IFT Division Competition Winners

Aquatic Food Products Division Paper Competition

2006 Winners - Rosalee Rasmussen, Oregon State University (1^st place); Jiaqi Huang, University of Alaska (2^nd place), Yavuz Yagiz, University of Florida (3^rd place), and Jill Chantarachoti, University of Alaska (3^rd place), and Donald E. Kramer, University of Alaska (competition chair)

Carbohydrate Division Competition

2006 Winners - Baljit Ghotra, University of Alberta (1^st place) and Ya-Jane Wang, University of Arkansas (Division representative)

Dairy Foods Division Manfred Kroger Oral Competition

2006 Winners - Lydia Ong, University of Victoria (1^st place), Janet B. Webster, Virginia Tech (3^rd place), Song Ji, University of Guelph (honorable mention), and Mary Ann Drake, North Carolina State University (Division representative)

Dairy Foods Division John Bruhn Poster Competition

2006 Winners - Sofia Erazo-Castrejon, University of Wisconsin (3^rd place), Stephenie Drake, North Carolina State University (2^nd place), and Maryanne Drake, North Carolina State University (Division representative)

Food Chemistry Division Poster Competition

Food Engineering Division Paper Competition

2006 Winners - Rebecca R. Milczarek, University of California, Davis (1^st place), Michael J. McCarthy, University of California, Davis (advisor), and Y. Martin Lo, University of Maryland (competition chair)

Food Microbiology Division Z. John Ordal Oral Competition

2006 Winners - Hoan-Jen Eunice Pang, Rutgers University (1^st place), Manoj Kumar Mohan Nair, University of Connecticut (2^nd place), Thomas M. Taylor, University of Tennessee (3^rd place), Madhukar Varshney, University of Arkansas, and Mindi Russell, Kansas State University (honorable mentions), and Hassan Gourama, Pennsylvania State University (Division representative)

Food Microbiology Division John C. Ayres Poster Competition

2006 Winners - Li-Chun Lin, University of Georgia (1^st place); Jamie Isonhood, North Carolina State University (2^nd place); Mina Kim, North Carolina State University (3^rd place); Viviana Fino, University of Delaware, and Silvia Dominguez, Rutgers University (honorable mentions); and Hassan Gourama, Pennsylvania State University (Division representative)

Food Packaging Division Poster Competition

Fruit & Vegetable Products Division Poster Competition

2006 Winners - Tiffany Hager, University of Arkansas (1^st place); Lisbeth Pacheco, University of Florida (2^nd place); Sarah Valois, Cornell University, and Thao Ngo, Oregon State University (3^rd place); and Alfred A. Bushway, University of Maine (competition chair)

International Division George F. Stewart International Research Paper Competition

2006 Winners - Ruimin Zhong, South China University of Technology (3^rd place), Sandy Van Buggenhout, Katholieke University Leuven (honorable mention), Indrawati Oey, Katholieke University Leuven (1^st place); Song Ji, University of Guelph (honorable mention), Peggy Hsieh, Florida State University (competition chair), Yao-Wen Huang, University of Georgia (Division chair), and Elvira de Mejia, University of Illinois (Division representative)

Muscle Foods Division Competition

2006 Winners - Marie Antoniewski, Ohio State University (2^nd place) and Stacy M. Scramlin, University of Illinois (Division representative)

Nonthermal Processing Division Competition

2006 Winners - Stelios Viazis, North Carolina State University (1^st place); Hyun-Wook Choi, Kyung Hee University (2^nd place); Aaron R. Uesugi, Cornell University (3^rd place); Rama Krishna Sarangapani, Oregon State University, and Daniel A. Jacobo-Velazquez, ITESM-Monterrey (honorable mentions); and N. Rukma Reddy, Food and Drug Administration (competition chair)

Nutrition Division Mark L. Bieber Graduate Student Competition

2006 Winners - Darlene S. Williams, Alabama A&M University (1^st place); Rajitha Sunkara, Alabama A&M University (3^rd place); Louis Shackelford, Alabama A&M University, and Janak R. Khatiwada, Alabama A&M University (honorable mentions); Susan E. Berkow, SEB Associates (competition chair); Susan M. Kaup, Complete Healthcare Communications (Division chair); and Martha Verghese, Alabama A&M University (advisor)

Product Development Division Competition

2006 Winners - Janette E.P. Saidu, Louisiana State University (1^st place), Luciana Soler Smith, Louisiana State University (2^nd place), Amporn Sae-Eaw, Louisiana State University (3^rd place), and Ed Aylward, Land O'Lakes (Division representative)

Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Division Alfred P. Schwan Poster Competition

2006 Winners - Ibrahim Gulseren, Pennsylvania State University (1^st place), Jelena Stojanovic, Mississippi State University (2^nd place), and Daryl Lund (Division representative)

Sensory Evaluation Division Rose Marie Pangborn Memorial Competition

2006 Winners - Stacey Kappes, University of Illinois (1^st place), Lisa E. Annett, University of Alberta (2^nd place), Darryl L. Holliday, University of Louisiana (3^rd place), and Dolores C. Oreskovich, Hershey Foods Co. (competition chair)

Toxicology & Safety Evaluation Division Poster Competition