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2021 PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Jeffrey Block,
executive vice
president at Darifair
Foods, was honored
for helping to create
the Legacy Partner
program during RCA's
25th Anniversary
Campaign. Through
the program, Mr.
Block not only
contributes to the
long-term success of RCA, but the assurance that the
legacy of his late sister, Michele Block, will continue, too.
In recalling how Mr. Block outlined a clear plan of action,
Immediate Past President Justin Kanthak shared: " Those
things don't happen without a sheer desire and passion to
see the RCA move forward. "
Kyle Stuart,
CRC, CFS, food
scientist at Chew and
RCA board member,
was honored for
his commitment to
student advancement
within the RCA, as
well as mentoring and
coaching.
" Kyle has
committed more to
the RCA at 25 years of age than I ever did in my first 10
years as a member, " Mr. Kanthak said when announcing
the award at RCA+. " He has been stepping up, owning
the future of the RCA and trying to make it better for his
peers and the next generation. "
Celebrating competition and scholarship winners
2021 Student Culinology
Competition
Sponsored by Ajinomoto, Florida
Food Products and IFF, this
competition encourages students
to bring culinary creativity to the
university campus.
1st Place: Team AIELO
Team members: Cathryn Choe
Quer-Ern and Ang Ru Jun, Taylor's
University, School of Food Studies
and Gastronomy in Malaysia
Product: Bab.LA
2nd Place: Team Bright Vitality
Team members: Haley Lam and
Jacqueline Thach, California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona
Product: Blazin' Noodz
3rd Place: Team Foodie Microbes
Team members: Dianna Wilson and
Lauryn Heidelberg, Mississippi State
University
Product: Spicy Italian Plant-Based
Sausage Pizza Pocket
Evolution of Food Waste
Competition, sponsored by
1st Place: Goh Chia Vi and Celine
Chan Lin Hui, Taylor's University
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Benjamin
Wong Tziak
Product: Hi 5 Chips (oven-baked
palm peel moringa chips, flavored
with tandoori herbs and spices)
BlueNalu Essay Competition
In partnership with the Culinology
Education Foundation, BlueNalu
offered a scholarship to the best
essay that answers, " What does it
mean to you to Eat Blue™? "
1st Place: Clarissha Vallerie Widjaja,
Taylor's University
2nd Place: Ayesha Arshad, Taylor's
University
3rd Place: Sarah Caballero,
California Polytechnic State
University, Pomona
Culinology Cocktail
Competition & Happy Hour
The 2021 Culinology Cocktail
Competition featured guest
judge Dave Arnold,
author of " Liquid
Intelligence: The Art
and Science of the
Perfect Cocktail. "
Congratulations to
the winner Lauren
Martey, CRC,
senior research and
development chef with
Tastepoint by IFF.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Tyson Foods Scholarship
was awarded to
Daelynn Coppinger,
Iowa State University
The Michele Block Memorial
Scholarship was awarded to
Liew Heu Kei,
Taylor's University
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