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Upcoming Events 
April 24 at ComedySportz University of LaCrosse-Wisconsin's 18th Annual Symposium on Industrial & Fermentation MicrobiologyApril 25 -
Does the Processing of Foods Impact Cancer Risk? Dr. John W. Erdman, Jr. Tanner Lecture Award Winner IFT 2014 Annual Meeting & Food Expo: June 21-24
Annual Golf Outing at Cog Hill
August 19, 2014 -
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Pictures from April 8, 2014 Dinner Meeting
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 | | Raffle Winners: Zuoxing Zheng, Kate Jacobsen, Amy Leischner, & Gwyn Serbentas |
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Members-Only Knowledge Center
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Did you know that as a member of CSIFT that you have access to all of the newsletters since 2007? In addition, you can search for particular topics or speakers using the Search Feature in the Members-Only Website.
Also, take advantage of the online membership directory to find a "lost" associate or to follow up on a sales lead. You can add to your profile any time you'd like.
Search for Suppliers exhibiting at Suppliers' Night by using the online Exhibitor Search. And, of course, the Career Center is also included in the Members-Only website.
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CSIFT Leadership Team
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Officers:
John Chambers, Chair John Budin, Chair Elect Olivia Fisher, Secretary James Colby, Treasurer Linda Perucca, Past Chair
Executive Committee:
Bill Becht
Glenn Bluemer
Mike Carson
Laura Colby
Laura Gray
Jan Miller
Linda Perucca
Keith Shafer
Manoj Shah
Timothy Stubbs
Mike Wanous
We are always looking for volunteers to help with the work of the Section - get involved today! Contact BusinessOffice@ChicagoIFT.org
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Message from Our Chair John Chambers
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Chicago Section IFT
2013-2014 Chair
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Dear CSIFT Members & Friends,
I hope you all had a great time at the April dinner meeting. I want to thank all the committee volunteers and our business office for making the evening a very special event! The House and Program Committees continued their reputation of providing a great venue and great guest speaker for our attendees.
We had William Weissinger, Deputy District Director of the US FDA as our guest speaker. He gave a great presentation that was enjoyed by all. The topic was "Update on the Food Safety & Modernization Act". Download Presentation.
At the dinner meeting we celebrated the life of Sue Monckton (Executive Committee Member) who passed away on March 20. She spent 29 years at Kraft Food and was a devoted CSIFT member for 38 years. She served as the Chair of the Section in 2003. Her leadership and love for the Chicago Section was like no other. She will be deeply missed but never forgotten as her legacy will live on within our Section forever. Download Remembering Sue Monckton
I look forward to seeing everyone at our May 12th event at Café LaCave in Des Plaines, IL. We will have a very special guest speaker in Dr. John W. Erdman. He is a Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois. His presentation is titled "Does the Processing of Foods Impact Cancer Risk?" Register Here
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Monday, May 12 Tanner Lecture
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Does the Processing of Foods Impact Cancer Risk?
 This year's Tanner Lecture winner is John W. Erdman, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus,Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign.
World-wide, cancer continues to be the primary cause of non-infectious disease mortality. It is generally assumed that environmental factors, including diet choice, account for a third or more of cancer risk. Because differential food processing operations are used to convert raw materials into final food products, one might ask whether choice of processing techniques or selection of types of processed foods increases or decreases the risk of cancer.
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IFT 2014: June 21-24, 2014
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Attend the 2014 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo, and Help Us Win the IFT Section Challenge!
This friendly competition awards $500 to the two sections with the highest percentage of members attending the Annual Meeting. We can use that $500 for one of our scholarship or education programs!
Visit ift.org/IFT14 and register for the IFT Annual Meeting today. And, if you register before May 9, you'll save up to $150. I hope to see you there! Find out more Register Today!
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CSIFT 2014 Election Results
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The elections are now over. Thank you for everyone that voted. We are pleased to announce the winners of our election. Below is the list of elected Officers and Executive Committee that will start their terms Sept 1, 2014.
We know the Section will be in good hands with their strong leadership. Congratulations to all the winners!
Chair-Elect (three year term of Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past Chair Roles): Glenn Bluemer
Secretary: Olivia Fisher
Treasurer: Jamie Colby
Executive Committee (three year term)*
Bill Becht Laura Colby Joy Dell'Aringa Matt Hutchinson
*Please note that Sue Monckton was re-elected to Executive Committee but given her passing the next highest vote recipient was selected.
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Career Center: Now Members Can Post Jobs and Search for Jobs Online!
