C. B. Shogren Memorial Award

Awarded to the Affiliate demonstrating exceptional overall achievement in promoting the mission of the International Association for Food Protection (“to provide food safety professionals worldwide with a forum to exchange information on protecting the food supply”) sustained over multiple years. The awards consists of a plaque and a $500 honorarium sponsored by IAFP.

Award Criteria

Selection and Criteria

Affiliate Awards Selection Committee Members for each award will consist of the Chair, Past Chair, and Secretary of the Affiliate Council. Selection Committee Members will recuse themselves from reviewing and judging submissions from their respective Affiliate, with a former Affiliate Council Chair to be selected to serve as an alternate judge.

To be considered for the C. B. Shogren Memorial Award, Affiliates must qualify and apply for this and at least one other Affiliate award during the current year. The Selection Committee will review all applicants for other awards and determine the recipients before reviewing all Shogren Award applications. The judges for the Shogren Award will consider how the Affiliate meets the criteria for this award and how the judges evaluated the Affiliate’s submission for at least one other Affiliate award during the current year. (NOTE: The Affiliate is not required to win one of the other Affiliate awards.) The judges will also consider how the Affiliate has demonstrated its commitment to food safety over the years.

Affiliates applying for the Shogren Award should submit on Attachment B of their Annual Report a description (1,000 words or less) of their prior year activities, along with any supporting documents, to grow their membership; communicate with, engage, and educate their members about food protection; as well as how the Affiliate has improved and/or sustained its food safety efforts during its existence. Affiliates will be judged on the quality and quantity of their general membership activities and meetings, including attendance; communication materials; number of members; percent of increase in membership since it was formed; scholarships and awards given; membership promotions; collaboration with other professional organizations; whether it has been considered and/or won other Affiliate awards in the past; and involvement in the IAFP Affiliate Council (e.g., participation at the Affiliate Council Meeting during the IAFP Annual Meeting and in online meetings during the year; submissions to be included in IAFP’s Affiliate View newsletter; sharing Affiliate Council information with Affiliate members). While not a requirement, strong consideration will be given to an Affiliate whose officers (beyond the requirement for the President and Delegate) are also active IAFP Members.

Background

The C. B. Shogren Memorial Award is given in honor of a long-time member of the International Association for Food Protection, C. B. Shogren. Mr. Shogren was awarded an honorary life membership in 1964 and has been honored in namesake by the C. B. Shogren Memorial Award since 1972. He served as a top executive at Klenzade Products, Inc. until his retirement and was often called upon to solve problems confronting sanitarians. He was a consistent Annual Meeting attendee.

Past Recipients

• 2025Indian Association for Food Protection in North America
• 2024African Continental Association for Food Protection
• 2023Georgia Association for Food Protection
• 2022Georgia Association for Food Protection
• 2021New York State Association for Food Protection
• 2020Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2019Missouri Environmental Health Association
• 2018Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2017Food Safety Consortium Hong Kong
• 2016Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2015New York State Association for Food Protection
• 2014Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2013Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2012Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2011Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2010Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2009Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2008British Columbia Food Protection Association
• 2007Brazil Association for Food Protection
• 2006British Columbia Food Protection Association
• 2005Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2004Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2003Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2002Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2001Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2000Michigan Environmental Health Association
• 1999Wisconsin Association of Milk and Food Sanitarians
• 1998Ontario Food Protection Association