News: Faculty and Staff
Awards
Dr. Akoh received the 2022 AOCS A.R. Baldwin Distinguished Service Award for distinguished service to the AOCS. This award was presented by the AOCS Governing Board, sponsored by Cargill, Inc. Dr. Akoh served as president of AOCS from 2008-2009 and will accept this award at the 2022 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Akoh will be honored during the opening celebration held Sunday, May 1st at the Annual Meeting. Dr. Akoh also received the 2021 WSU Black Alumni Faculty Excellence Award. This award was given November 20th, 2021 and serves to honor truly exceptional accomplishments of those who demonstrate the highest levels of leadership, performance, and excellence in their respective fields.
Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez was awarded the 2022 Harry Haverland Citation Award from the International Association of Food Protection. This award is presented to an individual for years of devotion to the ideals and objectives of IAFP.
Dr. Casimir Akoh
Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez
New Faculty
New Staff
Blanca Ruiz Llacsahuanga
Lillian Dickens
Saying Goodbye
Asha Manzy resigned effective March 15. Asha worked as Program Coordinator with the Extension Food Science group.
Lauren Hatcher (MFT ’20) resigned from the department, effective November 29. Lauren served as Program Manager at FoodPIC for 4.5 years. She has accepted a position with Golden State Foods. “I worked at FoodPIC for the entirety of my time here and I loved every second of it! My fav part was probably working with our awesome clients.”
Karen Simmons, former Student Affairs Manager retired on August 1st after serving the department for 18 years.
Dr. Reyes de Corcuera, former Undergraduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Food Processing has departed from the department to pursue another opportunity to continue his research at the University of Florida.