1. IFT Annual Meeting June 21, 2014
Welcome to Our Phi Tau Sigma Leadership Council Meeting & Annual Business Meeting
Welcome to our Phi Tau Sigma Advisory Council Meeting and the Annual Business Meeting. Thank you for making the commitment to be here. Our goals for this luncheon are to give you an overview of Phi Tau Sigma’s activities and accomplishments over the past year, and provide an opportunities for networking to share best practices in local Chapters.
IFT Annual Meeting
June 21, 2014

2. University of Minnesota
Welcome!
Dr. Mary K. Schmidl,
President
Phi Tau Sigma
University of Minnesota
My name is Mary Schmidl, and I’ve served for the past year as President of Phi Tau Sigma, the Honor Society for Food Science and Technology. It has been a pleasure to serve as President and fortunate to work with the remarkable and dedicated leadership of Phi Tau Sigma

3. Agenda
11:45 a.m. Welcome & introduction – Dr. Mary Schmidl, President of Phi Tau Sigma
11:50 a.m. State of the Society Report –Dr. Mary Schmidl
12:05 p.m. Chapters Status & Activities – Dr. Emily Steinberg, Chair, Chapter Affairs
12:15 p.m. Networking: Challenges and Best Practices - Dr. Suzanne Nielsen, Immediate Past President
12:45 p.m. Sharing ideas – Dr. Suzanne Nielsen
12:55 p.m. Closing – Dr. Mary K. Schmidl
Your program includes this schedule for this luncheon meeting. You’ll see that after a short report on the state of our Honorary Society, we’ll spend the majority of this meeting on networking, to share challenges and best practices within local Chapters.

4. Later Today: Phi Tau Sigma & IFT Division Competition Awards Ceremony 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Note: Raffle at end for cash prizes
We especially hope you plan to attend the annual Awards Ceremony this afternoon, where we will announce Phi Tau Sigma award winners and the winners of IFT division competitions. Note that there will be a raffle at the end of this awards program, with three $100 cash prizes, but you must be present to win.
At the IFT Awards Celebration which starts at 5:30 p.m. today, IFT has blocked 30 seats in the VIP section for Phi Tau Sigma members. We especially encourage new Phi Tau Sigma initiates to use these seats, but other Phi Tau Sigma members are also welcome to use these seats. All new Phi Tau Sigma initiates will be asked during the Awards Celebration to stand and be recognized.

5. Phi Tau Sigma Sponsored Events During the IFT Annual Meeting  Saturday, June 21 1:15 – 2:30 pm Executive Committee Meeting  Sunday, June 22 3pm-4:00pm ΦΤΣ Committee Meetings   Monday, June 22 8:30am-10:00pm Symposium: “Innovations in Science and Technology for Food Quality, Safety, and Health Over the Past 25 Years”   1:30pm–2:15pm Symposium: “Developing a Database of Science-Based Materials for Food Science Outreach: Inspiring the Future Professional Cadre of Food Scientists 2:30pm–3:30pm Symposium: “Recruitment Skills: Instigating Career Decisions Among Students”
Also included in your program is this schedule of Phi Tau Sigma-sponsored events that will take place over the next few days. Some of these are especially targeted to students. We hope you’ll be able to attend one of more of these special events.

6. We’re Celebrating! 61th Year for Phi Tau Sigma
At this IFT Annual Meeting, Phi Tau Sigma is celebrating it’s 61th year We’re glad you’re here to help us celebrate this milestone.

7. On display in the Award Ceremony Room today are two posters that celebrate the history of Phi Tau Sigma. This poster is a timeline of the history, since Phi Tau Sigma was established as the Honor Society for Food Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts, by Dr. Guy Livingston and Dr. Carl Fellers in 1953.

8. A second poster identifies each of the Phi Tau Sigma chapters, from the University of Massachusetts in 1953, through the most recent at Institute for Food Safety and Health in 2013.

9. Please stand if you are from this Chapter

10. Your ΦTΣ Executive Committee President:. Dr. Mary K
Your ΦTΣ Executive Committee President: Dr. Mary K. Schmidl President-Elect: Dr. Benjy Mikel Past-President: Dr. Suzanne Nielsen Executive Sec: Dr. Kathryn Kotula Councilors: Dr. Jennifer McEntire, Dr. Allen Foegeding , Dr. Elena Castell Perez, Dr. Joe Regenstein, Dr. Russell Cross, Dr. Chris Daubert Alternate Councilors: Dr. Emily Steinberg, Dr. Youling Xiong, Martha Cassen, Dr. Dennis Heldman Newsletter: Dr. Kathryn Kotula Treasurer: Dr. Daryl Lund
The current leadership team of Phi Tau Sigma at the national level, as shown here, has worked very hard over the past year to strengthen our organization. It has been my pleasure to work with these individuals. I will announce their name and please come forward to receive your certificate and leadership pin.

11. Your ΦTΣ Committee Chairs Awards: Steve Campano, M. S
Your ΦTΣ Committee Chairs Awards: Steve Campano, M.S. Chapter Affairs: Dr. Emily Steinberg Constitution/Bylaws: Dr. Joe Regenstein Finance: Dr. Daryl Lund Membership/Qualifications: Dr. Ken McMillin Newsletter: Dr. Kathryn Kotula Nominations/Elections: Dr. Tom Aurand Program: Dr. Benjy Mikel Audit: Dr. James Steele Strategic Relations: Dr. Louise Wicker Student Relations: Dongjun Zhao, M.S. Website: Dr. Ken Lee Wikipedia Website: Ralph Blanchfield, MBE
ΦTΣ
Also, at the highest level of Phi Tau Sigma, the various committee do an enormous amount of work for the organization. Here we have the chairs of those committees. Would everyone on a national-level committee members please stand?
Thank you.

12. Thank You!

13. The distinctive Phi Tau Sigma certificate and

14. 2013-14 Phi Tau Sigma “Inaugural Leadership Pin”
The distinctive Phi Tau Sigma certificate and HONOR LEADERSHIP PIN.
Thank you.

15. Incoming Phi Tau Sigma Officers. President:. Dr. Benjy Mikel
Incoming Phi Tau Sigma Officers President: Dr. Benjy Mikel President-Elect: Dr. Janet Collins
In , Dr. Benjy Mikel will serve as President of Phi Tau Sigma, and Dr. Janet Collins will serve as President-Elect. The newly elected Councilors and Alternate Councilors shown here will join most of the current councilors to help lead Phi Tau Sigma this coming year. Let me ask all the newly elected leaders of Phi Tau Sigma to please stand.

16. Incoming Phi Tau Sigma Officer Councilors: Dr. Elena Castell-Perez Dr
Incoming Phi Tau Sigma Officer Councilors: Dr. Elena Castell-Perez Dr. Rakesh Singh Alternate Councilors: Dr. Sheryl Barringer Dr. Elizabeth Boyle
The newly elected Councilors and Alternate Councilors shown here will join most of the current councilors to help lead Phi Tau Sigma this coming year. Let me ask all the newly elected leaders of Phi Tau Sigma to please stand.

17. State of the Society Report President Mary K. Schmidl
Now for the State of the Society Report
Before summarizing the accomplishments of individual committees, let me highlight several activities that cut across the organization. We’ve gained valuable support of Food Science Administrators and numerous leaders. To help future Phi Tau Sigma leaders and committees, we have guideline documents and arranged for annual reports. Finally, we’ve very pleased to have this second formal Leadership Council Meeting, that we’ve designed to help share best practices between Chapters.

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