FSHN Alumni Impact Awards
The Iowa State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) is accepting nominations for the 13th annual FSHN Alumni Impact Award. Up to three FSHN alumni are chosen to receive the award each year, based on the impacts they have made in their profession or community. To be eligible, candidates should be five to 10 years post-degree from the FSHN Department. Awards will be available for both alumni and non-alumni of the FSHN department.
Emerging Leader Alumni Award: The Emerging Leader Alumni Award serves to recognize alumni of Iowa State University’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) who earned their FSHN degree within the past 10 years. Strong candidates for this award will have made a mark in their professional field early on in their careers, showing great leadership qualities and the potential to continue making significant impacts.
Nominees will be evaluated based upon their efforts/accomplishments in the following areas:
- 40% – Distinction in their professional field
- 20% – Service to ISU’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
- 40% – Community engagement
Distinguished Alumni Award: The Distinguished Alumni Award serves to honor alumni of Iowa State University’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition who have made outstanding contributions in the food science and/or human nutrition fields over the course of their careers. Eligible nominees must have earned their FSHN degree more than 10 years ago.
Nominees will be evaluated based upon their efforts/accomplishments in the following areas:
- 80% – Distinction in their professional field
- 10% – Service to ISU’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
- 10% – Community engagement
Friend of FSHN Award: The Friend of FSHN Award is open to any individual or organization who has made an impact on Iowa State University’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. Such impacts may include, but are not limited to:
Contributing toward current FSHN students’ success (i.e. graduate student scholarships or assistantships, travel scholarships, leading/organizing student workshops, offering internships to FSHN students, speaking to FSHN classes about current trends in the industry, providing tours of facilities, etc.)
Contributing toward current FSHN faculty success (i.e. Endowed Chair, research and teaching funds, facilities, equipment, etc.)
Candidates of this award may or may not be alumni of the FSHN department.
Nominees will be evaluated based upon their efforts/accomplishments in the following areas:
- 20% – Distinction in their professional field
- 60% – Service to ISU’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
- 20% – Community engagement
Nomination Process
To put forward a nomination for any of the three awards listed above, please submit the following:
- Nomination form
- Nominee’s curriculum vitae/resume
- Supporting documents (1 page per submitted document) – these could be letters from colleagues, media articles written about the nominee’s success/honors, etc.
- 100 word summary about nominee that will be read at the award ceremony in the event the nominee is selected for this award
Deadline
Selected award winners are invited back to campus during Homecoming (October 29 — November 4, 2023) to be honored during an awards banquet.
Details about the 2023 FSHN Alumni Impact Awards, including eligibility requirements, can be found on the nomination form. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, June 2nd at 5:00 p.m. Please direct inquiries and completed nomination packets to Manju Reddy, 515-294-2024, mbreddy@iastate.edu.
Previous Alumni Impact Award Recipients
2022
Sarah Canova
Dr. Bledar Bisha
Elizabeth Brennan
2021
C.Y Wang
De’Airius Salibi
Newly Weds Foods
2020
Michelle Peitz
Rachel Sweeney
Angela Tagtow
2019
Celia Bravard
Jane Armstrong-Byrne
Grain Processing Corporation
2018
Milagros Hojilla-Evangelista
Julie Miller Jones
Barb Struempler
2017
Celeste Clark
Tunyawat Kasemsuwan
Susan Roberts
2016
Andrew McPherson
Linda Snetselaar
Mary Wagner
2015
Charlotte Hayes
Justin Kanthak
Julie Simonson
2014
Barbara Harland
Rodrigo Tarté
Jill Zullo
2013
Jill Moline
Mary Shell
Kris Spence
2012
Linda Fullmer
Lori Roth-Yousey
2011
Nancy Degner
Simin Meydani
Justin Moore