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CSIFT is excited to announce our New Career Center where members can search for jobs and can post jobs anytime they want! Just login to the Members-Only section of the website and click on Career Center on the left. There are currently dozens of jobs posted!  Non-members can view general content about job postings. Non-members can also post jobs on the CSIFT LinkedIn Jobs page. Open a Jobs Discussion to post your job and avoid the new LinkedIn Fees. Need Help? Contact Employment Chairperson Gary Wills for more information or contact the CSIFT Business Office at 630-916-4960. |
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SPEC Engineering April Dinner Meeting Sponsor
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2014 Weight Management Technologies Seminar
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Registration is Open: 2014 Weight Management Technologies Seminar is a product development event focused on providing R&D with practical & impartial "how-to" formulation advice, nutrition & sensory data on satiety and reduced calorie foods & beverages products.
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| CSIFT Award Winners |
|  Ellery H. Harvey Service Award
Each year the Chicago Section IFT recognizes an outstanding volunteer who has distinguished him or herself in the service of the Chicago Section IFT by awarding them the Ellery H. Harvey Service Award. This award is named after the founding chair of the Chicago Section IFT from 1941 whose passion for the profession helped form the first and largest section of the Institute of Food Technologists.
This year we are happy to announce the winner of the Ellery H. Harvey Service Award is Uwe Nienaber. Uwe holds degrees from Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Münster First State Examination for Food Chemists; Chemical State Inspection Laboratory, Münster Second State Examination for Food Chemists; and Institute of Food Chemistry of Münster Ph.D. in Food Chemistry. Read more.
Chair's Achievement Award
Every other year the Chicago Section IFT awards the Chicago Section IFT Chair's Achievement Award for outstanding achievement in Food Science. This award is eligible to Chicago Section IFT Members only.
We are pleased to announce this year's winner of the Chair's Achievement Award is Robert Boutin, President of Knechtel, Inc.
Robert attended Roosevelt University, earning a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Chemistry in 1970 and a MBA in 1976. In 1972 he started his career when he joined Breaker Confections/Sunmark as Research and Development Manager. Four years later, he accepted a position as New Products Manager at the Wm Wrigley Jr. Co. In 1983 Robert moved to Wilton Enterprises as New Products Manager. In 1985 the food industry consulting firm Knechtel, Inc. hired him as President. This is a position that he still holds today. He is also an owner of Bentley Specialties, Inc, a custom co-packer. Read more.
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Congratulations to CSIFT Members!
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Congratulations to Juan Silva for becoming an IFT 2014 Fellow Winner!
Also congratulations to Sharrann Simmons as a new IFT Board Member!
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Know Your Emeritus Member
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Click on the picture of this month's Emeritus Member Biography to find out who he is!
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2014 Strietelmeier Scholarship Available
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2014 STRIETELMEIER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNEMPLOYED MEMBERS OF CHICAGO SECTION IFT
This scholarship offers an excellent networking opportunity for unemployed members to attend a Food Science-related course that may assist in obtaining employment. As well, the applicant can utilize the scholarship money to attend an IFT Short Course or the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo!!
Description of Scholarship Program:
A unique program of financial support for an Educational Course or IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo attendance for Chicago Section IFT unemployed members.
Deadline for applications will be Thursday,May 1, 2014 for attendance at a 2014 Food Science Course, or at the 2013 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo and Educational Courses, June 2014 in New Orleans.
Requirements: Using our online application, you will be asked to provide the following information:
- Section / IFT Activities
- Food Industry Organization Activities
- Educational Background
- Work History
- Reason for Wanting to Attend IFT Annual Meeting or Course
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New Professionals Events: ComedySportz
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The New Professionals group encourages anyone who has been in the industry 10 years or less to join in on our networking fun. Look for updates to the Facebook group and CSIFT website. If you are not receiving monthly emails with upcoming event information, please email Niki at nbaran@flavorchem.com and request to be added.
 
The New Professionals held their March event at Xtreme Trampolines in Carol Stream on Wednesday, March 19th. We enjoyed games of trampoline dodge ball and jumping into a huge foam pit.
April's event will be a comedy show on Thursday, April 24th at ComedySportz in Chicago. "ComedySportz" is a completely improvised show in which a red and blue team battle for your laughter. A referee hosts each show and comes to the audience to shout out suggestions and your ideas drive the show! We are limited to 25 tickets so register ASAP!
May's event will be a Schaumburg Boomers baseball game and fireworks on Friday, May 23rd. What an exciting way to end a GREAT CSIFT NP year! Registration will open at the end of this month for this event.
