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 25, 2010. If you have suggestions for recipients, contact President Elect John Park at:

Texas A&M University
Department of Agricultural Economics
2124 TAMU
Colllege Station, TX 77843-2124
Phone: 979-845-1751
Fax: 979-845-3140
jlpark@tamu.edu

 

Frank Panyko Award for Distinguished Service
Presidential Award for Emerging Leadership
Presidential Award for Excellence in Research and Communication

 

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:

2009 - Desmond O'Rourke, Belrose, Inc.

Past Award Recipients

2008 - Virgil Culver, Mississippi State University

2007 - Robert L. Degner, University of Florida

2006 - Roger A. Hinson, Louisiana State University

2005 - Jim Corbett, Merrimack College

2004 - Ed Estes, NC State University

2003 - David Eastwood, University of Tennessee

2002 - Charles Handy

2001 - Oral (Jug) Capps, Texas A and M

2000 - John L. Adrian, Auburn University

1999 - John R. Brooker, University of Tennessee

1998 - Jarvis Cain, University of Maryland

1997 - Douglas Richardson, Financial Consultant

1996 - Ulrich (Carl) Toensmeyer, University of Delaware



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:

 
2009 - Denise Mainville, Virginia Tech

Past Award Recipients

2008 - Mike Schroder, Towson University

2007- Aaron Johnson, University of Idaho

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

2005 - Kellie Raper, Michigan State University

2004 - Ramu Govindasamy, Rutgers University

2003 - Allen Wysocki, University of Florida

2002 - Dixie Watts Reaves, Virginia Tech

2001 - John Park, Texas A and M

2000 - Hsiang-Tai Cheng, University of Maine

1999 - Bobby Beamer, Virginia Tech University

1998 - Patrick Byrne, University of Florida

1997 - Barbara James, Ohio State University

1996 - Rudy Nayga, Texas A&M 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:

2009 - William Nganje, Cheryl Wachenheim, and William Lesch. "A Comparison between Perception of Risk and Willingness to Serve GM Foods," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Volume 40, Number 2 July 2009

2008 - William Nganje, Simeon Kaitibie, Cherly Wachenheim, Emmanuel Acquah, Joel Matson, and Grant Johnson. "Estimating Price Premiums for Breads Marketed as Low-Carbohydrate Breads," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Volume 39, Number 2 July 2008

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

2003 - Cheryl DeVuyst, North Dakota State University

2002 - Alvin Schupp and Jeffrey Gillespie, Louisiana State University

2001 - Kim Jensen and Greg Pompelli, University of Tennessee

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

1998 - John Park and Edward McLaughlin, Cornell University

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