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<< back to the 2000 archive listing << Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation Quotations From Jack, July 2000 As my year as President comes to a close, I challenge each of you to submit
a nomination for next year's Awards Congratulations to the 2000 Award recipients! We are very fortunate to have deserving individuals, affiliates and organizations working with the International Association for Food Protection in "Advancing Food Safety Worldwide." These individuals and groups will be honored at the IAFP Awards Banquet on August 9th at the Hilton Atlanta. Take a look at page 558 to see who will be on stage at this year's Banquet. As my year as President comes to a close, I challenge each of you to submit a nomination for next year's Awards. Virtually every Member is eligible for an award. We have awards for sanitarians, educators, involvement and dedication to IAFP, public service, corporate excellence in food safety, and distinctive work as a food safety professional. If you would like to learn more about any of the Awards or the nomination process, contact the Association office today! It gives me great pleasure to introduce a new Association Award. At the spring Executive Board meeting, the Executive Board made the decision to recognize a Member who has made significant contributions in the laboratory. We wish to recognize those individuals whose careers have been at the bench or working closely with bench scientists (e.g., lab accreditation officers). Many of us began our careers in the laboratory but have since pursued non-laboratory aspects of food safety. The work laboratorians perform day in and day out is integral to all of our food safety and food quality activities. Mr. Fred Weber of Weber Scientific has graciously agreed to sponsor this award in honor of his father Maurice Weber who has made significant contributions to laboratory science. Individuals who are interested in contributing to the development of criteria for this award are encouraged to contact Fred at 609.584.7677 or E-mail: fredweber@earthlink.net. The Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award will be presented for the first time at our 2001 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. Did you realize that the Association is 89 years old? As you may recall, in the September 1999 issue of DFES I issued a call for Members to come forward to develop a written history of our organization. I wanted to update you on the progress of this project. Thanks to Earl Wright, Harry Haverland, Jackie Runyan and David Tharp, this document is now in the review process. We plan to have this document available at the Annual Meeting for your viewing pleasure. It is also in the plans to publish this document as a series in DFES. It will be interesting to read about the evolution of the Association from the International Association of Milk and Dairy Inspectors to the International Association for Food Protection. Do you have your plans in place to attend the 87th Annual Meeting in Atlanta? Congratulations if you do, and if you don't, don't worry, you still have time. Go to the Association Web site at www.foodprotection.org or call the Association office at 800.369. 6337 and get signed up today! See you in Atlanta! |