• Carl R. Fellers Award

  Phi Tau Sigma sponsors the Carl R. Fellers Award to honor a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and Phi Tau Sigma who has brought honor and recognition to the profession of food science and technology through a distinguished career in the profession displaying exemplary leadership, service and communication skills that enhance the effectiveness of all food scientists in serving society. The award consists of a plaque furnished by IFT and an honorarium of $3,000 furnished by Phi Tau Sigma and is presented at the Opening Event of the IFT Annual Meeting. Nominations are encouraged.

  Past recipients:

  1984 Emil Mrak 1985 Bernard S. Schweigert 1986 Edwin M. Foster 1987 Roy E. Morse 1988 Owen R. Fennema 1989 Frederick J. Francis

  1990 Richard L. Hall 1991 David R. Lineback 1992 Gilbert A. Leveille 1993 Gideon E. Livingston 1994 John H. Litchfield 1995 Fergus M. Clydesdale 1996 Susan K. Harlander

  1997 Paul F. Hopper 1998 Roy G. Arnold 1999 Manfred Kroger 2000 Dane T. Bernard 2001 Myron "Mike" Solberg 2002 J. Ralph Blanchfield 2003 Daryl B. Lund             2004 Barbara O. Scheeman

   

• Graduate Research Paper Competition

  Phi Tau Sigma works closely with the IFT Student Association in sponsoring the Graduate Research Paper Competition (GRPC) to provide recognition to graduate students presenting outstanding research papers at the Annual meeting of IFT and to encourage improvement in the quality of graduate research papers presented at the IFT Annual Meeting. Proctor & Gamble provides travel grants for the six finalists, and awards of $1,000, $750, and $500 to the students having the three best papers.

   

• Undergraduate Research Paper Competition

  Phi Tau Sigma also works with the IFT Student Association to sponsor the Undergraduate Research Paper Competition (URPC) to encourage and stimulate interest in undergraduate research in undergraduate research in the area of food science and technology and to provide an opportunity for interested food science undergraduates to organize and present an original research paper. E.&J. Gallo Winery and the IFT-SA provide travel grants for the six finalists and the competition chairs, and E.&J. Gallo Winery  provides awards of $500, $350, and $250 to the students having the three best papers.

   

• Phi Tau Sigma Breakfast and Awards Ceremony

At the closing of the IFT Annual Meeting Phi Tau Sigma sponsors an Awards Breakfast to honor the students who have excelled at the Annual Meeting, including the GRPC winners, the URPC winners and the winners of the various IFTSA competitions and Division student competitions. At the breakfast the Carl R. Fellers Award winner is also again recognized and the officers of Phi Tau Sigma are presented. If any new chapters of Phi Tau Sigma have been formed they are presented with their Charters at this time. Recognition is also given to the best Phi Tau Sigma Chapter and other.

• Publications

Phi Tau Sigma publishes an Annual Newsletter, the President's Report, Proceedings (periodically), Highlights from the IFT Annual Meeting, and periodically it publishes a Membership directory (periodically). (Phi Tau Sigma is also endorsing the "Pioneers of Food Science" series of books being published by Food and Nutrition Press)

• Membership and Dues

Membership is obtained through nomination by two members of Phi Tau Sigma. Forms may be obtained by contacting your councilor, chapter, or our headquarters.

• Chapters

There are currently thirty-one Chapters (primarily at educational institutions) in the United States and Mexico. These are formed to better serve the members at the local level. Contact the Phi Tau Sigma Executive Secretary for the Chapter nearest you.