Effective Sept. 1, Colin Dennis, CBE, Ph.D., CFS, CSci, became the 76th president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Chicago. He succeeds Mary Ellen Camire, Ph.D., CFS, IFT’s 2014-2015 president and food science professor at the University of Maine’s School of Food & Agriculture.
As president, Dennis will work with food scientists, technologists and professionals from related disciplines in academia, industry and government to support IFT's new strategic priorities, which include focusing on advancing and promoting careers in the science of food; establishing productive and interactive global networks; promoting science, technology and their application; and advocacy efforts contributing to evidence-based science to the public dialogue on food issues.