On July 12 NAFFS Executive Director Bob Bauer and East Coast Scholarship Chair Al Roth presented NAFFS’ first annual scholarship awards to three deserving students in the Rutgers University Food Science Program. Dr. Mukund Karwe, associate professor of food engineering and Dr. Jozef Kokini, chair and director of the Department of Food Science, were also on hand to congratulate the students.
Three $1,100 awards were presented to:
Yumin You, Ph.D. student with a 4.0 GPA
Rashmi Tiwari, Ph.D. student with a 3.9 GPA
Shalaka Narwankar, M.S. student with a 3.7 GPA
In August Patrick Imburgia, West Coast Scholarship Chair, and Piero Berlonghi, Director of Development, Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences, Chapman Univeristy
will present a $3,500 award to winning Chapman University student, Amanda Teets.
NAFFS’ scholarship support helps Rutgers and Chapman to:
• Provide quality programs
• Attract the brightest students
• Support cutting-edge research
• Provide highly qualified food scientists and nutritionists for the food industry workforce
NAFFS extends its sincere congratulations to the outstanding students and thanks the many member companies who provided financial support.
