2008-2009 AFDO Award Winners
Achievement Award - Associate Award - Scholarship Awards
Achievement Award
This year’s Achievement Award was presented to Erik Bungo, Senior Food Safety Specialist with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Dairy and Foods. The Achievement Award is annually bestowed on an individual who has demonstrated exemplary performance within their field.
Associate Award
The Associate Member Award was presented to Candace Jacobs, Vice President of Worldwide Quality for The Campbell Soup Company. The AFDO Associate Award is awarded annually to an associate member based on long term active membership in the Association, active involvement in committee work, development of model codes, and promoting the objectives of AFDO.
Scholarship Awards
The George M. Burditt, Betsy B. Woodward, and Denise C. Rooney Scholarship Awards (each for $1,500) were awarded to three deserving candidates. The first award went to Julie A. Chelewski of Manhattan, Kansas. Julie is currently working towards her Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Industry at Kansas State University. Julie works for the National FFA as a Student Leadership Conference Facilitator. After college, Julie aspires to work in the field of Food Science in the specially area of food safety with an interest in national and international food security.
Our second award went to Jeff Abshire of Indianapolis, Indiana. Jeff is currently working towards his Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Environmental Health Science at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis. Jeff works as a graduate assistant and is an active member in the Marine Corps League. After college, Jeff desires to work for the federal government, either the FDA or USDA preferable, in the areas of food safety and quality control.
Our third award went to Jamie Stolarz of Davie, Florida. Jamie is currently working towards her Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition with a specialization in Dietetics. Jamie has received numerous academic awards and honors and participates in a variety of extracurricular and civic activities. Jamie is currently applying to two Master of Science-Dietetic Internship Programs for Graduate School at Boston University and the University of Florida’s Sports Nutrition Program.