Fellows Award

The Fellows Award honors and recognizes IAFP Members who have contributed to the Association and its Affiliates with distinction over an extended period of time. The Award consists of an engraved award and recognition as a Fellow of the Association.

Nominators are encouraged to consult with the nominee while gathering information for submission. Both IAFP Members and non-members may nominate colleagues.

Qualifications for nominees

  • Must be a current IAFP Member
  • Must have been an IAFP Member for 15 or more consecutive years
  • Must have a demonstrable record of service to IAFP and its Affiliates
  • Must be actively involved in the food protection community

Information submitted will be evaluated based on a point system established by the Fellows Award Selection Committee. Current IAFP Executive Board Members are not eligible.

  • 2026 Recipient(s): Lee-Ann Jaykus, Kali Kniel, Alejandro Mazzotta, Panagiotis Skandamis

Submit a Nomination

Past Awardees

  • 2025 Yuhuan Chen
  • 2024 Roger Cook, Santos Garcia, Julie Jean
  • 2023 Arun Bhunia, Cathy Cutter, Beilei Ge, Vickie Lewandowski, David Tharp
  • 2022 David Blomquist, James Dickson, George-John Nychas, Lynn McMullen, Manan Sharma
  • 2021 Jianghong Meng
  • 2020 Robert Buchanan, Mickey Parish
  • 2019 Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, Linda J. Harris, Steve Ricke, Tori Stivers
  • 2018 Loralyn H. Ledenbach, Ruth L. Petran
  • 2017 Judy Greig, Dale Grinstead, Vijay Juneja, Jeffrey Kornacki, Don Schaffner
  • 2016 David Golden, Leon Gorris, Jack Guzewich, William Sperber, Fred Weber
  • 2015 Katherine M.J. Swanson, Frank Yiannas
  • 2014 Francis Busta, Jeffrey Farber, Fred Reimers, Ronald Schmidt
  • 2013 Gary R. Acuff
  • 2012 Christine Bruhn, Ann Marie McNamara
  • 2011 Kathleen A. Glass
  • 2010 Russell Flowers, Deog-Hwan Oh, Elliot Ryser, Robert (Bob) Sanders, Purnendu (P.C.) Vasavada
  • 2009 Kathleen T. Rajkowksi
  • 2008 Warren Clark, Jr., P. Michael Davidson, Gloria I. Swick-Brown
  • 2007 Paul A. Hall
  • 2006 John N. Sofos
  • 2005 Stan Bailey, Robert Brackett, Joseph Frank, Gale Prince, Jenny Scott and Susan Sumner
  • 2004 None Given
  • 2003 Robert Gravani
  • 2001 Ann Draughon and Ewen C. D. Todd 2002- David Fry
  • 2000 John C. Bruhn, Cameron R. Hackney, Bruce E. Langlois, and Lloyd O. Luedecke
  • 1999 A. Richard Brazis, Michael H. Brodsky, James M. Jay, Robert T. Marshall, Lawrence A. Roth, and Earl O. Wright
  • 1998 Larry Beuchat, Lloyd Bullerman, Frank L. Bryan, Michael P. Doyle, Harry Haverland, Elmer M. Marth, and Edmund A. Zottola