St. Paul, Minn. (October 9, 2006) — AACC International is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2006 honorary awards. The awards were presented Monday, September 18 during the World Grains Summit in San Francisco, Calif. This year’s award recipients include:

Elizabeth Knight, account executive at McCormick & Company Inc, received the William F. 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 AACC International long and unselfishly as president, vice-president, and Cereal Chemistry editor-in-chief. 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. Knight has served AACC International in numerous capacities since joining in 1989. She currently serves on the Board of Directors as treasurer, is chair of the AACC International Finance Committee, treasurer of AACC International’s Northwest Section, and chair of the Flavor and Food Ingredients Division.

Philip Williams received the Edith Christensen Award for Outstanding Contribution in Analytical Methods. This award recognizes scientific and technical contributions that have advanced the grain science field. Williams retired from the Canadian Grain Commission in 2002 and is currently an educator and consultant in near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), grain technology, and cereal chemistry.

Jan Delcour, professor of food chemistry at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, is the recipient of the 2006 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.

Ravi Chibbar and Domenico Lafiandra 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. Chibbar is a professor and Canada research chair in crop quality at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Lafiandra is a full professor and head of the Department of Agrobiology and Agrochemistry at the University of Tuscia, Italy.

Nominations for the 2007 awards are now being sought. Descriptions for the above awards and others being presented in 2007 can be found on AACCnet.org.