to announce several faculty have been recruited to become department heads at other universities or have received additional appointments within Purdue University. Those, so honored, include:
| Rakesh Singh |
Department Head, Georgia |
| John Floros |
Department Head, Penn State |
| S. Suzanne Nielsen |
Department Head, Purdue |
| Richard Linton |
Associate Director for Competitive and Integrative Programs, Purdue |