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Fellows

Below you can view the recipients of the IFAMA Fellows Awards. Since its founding, IFAMA has been successful due to the vision, hard work and creative efforts of a few key Individuals. These individuals have distinguished themselves as leaders in the food and agribusiness industry as well as in service to IFAMA. This is the highest award given by IFAMA and is only awarded to members who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to the success of the organization.

The designation of Fellow is awarded to active supporters of the Association for outstanding contributions to food and agribusiness management in at least two of the following four categories:

  1. Practice of management in food and/or agribusiness
  2. Research and scholarship 
  3. Teaching and/or academic administration
  4. Service to IFAMA

2003

  • Dwayne Andreas* F
  • Francesco Braga
  • Gian Paolo Cesaretti
  • Dennis Conley
  • Michael Cook
  • Gail L. Cramer-F
  • Clarence F. Davan*F
  • Ian Fairnie
  • Hubert Faucher
  • Charles E. French*F
  • Ray A. Goldberg-F
  • William D. Gorman-F
  • Heinz Imhof*
  • Luiz Kaufmann
  • Kerry K. Litzenberg-F
  • Ross McLaren*
  • Araujo Ney*F
  • John Nichols
  • James Nielson*
  • Hector Ordoñez*
  • Roland Robinson*F
  • Vernon Schneider*F
  • Jerome Siebert
  • Joseph P. Sullivan*
  • Jonathan F. Taylor
  • Thomas N. Urban
  • Herman H.F. Wijffels
  • Michael W. Woolverton
  • Max S. Wortman*F
  • Clayton K. Yeutter*
  • Decio Zylberstajn

2004
• Mike Boehlje
Jan van Roekel
• William Whipple

2005
• Manuela Gut-Rella*
• Hans Johr

2006
• Walter J. Armbruster

2007
• Hector Laurence

2008
• Carole Brookins*
• Thomas Sporleder

2009
• Gregory Baker

2010
• Gianluigi Zenti
• Laszlo Vajda
• H. Christopher Peterson

2011
• Tuck Jasper
• Peter Goldsmith

2012
• Erica Kuhlmann
• Jacques Trienekens
• Daniel Conforte*


2013
• Mary Shelman

2014
• Johan van Rooyen
• Murray McGregor
• Onno Omta

2015
• Thad Simons
• Marcos Fava Neves
• Aidan Connolly

2016
• William Nelson
• Allan Gray

2017
• Victoria Salin

2018
• Dr. Gerhard Schiefer

2019
• John L. Purchase
• Raj Vardan
• Longbao Wei

2020
• Vera Bitsch
• Woody Maijers
• Roberto Feeney



    2021
    • Nicola Shadbolt
    • Kristian Moeller
    • Kathryn White

    2022
    • Esteban R. Brenes

    2023
    Ronald E. Guendel

    2024
    • Vincent Amanor-Boadu
    • Derek Baker




    Note:  F indicates the fellow was a founding member of the organization. 

    * indicates the person is deceased.

    Distinquished Service Award

    The IFAMA Distinguished Service Award honors an individual whose pioneering contributions have made significant, transformational impacts to the global food and agribusiness system.

    2013
    • Dr. William H. Dansforth

    2014
    • Honorable Professor Ruth Khasaya Oniang'o

    2015
    • Dr. Ray Goldberg

    2016
    • Dr. Michael Boehlje
    • Honorable Carole Brookins*


    2017
    • Walt Armbruster
    • Gerhard Schiefer

    2018
    • William Gorman-F*

    2019
    • Jack Ma, Alibaba Group

    2022
    • Steve Aronson
    • José Zaglul



    2023
    • Rob Hewett

    2024
     
    Antonio Escobar

    Lifetime Members

    Lifetime membership is a way to make a lasting commitment to IFAMA's long-term impact on the food and agribusiness sector.  life members include:

    • Thad Simons
    • Francesco Braga
    • Johan van Rooyen
    • Justin McNally
    • Raj Vardhan

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