Awards Program

Each year the AOCS and its component groups present awards to recognize accomplishments by individuals in the realm of fats, oil, and related materials. Recipients range from longtime AOCS members who have spent years in their specialties to graduate students who are just beginning their careers.

Most awards are presented at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo. Exceptions to this are the Hans Kaunitz (Northeast Section of the AOCS) award and the Alton E. Bailey (North Central Section of the AOCS). These awards are presented at the Section’s meeting.

Call for Nominations

Each award has its own specific and unique nomination requirements. For award consideration, it is essential that all paperwork be complete and received at AOCS by the nomination deadline. Self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged.

Electronic Submissions Only

AOCS is accepting nomination material only by electronic communication. Nomination material may either be emailed (PDF of original nomination material is appreciated) or sent in on a diskette or CD. Nomination material submitted on paper will not be considered for any AOCS administered award.

Nomination material emailed to AOCS must include the award name and candidate name in the email subject line. Preferred programs: MS Word and PDF.

For detailed information about specific awards, including descriptions and nomination procedures, click on the award name.

Society Awards A. Richard Baldwin Distinguished Service AOCS Award of Merit AOCS Fellows AOCS Corporate Achievement AOCS Young Scientist Scientific Awards Schroepfer Medal Stephen S. Chang Supelco/Nicholas Pelick - AOCS Research Division/Section Awards Alton E. Bailey Biotechnology Lifetime Achievement Food Structure & Functionality Division Achievement Herbert J. Dutton Samuel Rosen Memorial SDA/NBB Glycerine Innovation Timothy L. Mounts USB Industrial Uses of Soybean Oil Best Paper Awards Archer Daniels Midland Edwin Frankel Award for Best Paper in Lipid Oxidation and Quality Phospholipid Division Best Paper SDA Distinguished Paper

Student Awards AOCS Thomas H. Smouse Memorial Fellowship Honored Students AOCS Foundation Scholarships (program closed) Ralph H. Potts Memorial Fellowship Hans Kaunitz Manuchehr Eijadi Peter & Clare G. Kalustian Frank C. Naughton(program closed) Analytical Division Biotechnology Division Edible Applications Technology Division Health & Nutrition Division Industrial Oil Products Division Processing Division Surfactants & Detergents Division