IFT Achievement Awards

IFT's community advances the science of food and its application to drive positive change within the global food system. Each year, IFT recognizes the impactful work of its community through our Achievement Awards, celebrating individuals and teams who are improving food for everyone, everywhere.

IFT Achievement Awards Categories

IFT Achievement Awards recognize individuals and organizations in various areas of the science of food, including lifetime achievement, advocacy, research and development, innovation, international support for emerging economies, and the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession.

Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of Nicolas Appert
Include Award in honor of George Washington Carver
Distinguished Career Award in honor of Carl R. Fellers, PhD
Excellence in Education Award in honor of William V. Cruess
Distinguished Service Award in honor of Calvert L. Willey
Outstanding Partnership Award in honor of Myron Solberg
Humanitarian Award for Service to the Science of Food in honor of Elizabeth Fleming Stier
Achievements in Microbial Research for Food Safety in honor of Gerhard J. Haas
Food Packaging Award in honor of Don Riester, Rees Davis, and Aaron Brody
International Food Security Award in honor of Bor S. Luh
Outstanding Young Scientist Award in honor of Samuel Cate Prescott
Public Health Award in honor of Babcock-Hart & Gilbert A. Leveille
Research & Development Award
Sensory and Consumer Sciences Achievement Award