February 3, 2012

Subi Bhadriraju has been appointed as the first Donald A. Wilbur Endowed Professor in Stored-Product Protection at Kansas State University. The three-year appointment was made by Interim Dean Gary Pierzynski and became effective January 1, 2012. This endowed professorship was created by Don and Eunice Wilbur to honor Professor Donald A. Wilbur, former professor in the Department of Entomology, and to provide financial assistance to an outstanding faculty member in stored-product protection in the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University. www.k-state.edu

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Jennifer Thomas (pictured on left) and Frank Gutjahr (pictured on right) have joined P.L. Thomas & Co., Inc. (PLT) as the East Coast territory manager for nutraceuticals sales and key account manager for food sales, respectively. Jennifer has a successful sales track record as a market development specialist for nutraceutical ingredients. She has previously worked at Aceto Corporation, Purac America, and B&D Nutritional Ingredients. She holds a B.S. degree in biology and has strengthened her technical skills working as a research and development formulation chemist at Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc. Frank brings more than 27 years of proven success in food and beverage ingredient sales. He most recently was director of sales at First Choice Ingredients and has also worked as director of sales at Firmenich, Tastemaker, and Innova. www.plthomas.com

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