Honors and Awards won by the Boor and Wiedmann Food Microbiology Laboratory Members


Graduate Student Awards
 

2009

Reid Ivy (Ph.D. 2009): IFT Foundation Graduate Scholarship $2,000

Sana Mujahid (Ph.D. 2010): IFT Foundation Graduate Scholarship $2,000

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): IFT Foundation Graduate Scholarship $2,000

Matthew Ranieri (Ph.D. 2009):  NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program Hintz Memorial Scholarship for top candidate.

Kitiya Vongkamjan (Ph.D. 2010):  Travel Grant ASM General 109^th Meeting  (May 2009)

Kitiya Vongkamjan (Ph.D. 2010):  2d Place, SolonaPlus (potato flakes product), IFTSA Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition.

Kitiya Vongkamjan (Ph.D. 2010):  International Associate for Food Protection 2009 Student Travel Scholarship for  96^th Annual IAFP Meeting.

 

2008

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): 2008 Cornell Institute of Food Science Kosi Award in Food Science

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): Eastern New York Branch ASM Graduate Travel Grant, American Society for Microbiology 2008 General Meeting

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): Graduate Fellowship, Institute of Food Technologists, Food Microbiology Division 2008

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): Graduate Fellowship, Institute of Food Technologists & Frito-Lay, Inc. 2008

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): Graduate Research Fellowship, The Clinton DeWitt Smith Fellowship 2008

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): V. Duane Rath Graduate Research Fellowship, Food Processing Suppliers Foundation  (2008)

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): Cornell University Graduate School Travel Grant 2007-2008

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): Institute for Food Technologists New York Section Graduate Scholarship

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): Cornell Institute of Food Science Germain Mocquot Memorial Award

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): Western New York Institute for Food Technologists Scholarship

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): Cornell Institute of Food Science Ruth and Henry Herzog Graduate Student Award)

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): International Associate for Food Protection 2008 Student Travel Scholarship for  95^th Annual IAFP Meeting

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): Travel Grant ASM General 108^th Meeting  (June 2008)

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): American Society for Microbiology Corporate Activities Student Travel Award for ASM General 108^th Meeting (June 2008)

Yesim Soyer (Ph.D. 2008): The Eastern NY Branch of The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Travel Award. (2008)

Yesim Soyer (Ph.D. 2008):  “Ruth Herzog and Albert Flegenheimer Graduate Award in Food Science” for academic excellence in Field of Food Science and Technology, Cornell University. (2007-2008)

Yesim Soyer (Ph.D. 2008): 2007-2008 Recipient, Cornell University Graduate School Travel Grant.

Kitiya Vongkamjan (Ph.D. 2010):  Muscle Foods Division student travel award to the 95th IFT annual meeting

Kitiya Vongkamjan (Ph.D. 2010):  Food Science Graduate Student Award, Phi Tau Sigma, Cornell University Chapter.

Kitiya Vongkamjan (Ph.D. 2010):  Western New York Institute for Food Technologists section student travel award to 95th IFT annual meeting.

                                                  

2007

Yvonne Chan (Ph.D. 2007): Recipient of 2007 Cornell Institute of Food Science Germain Mocquot Award

Yuewei Hu (Ph.D. 2007):  2007 Cornell Institute of Food Science Kosi Award in Food Science

Yuewei Hu (PhD 2007): 2007 Liu Memorial Award and the Daisy Yen Wu Scholarship

Sarita Raengpradub  (PhD 2007):  2007 American Society for Microbiology Student Travel Grant

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): Cornell University Department of Food Science Travel Grant 2007

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): 2007 Provost’s Diversity Fellowship, Cornell University

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): IAFP Foundation Student Travel Scholarship  2007 International Association for
    Food Protection 2007 Annual Meeting

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): Graduate Fellowship  2007 Institute of Food Technologist & GMP/FPA

Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008): Cornell Institute of Food Science Kosi Award in Food Science

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): Eastern New York Division of American Society for Microbiology Travel Grant for ASM General 107^th Meeting (May 2007)

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): American Society for Microbiology 1^st Runner-up for Corporate Activities Student Travel Award for ASM General 107^th Meeting (May 2007)

