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American Association of Cereal Chemists Honors Julie Jones with Geddes Award 

St. Paul, Minn. (October 7, 2004) — The American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) awarded Julie Jones, professor of nutrition and food science at the College of St. Catherine, with the William F. Geddes Memorial Award, one of the association’s highest honors. The award was presented on Monday, September 20, 2004 during AACC’s annual meeting awards ceremony in San Diego, California.

The Geddes award is given in recognition of the leadership and dedication of the late William F. Geddes who served AACC long and unselfishly as president (1938-1939), vice-president (1937-1938), and Cereal Chemistry editor-in-chief (1943-1961). His service also extended beyond these roles and over the years Geddes influenced AACC in significant and long-lasting ways. In 1961, the Geddes award was created to honor the zeal and unselfish industry of an individual member and to emphasize the importance of his or her contributions to the work of the association.

“Julie has consistently provided exceptional service and leadership to AACC over the past three decades,” said AACC Executive Director Steve Nelson. “Julie’s unsurpassed level of commitment to AACC has made and continues to make a significant impact within our association,” said Nelson.

An AACC member since 1974, Jones has been extremely involved in AACC at all levels. She served as AACC president-elect in 1998-1999, president in 1999-2000, and chair of the AACC Board of Directors in 2000-2001. Jones has participated on many committees including Headquarters Operations Committee, Finance Committee, Executive Committee, Scientific Advisory Panel, Professional Development Panel, Emerging Issues Committee, Teaching Awards Committee, Scholarship and Fellowship Committee, Book Committee, Cereal Foods World Advisory Committee, and the ad-hoc Committee to Define Dietary Fiber. Jones is currently the chair of the Whole Grain Task Force Committee and has chaired the Food Focus – Hot Topics in Nutrition Committee, National Short Course Committee, Long Range Planning Committee, Geddes Memorial Award Committee, and has participated in several AACC short courses and conferences. Jones also served as chair, chair-elect, and treasurer of AACC’s Northwest Section and was a member of the Northwest Section’s Long Range Planning Committee.

AACC is an international organization of professionals who contribute to the research, development, and processing of grains and grain-based products.

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