Food Distribution Research Society - Awards and Recognition

The FDRS presents Presidential Awards at every annual meeting. Nominations are being sought for two distinguished service awards. The awards are described below: The Frank Panyko Distinguished Service Award recognizes major contributions to FDRS over an extended time period. Criteria are 1) more than 10 years of continuous membership in FDRS, 2) demonstration of outstanding service and leadership in FDRS, and 3) nomination by an FDRS member in good standing.

The Emerging Leadership Award recognizes and encourages serving FDRS in a leadership capacity. Nominees must: 1) have no more than 10 years of continuous service in FDRS, 2) have served on the Board, 3) have not served as President of FDRS, 4) have made documented contributions to the organization, 5) have demonstrated evidence of continued involvement in FDRS leadership, and 6) be nominated by an FDRS member in good standing. The deadline for submitting nominations is June 27, 2008. If you have suggestions for recipients, contact President Elect R.Wes Harrison at:

Louisiana State University
Agricultural Economics
230 Ag. Administration Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5604
Phone : 225-578-2727
Fax: 225-578-2716
WHarrison@agcenter.lsu.edu

Frank Panyko Award for Distinguished Service
The Frank Panyko Distinguished Service Award recognizes major contributions to FDRS over an extended time period. Criteria are 1) more than 10 years of continuous membership in FDRS, 2) demonstration of outstanding service and leadership in FDRS, and 3) nomination by an FDRS member in good standing. Recipients are:

2006 - Roger A. Hinson, Louisiana State University

2005 - Jim Corbett, Merrimack College

Presidential Award for Emerging Leadership
The Emerging Leadership Award recognizes and encourages serving FDRS in a leadership capacity. Nominees must: 1) have no more than 10 years of continuous service in FDRS, 2) have served on the Board, 3) have not served as President of FDRS, 4) have made documented contributions to the organization, 5) have demonstrated evidence of continued involvement in FDRS leadership, and 6) be nominated by an FDRS member in good standing. Recipients are:

2007- Aaron Johnson, University of Idaho

Past Award Recipients

2006 - Delmy Salin, USDA-AMS-Transportation & Marketing Programs

2005 - Kellie Raper, Michigan State University

Presidential Award for Excellence in Research and Communication
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Research and Communication recognizes outstanding basic or applied research in food distribution and marketing. Selection is made from journal articles published between annual conferences. Recipients are:

2007 - James Pritchett, Kamina Johnson, Dawn Thilmany, and William Hahn.
“Consumer Responses to Recent BSE Events” in the July 2007 issue
of the Journal of Food Distribution Research.

2006 - “Fresh Grapefruit Supply-Chain Adjustments: Consolidation in Produce
           Packing?” Suzanne Thornsbury, Kathy Davis and Ronald W. Ward, in
          the November 2005 issue of the Journal of Food Distribution
           Research.

2005 - Ronald A. Babula, David A. Bessler, John Reeder and Agapi Somwaru
"Modeling U.S. Soy-Based Markets with Directed Acyclic Graphs and Bernanke Structural VAR Methods: The Impacts of High Soy Meal And Soy Prices"
Journal of Food Distribution Research, 35(3).

2004 - Robert P. King, University of Minnesota
          Timothy A. Park, University of Georgia
          "Modeling Productivity in Supermarket Operations: Incorporating the
           Impacts of Store Characteristics and Information Technology"
           published July issue of the Journal of Food Distribution Research, pp.42-55

2000 - Arbindra P. Rimal, Stanley M. Fletcher, and Kay H. McWatters, University of Georgia

1999 - Roger A. Hinson, R. Wes Harrison, and Linda Andrews, Louisiana State University

1997 - Patrick Byrne, University of Florida and
Oral Capps, Texas A&M University