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): Cornell Department of Food Science Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant ASM General 107^th Meeting (May 2007)

Liz Palmer (Ph.D. 2009): Cornell Graduate School Conference Travel Grant ASM General 107^th Meeting    (May 2007)

Sara Milillo (Ph.D. 2008): Travel grant from Cornell chapter of Sigma Xi (to attend annual meeting of ASM)

Sara Milillo (Ph.D. 2008): American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Eastern NY Branch travel award
    for the 2007 ASM General Meeting

Matt Ranieri (MS, 2008): 2007 International Association for Food Protection,Third Place, Developing Scientist Award for Oral Presentation "Effect of HTST Processing Temperatures on Fluid Milk Aerobic Plate Counts"

Yesim Soyer (PhD 2008):  2007 Cornell Institute of Food Science Ruth and Henry Herzog Graduate Award

Yesim Soyer   (Ph.D. 2008):  Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) NY Section National Fellowship for outstanding graduate students. (2007)

Reid Ivy (PhD 2009): 2007 ASM Student Travel Grant 

 

2006

Yvonne Chan (PhD 2007): 2006 IAFP Student Travel Scholarship for attendance of the 2006 Annual meeting
Yvonne Chan (PhD 2007): 2006 Cornell Institute of Food Science Ruth Herzog and Albert Flegenheimer
  Graduate Award
Yvonne Chan (PhD 2007): 2006 Liu Memorial Award and the Daisy Yen Wu Scholarship
Yvonne Chan (PhD 2007): 2006/07 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) $2,000 Graduate Fellowship
Haley Oliver (PhD 2008): Graduate Fellowship 2006 Institute of Food Technologists & Frito-Lay, Inc.
Haley Oliver (PhD 2008): Graduate Research Fellowship 2006
Haley Oliver (PhD 2008): The Clinton DeWitt Smith Fellowship Corporate Activities Graduate Student
  Summer 2006
Haley Oliver (PhD 2008): Travel Grant 2006 American Society for Microbiology 2006 General Meeting
Haley Oliver (PhD 2008): American Society for Microbiology 2006 General Meeting
Haley Oliver (PhD 2008): The Kosi Award in Food Science 2006, 2007 Cornell University Department
  of Food Science
Yuewei Hu (PhD 2007): 2006 Cornell Institute of Food Science Ruth and Henry Herzog Graduate Award
Yuewei Hu (PhD 2007): ASM travel fellowship from the Eastern New York Branch of the ASM
  for the 106th General Meeting of the ASM
Yuewei Hu (PhD 2007): 1st place in oral presentation competition IAFP 2006 Annual Meeting Developing
  Scientist Award
Yuewei Hu (PhD 2007): 2006 Danisco product development competition Top 12

 

2005
Sam Alcaine (M.S. 2006):  First place, Food Microbiology oral presentation
  competition, IFT 2005
Yvonne Chan (Ph.D. 2007): ASM Student Travel Grant
Yvonne Chan (Ph.D. 2007): 2005 Cornell Institute of Food Science
      Ruth and Henry Herzog Graduate Award
Yvonne Chan (Ph.D. 2007): 2005/06 IFT $3,000 Graduate Student Fellowship
Yvonne Chan (Ph.D. 2007): 2005/06 V. Duane Rath Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Yuewei Hu (Ph.D. 2007): 2005/06 Western New York Section IFT Graduate Student Fellowship
Renato Orsi (Ph.D. 2008): 2005 ASM Student Travel Grant 


2004

Kendra Kerr Nightingale (Ph.D. 2004): 2004/05 IFT $5,000 Graduate Student Fellowship
Kendra Kerr Nightingale (Ph.D. 2004): 2004 Cornell Institute of Food Science
     Germain Mocquot Award
Kendra Kerr Nightingale (Ph.D. 2004): Selected to participate in the 2004 American
     Society for Microbiology (ASM) Graduate and Postdoctoral Summer Institute in
     Preparation for Careers in Microbiology
Yvonne Chan (Ph.D. 2007): 2004/05 New York Section IFT Graduate Student Fellowship
Sarita Raengpradub (PhD 2007): 2004 Cornell Institute of Food Science Kosi Award in Food Science
Sarita Raengpradub (PhD 2007):2004 American Society for Microbiology Student Travel Grant
Haley Oliver (Ph.D. 2008):Graduate Research Fellowship 2004-2005 Olin Fellowship, Cornell University

