Gary Reineccius has been chosen by the Chicago Section IFT Tanner Lecture Committee to be the 53rd Tanner Lecture Award recipient. He will give the Tanner Lecture at the Cafe La Cave, Des Plaines, IL on Monday, May 18, 2015. The CSIFT gives a monitary award plus a plaque to the recipients of this award.
The Chicago Section IFT established the Fred W. Tanner Lectureship in 1960 to advance the profession and practice of food science by bringing to the Section outstanding scientific persons, in this field or its related sciences, to speak on recent advances in the formulation, processing, preservation, packaging, distribution, preparation, nutritional quality, and enjoyment of food.