Please register for all events on our webpage.
http://chicagoift.org/newprofessionals.html
Co-Chairs: Niki Baron & Molly Connor Download Article
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Join Chicago Section IFT members and friends at our 7th annual golf outing and support CSIFT Scholarships! Last year's outing raised almost $11,000.00 for scholarships. To learn more about CSIFT Scholarships click here.
Courses 1 & 2: $150.00 per golfer - includes free range balls, lunch, dinner, and prizes.
Schedule:
8:30 AM - Registration Opens
10:00 AM - Shot Gun Start -Best Ball Format
3:30 PM - Social Hour with hors d'oeuvres
4:30 PM - Dinner Buffet & Awards Presentation
Find out more - register today!
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| Remembering Sue Monckton: 1952-2014 |
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It is with a heavy heart that we let the IFT Chicago Section know that Sue Monckton, a devoted volunteer to the Section, passed away on Thursday afternoon.
 Susan Monckton spent most of her career involving cheese research for Kraft Foods. The interest in this line of research began in her masters studies at the University of Illinois and expanded during her long research tenure at Kraft Foods. She worked in the Cheese Division as well as the Research Department that supported several categories. Now a Kraft Foods Retiree, Sue was a recognized expert in cheese and dairy technology. She was awarded 17 patents to protect the intellectual property of the research. Susan's passion for dairy research was always strong. However, we should not let it overshadow her commitment and enthusiasm for IFT. She was an active member of IFT for 38 years. Susan enjoyed serving IFT on Committees; including Tellers, Awards, 6 years as Award Jury Member, and several assignments as Host Section Activities Sub-Committee Chair at the Annual Meeting. She derived her greatest IFT joy by actively performing as a loyal member of Chicago Section of IFT (CSIFT). She served as the Chair of the Section in 2003. She also held positions as Program Chair, Past Chair, Treasurer, and member of Executive Committee for several years. Susan also served on many section committees such as Finance, Career Guidance, Newsletter, House, and Long Range Committee. In 2006 the Chicago Section IFT recognized her valuable contribution to the Section by awarding her the Ellery H. Harvey Service award for outstanding dedication to the Section. Her commitment to the Section helped keep it as one of the largest and most active sections within IFT. She will be missed! Download Memories of Sue
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April Dinner Meeting Recap: Update on the Food Safety & Modernization Act
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On Tuesday night of April 8 we had the opportunity to listen to William Weissinger, Deputy District Director of the US FDA speak on Updates on the Food Safety & Modernization Act.
 Mr. Weissinger began with the main themes of the law, which includes: Prevention, Inspections, Compliance and Response, Import Safety and Enhanced Partnerships. Emphasis of this legislation is on prevention; while prevention is not new, Congress has given FDA explicit authority to use the tool more broadly so then to strengthen accountability for prevention. Download Presentation
Mr. Weissinger gave strong assurance that outreach and technical assistance will continue through public meetings, presentations, listening sessions, through alliances and guidance documents. Partnerships will be essential. Download Article
I look forward to seeing everyone at the May dinner meeting!
May Event: The 52nd Fred W. Tanner Lecture: Does the Processing of Foods Impact Cancer Risk?
2014 Recipient: Dr. John W. Erdman, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
Date: Monday, May 12, 2014
Location: Café LaCave, 2777 S Mannheim Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847) 827-7818.
www.cafelacaverestaurant.com Register to Attend
John Budin
Program Committee Chair, and Chair Elect CSIFT
10-April-2014
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April 3 Technical Session Recap & Presentations Link
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Welcome New Members!
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The Chicago Section IFT Welcomes New Members from March 2014!
Marc Pierre Bianchi
Kent Crosby Sensient Flavors LLC
Lisa Cummins FONA International Inc
Carter Foss American Key Food Products
Gregory Godsil
Lia Vanessa Guardiola University of Illinois A Urbana Champaign
Jennifer Hoffmann FONA International Inc
Alan Hubble Wixon, Inc.
Colin Keating Wixon, Inc
Mahipal Kunduru McDonalds Corp
Stacey Lebda
Juliet Shen
Jie Lucente
Fernando Martinez, Jr. Roquette America Inc.
Lourdes Mato Edlong Dairy Flavors
Marcia Petit Purecircle Beggars Pizza
Rama Rengarajan Kraft Foods Inc
Joe Restis Aryzta
John Sadowsky HB Specialty Foods
Rachael Smith Zentis Food Solutions North America
Daniel Song
Richard Troxel Edlong Corporation
Christina Tucker Kraft Foods
Lori Ann Walker FONA
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