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Monday, July 9, 2007
K-STATE'S DANIEL Y.C. FUNG TO RECEIVE INAUGURAL OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR IN FOOD SAFETY AWARD
MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University professor who is an international expert in microbial food safety is receiving the inaugural Outstanding Educator in Food Safety Award from Food Safety magazine and ConAgra Foods.
Daniel Y. C. Fung, professor of food science and animal sciences and industry at K-State, will receive the award at the annual meeting of the International Association of Food Protection, now on through July 11, in Orlando, Fla.
The new award recognizes an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to food safety education, both in and out of the classroom. According to the award criteria, recipients must do more than teach -- they must inspire.
Fung was selected for his outstanding service and contributions in advancing food safety during his nearly 40 years as an educator. Fung has taught more than 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students, distance learning students and professionals around the world through classroom teaching, symposia, seminars, workshops and meetings on microbial food safety.
He leads the annual International Workshop on Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology, which just completed its 27th session, at K-State. The popular workshop has attracted about 4,000 participants from 60 countries to Manhattan to be trained in the latest technologies in detecting microbes and controlling them for food safety and security.
At this May's commencement ceremony for K-State's Graduate School, Fung marked the graduation of his 100th graduate student. He has served as the major professor to 34 doctoral students and 66 master's students.
Fung has published more than 800 research papers, books, proceeding articles and abstracts since beginning his career in 1969 at Penn State University. He has been a K-State faculty member since 1978.