Travel Award for Health or Agricultural Department Employees in North America

The IAFP Travel Award for Health or Agricultural Department Employees in North America provides travel funds for city, county, state, or provincial health or agricultural department employees (epidemiologists, food and molecular microbiologists, and environmental health specialists) working in North America* to attend the Annual Meeting of the International Association for Food Protection and to encourage participation in association activities.
* Complete list of North American countries

Qualifications for applicant

  • Employed by a city, county, state, or provincial health or agricultural department in North America. University employees are not eligible.
  • Work in a role related to food safety, public health, epidemiology, food or molecular microbiology, environmental health, agriculture, or a related area.
  • Demonstrate an interest in and commitment to food safety and public health.
  • Demonstrate how participation in the IAFP Annual Meeting would support their professional development and strengthen their ability to contribute to food safety and public health.

IAFP Membership is not required. Previous recipients of this travel award may reapply after five years.

  • Sponsored by: For the 2027 program year, the IAFP Foundation is proud to sponsor travel for up to five qualified health or agricultural department employees in North America to attend IAFP 2027, to be held July 17-21, 2027 in Kansas City, Missouri.
  • 2026 Recipient(s): Amelia Ball, Justin McConaghy, Tania Nur, Jeffrey Veesenmeyer, Bonnie Waldemarson

Past Awardees

  • 2025 Emily Feldpausch, Jeff Jackson, Kelly Kline
  • 2024 Virginia Hamilton, Christie Radtke, Marie-Eve Rousseau, Nassifatou Tittikpina
  • 2023 Marijke Decuir, Casey Gardner, Jessica Maitland, Maude Michaud Dumont, Nathaniel Wilson
  • 2022 Jessica Danzeisen, Jennifer Heller, Erica Jones
  • 2021 Jennifer Eberly
  • 2020 Dietrich Blum, Veronica Bryant, Leslie Cobb, Taryn Hurley, Temesgen Jemaneh, Kendra Kilawee
  • 2019 Gregory Danzeisen, Ashley Giddens, Emily Harvey, Mona Johnson, Lorraine McIntyre
  • 2018 Luisa F. Castro, Jason J. Crowe, Pongpan Laksanalamai, Jessica Laurent, Danielle Wroblewski
  • 2017 Ted Gatesy, Michael Perry
  • 2016 Veronica Bryant, Scott Troppy, Lauren Turner, Christopher Waggener, Chun Wang
  • 2015 Lisa Hainstock, Teresa S. Lee, Laura Matthias, Caitlin McDonnell, Alida Sorenson, Johanna Vostok
  • 2014 Jamie DeMent, Paul Fox, Ted Gatesy, Jennifer Pierquet, Amy Woron
  • 2013 Kathryn Bennett, Barbara Cote, Angela Fritzinger, Krissa Jones
  • 2012 Jeanne Garbarino, Tim Jenkins, Chris Malota, Amie Minor, Brian Sauders
  • 2011 Robyn M. Atkinson, Leslie A. Frank, Joe Graham, Christina Ritchey Wilson