The Nicolas Appert Award is awarded by the Chicago Section of the Institute of Food Technologists for preeminence in and contributions to the field of food technology.[1] The award has been given annually since 1942 and is named after Nicolas Appert, the French inventor of airtight food preservation. Award winners receive a bronze medal with a front view of Appert and a $5000 honorarium. This is considered one of the highest honors in food technology.[2]
Source: IFT
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | William Vere Cruess | |
| 1943 | Samuel C. Prescott | |
| 1944 | Charles Albert Browne, Jr. | |
| 1945 | A.W. Bitting | |
| 1946 | C.H. Bailey | |
| 1947 | C. Olin Ball | |
| 1948 | C.A. Elvenhjem | |
| 1949 | Roy C. Newton | |
| 1950 | Thomas M. Rector | |
| 1951 | A.E. Stevenson | |
| 1952 | Edward M. Chace | |
| 1953 | Victor M. Conquest | |
| 1954 | Charles N. Frey | |
| 1955 | Charles Glen King | |
| 1956 | Bernard E. Proctor | |
| 1957 | Emil M. Mrak | |
| 1958 | William F. Geddes | |
| 1959 | Berton S. Clark | |
| 1960 | Ernest H. Wiegand | |
| 1961 | Helmut C. Diehl | |
| 1962 | Arnold Kent Balls | |
| 1963 | Karl F. Meyer | |
| 1964 | Gail M. Dack | |
| 1965 | Harold W. Schultz | |
| 1966 | Maynard A. Joslyn | |
| 1967 | Michael J. Copley | |
| 1968 | Donald K. Tressler | |
| 1969 | Edwin M. Foster |
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Samuel A. Goldblith | |
| 1971 | Reid T. Milner | |
| 1972 | John C. Ayres | |
| 1973 | Hans Linweaver | |
| 1974 | George F. Stewart | |
| 1975 | Ernest J. Briskey | |
| 1976 | Amihud Kramer | |
| 1977 | Richard L. Hall | |
| 1978 | Jasper G. Woodroof | |
| 1979 | Frederick J. Francis | |
| 1980 | Evan C. Binkerd | |
| 1981 | Bernard S. Schweigert | |
| 1982 | Clinton O. Chichester | |
| 1983 | Stephen S. Chang | |
| 1984 | John J. Powers | |
| 1985 | Alina S. Szczesniak | |
| 1986 | Marcus Karel | |
| 1987 | Elmer H. Marth | |
| 1988 | Owen R. Fennema | |
| 1989 | Fergus M. Clydesdale | |
| 1990 | Myron Solberg | |
| 1991 | Raymond J. Moshy | |
| 1992 | Irving J. Pflug | |
| 1993 | Wilbur A. Gould | |
| 1994 | Roy L. Whistler | |
| 1995 | Philip E. Nelson | |
| 1996 | Michael P. Doyle | |
| 1997 | H.C. Rudolph Heiss |
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Theodore P. Labuza | |
| 1999 | Robert G. Cassens | |
| 2000 | Aaron L. Brody | |
| 2001 | Adolph (Al) S. Clausi | |
| 2002 | Daniel F. Farkas | |
| 2003 | Dietrich Knorr | |
| 2004 | Larry R. Beuchat | |
| 2005 | Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas | |
| 2006 | George E. Inglett | |
| 2007 | Todd R. Klaenhammer | |
| 2008 | Gilbert A. Leveille | |
| 2009 | Daryl B. Lund | |
| 2010 | R. Paul Singh | |
| 2011 | Dr. Malcolm Bourne | |
| 2012 | Casimir Akoh | |
| 2013 | Kenneth R. Swartzel | |
| 2014 | C. Patrick Dunne | |
| 2015 | Stephen Taylor | |
| 2016 | E. Allen Foegeding | |
| 2017 | Jozef L. Kokini | |
| 2018 | Dennis R. Heldman | |
| 2019 | D. Julian McClements | |
| 2020 | José Miguel Aguilera[3] |