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AACC International Announces 2005 Award Winners

St. Paul, Minn. (September 12, 2005) — AACC International, formerly the American Association of Cereal Chemists, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2005 honorary awards. The awards were given Monday, September 12 during the association’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. This year’s award recipients include:

Robert Cracknell received the Geddes Memorial Award, one of the association’s highest honors. The Geddes award is given in recognition of the leadership and dedication of the late William F. Geddes who served as AACC International president, vice-president, and Cereal Chemistry editor-in-chief. His service also extended beyond these roles and over the years Geddes influenced the association 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. Cracknell runs his own consultancy firm after retiring from AWB Limited (formerly the Australian Wheat Board) where he worked in a number of senior management and technical rolls for more than 33 years. Cracknell has held many roles within AACC International. He is currently chair of the International Executive Council and was instrumental in the recent name change.

The first Edith A. Christensen Award for outstanding contributions in analytical methodology was given to award’s namesake, Edith Christensen. This award is in tribute for her many years of unselfish service to the society and recognizes her significant contributions to the advancement of analytical methodology. Christensen retired from the USDA in 1981 as chief of the rice and commodities branch of the Inspection Division of FGIS in Washington, D.C.

Jay-Lin Jane received the 2005 Alsberg-French-Schoch Lectureship award. This award, sponsored by the Corn Refiners Association, recognizes superior contributions to fundamental starch science. Jane is a professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University.

John Taylor, professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, is the recipient of the 2005 AACC Excellence in Teaching Award. The award is presented to an AACC International member and current teacher who has made significant contributions through teaching in the broad field of cereal science and technology.

George Inglett and Craig Morris were named AACC International Fellows, a distinction given in recognition of a member’s outstanding contribution to cereal science and technology. The award honors achievements in research, industry, leadership, education, administration, communication, or regulatory affairs. Inglett is the creator of TRIM technologies and is employed by the USDA ARS MWA NCAUR. Morris is director of the Western Wheat Quality Laboratory, USDA ARS, in Pullman, Washington.

AACC International is an international organization of 3,000 professionals who contribute to the research, development, and processing of grains and grain-based products.

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