Technical Committees
to Select FY 2004 Research Agenda
FoodPAC’s FY 2004 Call for Program Proposals received 39 submissions. The submitted
proposals were divided among FoodPAC’s three research focus areas as follows: 19
Process and Product Competitiveness, 10 Environmental, and 10 Food Safety. These
proposals request funding totaling $3,465,306. FoodPAC’s leadership hopes to receive
$1 million in research funds and $300,000 in equipment bonds for the FY 2004 research
program. (As of this writing, the General Assembly had yet to approve the FY 2004
budget.)
In order to select projects for the FY 2004 research program, FoodPAC’s three Technical
Committees began meeting separately in mid-March to rate and prioritize the proposals.
During the selection process, each Technical Committee compares the proposals for
their responsiveness to the Proposal Call. Committee members also hear oral presentations
from each research proposal leader. These oral presentations are designed to explain
the thrust of the proposed research as well as update the committee on previous work
done in the proposed area.
The Technical Committees then give each proposal a numerical rating using a 20-point
criteria scheme (10 points for Technical Merit, 5 points for Collaboration, and 5
points for Funding). After each proposal is rated, the committees rank order the
submissions (by overall score) and put together a final recommendation on their selections
for the Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee will meet in mid-May to review, adjust, and approve the FY
2004 Research Agenda. All proposal submitters will be notified of the final selections
by early June. |
FoodPAC Welcomes
New Members
FoodPAC welcomes the following individuals who have volunteered their time and expertise
to serve as members of the Food Processing Advisory Council.
Steering Committee
Drew Ambose, Savannah Shellfish
Skip Chandler, Publix Supermarkets
Mark Howard, Mayfield Dairy
Mike Rickman, Ingredient Solutions
Environmental Technical
Committee
Jerry Hancock, Flowers Bakeries
Sam Mason, General Mills
Liz Philpot, Southern Company Services
Food Safety Technical Committee
Sandy Bishop, Wayne Farms
Trey Burmester, Naturally Fresh
Pulmane Chanthanasinh, Ken’s Foods
Tom Childers, Chick-fil-A
Veny Gapud, Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
Allen Haas, Golden State Foods
Hamsa Thota, Innovation Business Development
Process & Product Competitiveness
Technical Committee
Steve Carr, Georgia Power Company
Howard Hydrick, Flowers Bakeries
John Leszczynski, Thinkage
Ray Lower, Earthgrains
Pat Monahan, Rich-SeaPak Corporation
Ron Wilson, Interstate Brands
David Williams, Georgia Southern University (replaces Jimmy Solomon as University
Advisor) |
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