St. Paul, Minn. (April 24, 2007) - AACC International is pleased to announce the results of the association’s 2007-2008 officer election. The new officers will begin serving their terms at the conclusion of the AACC International Annual Meeting, October 7-10, in San Antonio, Texas.

Mary Ellen Camire has been elected to the office of president-elect. “During the next three years I hope to lead AACC International in new activities to promote grains and cereal science around the world,” Camire said.

Camire is a professor in the University of Maine Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. A member of AACC International for 19 years, she has chaired the Nutrition Division and Membership and Book Committees. She is a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee. As a member of the Dietary Fiber and Starch Technical Committee, Camire has participated in several collaborative studies and has been a member of the Dietary Fiber Definition Committee. She has also been a member of the Barley Technical Committee, Publications Panel, and Publications Task Force and has served as a Cereal Chemistry associate editor.

Maureen Olewnik is the newly elected director. Olewnik is vice president of Audit and Technical Services at AIB International, with responsibilities in cereals-related research activities, food labeling, and food safety audit services. She has been a professional member of AACC International since 1981 serving on numerous committees including: associate editor for Cereal Chemistry; secretary/chair/board of the AACC International Milling and Baking Division; Check Sample Committee chair; secretary/treasurer, program chair, and section chair in the AACC International Manhattan Section.

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