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2009 Food Safety Awards

FAFP 2009 Award Nominations

Nominations for each of the award categories (with the exception of the Presidents Award) can be made by any member, in good standing, of the Florida Association for Food Protection and submitted prior to the deadline date of December 31, 2010. All awards will be presented at the Annual Business Meeting during the Annual Educational Conference in April or May of each year.

Bronson Lane Award Click for Bio

The person nominated for this award must exhibit the highest level of knowledge, skill, commitment and dedication to the ideals of food safety during their lifetime of service to Industry, Government or Academia. This lifetime achievement award should only be awarded to a person who has spent a majority of their lifetime in the food industry, inspection, research, or other related fields. The Board of Directors reserve the right of evaluating the qualifications of the person(s) being nominated and selecting the person best meeting these criteria.

2009 Recipient - Dr. Melvin Kramer, EHA Consulting Group

2008 Recipient - Kendall Burkett, DBPR Tallahassee

2007 Recipient - Dr. Ron Schmidt, University of Florida

2006 Recipient - Dr. H. Wayne Derstine, SGS United States Testing Company

President's Award

This award is selected by the current President of the Florida Association for Food Protection and is selected based on the contributions made to the Florida Association for Food Protection, the State of Florida; its industries and/or educational institutions. The person selected must exhibit the highest level of commitment and dedication to accomplishing the goals of the Association and its members.

2009 Recipient - Jennifer Lahnoudi, Walt Disney World

2008 Recipient - Zeb Blanton, SGS United States Testing Company

2007 Recipient - Eric Martin, Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville

2006 Recipient - Thomas Ford, Ecolab/Kay Chemicals

Sanitarian of the Year Award

The person nominated for this award should exhibit the highest level of proficiency in the field of Food Safety Sanitation inspection or Quality Assurance in the field of food service, food inspection, processing, manufacturing, distribution, wholesale and retail for all areas in industry, government and academia related to food safety.

2009 Recipient - John Gurrisi, Darden Restaurants

2008 Recipient - Debby Newslow, DL Newslow & Associates

2007 Recipient - Betty Reitz, DBPR Tallahassee

2006 Recipient - Thomas McMahan, Albertsons LLC

Laboratorian of the Year Award

The Laboratorian of the Year Award recognizes a FAFP Member for their contributions to the ideals of FAFP through their endeavors in the laboratory. It recognizes outstanding commitment in utilizing and developing innovative and practical laboratory techniques to support food safety.

2009 Recipient - Dr. Keith Schneider, University of Florida

2008 Recipient - Dr. Gillian Folkes Dagan, ABC Research Laboratories

2007 Recipient - George Baker, ABC Research Laboratories

2006 Recipient - Carmen Velazquez, Walt Disney World

Special Recognition Award

The Special Recognition Award recognizes a FAFP Member for their contributions to FAFP.

2009 Recipient - Kristin Boncaro, SGS United States Testing Company

2008 Recipient - Natalie Dyenson, Wal*Mart

2007 Recipient - Jennifer Walker, Walt Disney World

2006 Recipient - Not Awarded

How To Submit A Nomination:

1. Download the form by clicking here.
2. Mail or fax the form from our download location to: FAFP Awards, P.O. Box 160032, Altamonte Springs, FL 32716-0032
Florida Association for Food Protection; PO Box 160032; Altamonte Springs, FL 32716