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Olga Padilla-Zakour Honored by Institute of Food Technologists

Olga Padilla-Zakour, associate chair and associate professor of food science, received the 2013 Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award for promoting new food businesses and economic development in New York through her work as director of the Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship. She was also recognized for her efforts to develop educational programs to meet the evolving needs of New York’s food processors, and for her dedicated efforts as an adviser and mentor of graduate students. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists.