Call for IAFP 2017 Award Nominations

The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) welcomes nominations for the 2017 Association Awards. The awards include:

• Black Pearl Award. Sponsored by F&H Food Equipment Company Award Showcasing the Black Pearl. Presented in recognition of a company's outstanding commitment to and achievement in corporate excellence in food safety and quality.
• Fellow Award Marble Plaque. Presented to Members who have contributed to IAFP and its Affiliates with distinction over an extended period of time.
• Honorary Life Membership Award Plaque and Lifetime Membership in IAFP. Presented to Members for their dedication to the high ideals and objectives of IAFP and for their service to the Association.
• Harry Haverland Citation Award. Sponsored by 3M Food Safety. Plaque and $2,500 Honorarium. Presented to an individual for many years of dedication and devotion to the ideals and objectives of IAFP.
• Food Safety Innovation Award. Sponsored by Walmart. Plaque and $2,500 Honorarium. Presented to a Member or organization for creating a new idea, practice or product that has had a positive impact on food safety, thus, improving public health and the quality of life.
• International Leadership Award. Sponsored by Cargill, Inc. Plaque, $2,000 Honorarium and reimbursement to attend IAFP 2017. Presented to an individual for dedication to the high ideals and objectives of IAFP and for promotion of the mission of the Association in countries outside of the United States and Canada.
• Student Travel Scholarship. Sponsored by the IAFP Foundation. Provides travel funding for full-time students to attend the Annual Meeting of the International Association for Food Protection and to encourage developing scientists to participate in association activities. Scholarships will be awarded to students enrolled in a college or university food safety-related degree program.
• Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award. Presented annually to local environmental health jurisdictions for excellence and continual improvement in a comprehensive program of food protection at the local level.

Nomination criteria and instructions are available at www.foodprotection.org/get-involved/awards. Multiple nominations may be made. All nominations and applications (other than the Black Pearl Award) must be submitted electronically as instructed on the IAFP website by Tuesday, February 21, 2017. You need not be an IAFP member to nominate a professional or colleague or submit an application for the Travel Award to attend the IAFP Annual Meeting. IAFP student members are invited to submit their application for the Student Travel Scholarship award to attend the IAFP Annual Meeting. For questions, contact Susan Smith, at ssmith@foodprotection.org or call + 1 515.276.3344; + 1 800.369.6337.