2003

Kendra Nightingale (Ph.D., 2004): 2003 V. Duane Rath Fellowship, Foundation of the International
    Association of Food Industry Suppliers
Kendra Nightingale (Ph.D., 2004): 2003 IFT Graduate Student Fellowship
Mark Kazmierczak (Ph.D., 2004): 2003 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Student Travel Grant
Angela Roberts (Ph.D., 2004): 2003 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Student Travel Grant

2002

Marie Yeung (Ph.D., 2003): 2002 Chinese Food Society Graduate Student Scholarship
Marie Yeung (Ph.D., 2003): 2nd place, 2002 IFT Graduate Paper Competition
Kendra Nightingale (Ph.D., 2004):  2002 National Milk Producers Federation Scholarship
Marie Yeung (Ph.D., 2003): First Place, IFT Annual Meeting Graduate Student Food Microbiology Oral
    Presentations Competition
Marie Yeung (Ph.D., 2003): 2002 IFT Graduate Student Fellowship
Kendra Nightingale (Ph.D., 2004): 2002 Clinton DeWitt Smith Fellowship
Kendra Nightingale (Ph.D., 2004): V. Duane Rath Fellowship, Foundation of the International Association of Food Industry Suppliers
Kendra Nightingale (Ph.D., 2004): 2002 Cornell Institute of Food Science Ruth Herzog and Albert Flegenheimer Graduate Award
Steven Cai (MS, 2002): 2002 Cornell Institute of Food Science “Runners-up” Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Steven Cai (MS, 2002): 2002 Cornell Institute of Food Science Ruth and Henry Herzog Graduate Research Award
David Sue (Ph.D., 2003): 2002 Cornell Institute of Food Science Kosi Award in Food Science
Brian Sauders (Ph.D., 2004):  2002 Cornell Institute of Food Science Germain Mocquot Award

2001

Steven Cai (MS, 2002): 2001 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Student Travel Grant
David Sue (Ph.D., 2003): 2001 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Student Travel Grant
Joanne Thimothe (MS, 2002): 2^nd price, student poster competition, Eastern Food Science Conference XII (2001)
Joanne Thimothe (MS, 2002):  2001 Cornell Institute of Food Science Ruth Herzog and Albert
     Flegenheimer Graduate Award
Mark Kazmierczak (Ph.D., 2004):  2001 Microbiology Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Brian Sauders (Ph.D., 2004):  2001 Cornell Institute of Food Science Herzog Graduate Award

 

2000

David Sue (Ph.D., 2003): 2000 National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) National Dairy Leadership Scholarship

  

Other Awards

2008

Kathryn Boor:   Elected as Fellow, Institute of Food Technologists

2007

Kathryn Boor:   Elected as Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, May 2007

2006

Kathryn Boor:  2006 William V. Hickey Award from the New York State Association for Food Protection for
  outstanding service in the field of food sanitation
Kathryn Boor:  2006 DeLaval Dairy Extension Award from the American Dairy Science Association

2005

Kathryn Boor:  2005 Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Award for Outstanding
  Accomplishments in Extension/Outreach
Kathryn Boor:  Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF),
  May 3, 2005 - September 23, 2006

2004                           

Martin Wiedmann:  2004 Med-Atlantic Sea Grant Extension Award for Outstanding Program
Martin Wiedmann:  Teaching Excellence Award, Cornell Institute of Food Science
Martin Wiedmann:  Distinguished Speaker, Seminar in Food Science, University of Maryland
Martin Wiedmann:  International Life Science Institute (ILSI) North America Future Leaders Award

 

  2002:

Martin Wiedmann:  William V. Hickey Award (for outstanding service in the field of food sanitation),
     New York State Association for Food Protection
Martin Wiedmann: 2002 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), Foundation Scholar
     Award in Dairy Foods
Kathryn Boor:   2002 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Samuel Cate Prescott Award

  2000:

Kathryn Boor: 2000 American Dairy Science Foundation Scholar Award