NEWS AND EVENTS Retirement... Harold E. Meister, 66, U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) dairy veteran, retired in December 1976 after 41 years of service to the government and the dairy industry. Meister was Deputy Director of the Dairy Division of USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, in charge of standards, in- spection and grading. He played an impor- tant role in developing and implementing such USDA inspection and grading programs as the grading of Cheddar cheese; resident inspec- tion of cheese process- ing; supervision of pro- cessing and packaging dairy products purchased by USDA for school lunch and welfare distribution ; and the program for USDA Approval of Dairy Processing Plants. Also noted for his work with the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an international body that establishes world-wide standards for foods, Meister was chairman of the U. S. FAO/ WHO Committee for International Dairy Pro- ducts Standards and Head of the U. S. Delega- tion at meetings of the joint FAO/WHO Com- mittee of Government Experts on the Code of Principles and Codex International Standards for Dairy Products at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, in 1973-76 and 1959-65. Earlier he was a member of the U. S. Delegation to the Third Session of the Codex Alimentarius Com- mission on International Food Standards in Rome. Appointments... Chester H. Gordon has been appointed direc- tor of the International Programs Division of the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Agricul- tural Research Service (ARS). He succeeds Kenneth A. Haines, who recently retired. Gordon was formerly regional director of the ARS European Regional Research Office (ERRO), Rome, Italy, where he was responsible for directing ARS-sponsored research programs, under the provisions of Public Law 480, in Eu- rope, Africa and the Middle East. Born in New Hampton, NH, Gordon re- ceived his B.S. degree in dairy production from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, in 1947 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1952 and 1960. He joined USDA in 1948 as a dairy husband- man with the ARS Division of Nutrition and Physiology, Beltsville, MD. In 1967 he became a research dairy husbandman with the Animal Husbandry Research Division there, and in 1969 he was appointed nutrition investigations leader and research dairy husbandman in the Animal Science Research Division, ARS. In 1972 he became assistant director of ERRO and was appointed director in 1974. Gordon is a member of the American Dairy Science Association, American Society of Agronomy, the American Grassland Council and the American Society of Animal Science. He has published 48 articles in scientific jour- nals and over 30 articles in semi-popular and popular publications. William W. Granger has been named presi- dent of the International Food Division of Beatrice Foods Co., it has been announced by Wallace N. Rasmussen, Beatrice Foods presi- dent and chief execu- tive officer. Granger, who was elected corporate vice president in charge of the Eastern Dairy Re- gion in 1972, will su- pervise European, Aus- tralia and Far East, and Latin American food operations along with Canadian Dairy opera- tions. A native of Norfolk, VA, Granger is a gradu- ate of William and Mary College where he re- ceived his bachelor's degree in business adminis- tration-accounting. He joined Beatrice Foods in 1946 as office and credit manager in the Norfolk, VA, dairy plant following service in the U. S. Army dur- ing World War II. A year later, he was named manager of the Norfolk operations.
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NEWS AND EVENTS
Retirement...
Harold E. Meister, 66, U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) dairy veteran, retired in December 1976 after 41 years of service to the government and the dairy industry. Meister was Deputy Director of the Dairy Division of USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, in charge of standards, in- spection and grading.
He played an impor- tant role in developing and implementing such USDA inspection and grading programs as the grading of Cheddar cheese; resident inspec- tion of cheese process- ing; supervision of pro- cessing and packaging dairy products purchased by USDA for school lunch and welfare distribution ; and the program for USDA Approval of Dairy Processing Plants.
Also noted for his work with the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an international body that establishes world-wide standards for foods, Meister was chairman of the U. S. FAO/ WHO Committee for International Dairy Pro- ducts Standards and Head of the U. S. Delega- tion at meetings of the joint FAO/WHO Com- mittee of Government Experts on the Code of Principles and Codex International Standards for Dairy Products at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, in 1973-76 and 1959-65. Earlier he was a member of the U. S. Delegation to the Third Session of the Codex Alimentarius Com- mission on International Food Standards in Rome.
Appointments...
Chester H. Gordon has been appointed direc- tor of the International Programs Division of the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Agricul- tural Research Service (ARS). He succeeds Kenneth A. Haines, who recently retired.
Gordon was formerly regional director of the ARS European Regional Research Office (ERRO), Rome, Italy, where he was responsible for directing ARS-sponsored research programs,
under the provisions of Public Law 480, in Eu- rope, Africa and the Middle East.
Born in New Hampton, NH, Gordon re- ceived his B.S. degree in dairy production from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, in 1947 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1952 and 1960.
He joined USDA in 1948 as a dairy husband- man with the ARS Division of Nutrition and Physiology, Beltsville, MD. In 1967 he became a research dairy husbandman with the Animal Husbandry Research Division there, and in 1969 he was appointed nutrition investigations leader and research dairy husbandman in the Animal Science Research Division, ARS. In 1972 he became assistant director of ERRO and was appointed director in 1974.
Gordon is a member of the American Dairy Science Association, American Society of Agronomy, the American Grassland Council and the American Society of Animal Science. He has published 48 articles in scientific jour- nals and over 30 articles in semi-popular and popular publications.
William W. Granger has been named presi- dent of the International Food Division of Beatrice Foods Co., it has been announced by Wallace N. Rasmussen, Beatrice Foods presi- dent and chief execu- tive officer.
Granger, who was elected corporate vice president in charge of the Eastern Dairy Re- gion in 1972, will su- pervise European, Aus- tralia and Far East, and Latin American food operations along with Canadian Dairy opera- tions.
A native of Norfolk, VA, Granger is a gradu- ate of William and Mary College where he re- ceived his bachelor's degree in business adminis- trat ion-accounting.
He joined Beatrice Foods in 1946 as office and credit manager in the Norfolk, VA, dairy plant following service in the U. S. Army dur- ing World War II. A year later, he was named manager of the Norfolk operations.
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In 1958, he was promoted to manager in Washington, DC, and a year later, in 1959, was named manager of the Meadow Gold plants in Alexandria, VA, and Baltimore, MD. He was elevated to assistant group manager of the Atlantic Coast Dairy Group and manager of the Pittsburgh, PA, operations in 1963 and became group manager a year later. In 1966, he was promoted to regional vice president of the Northwest Dairy Region.
He resides in Pittsburgh.
Deaths.. .
Alice D. Pearson, 94, widow of Raymond A. Pearson, died following extended illness in Alexandria, VA. Raymond A. Pearson was the first president of the American Dairy Science Association (National Association of Dairy Instructors and Investigators) serving two terms 1906 to 1908.
He was drafted to the presidency at the organizational meeting, a noncharter, non- attending member from Cornell University. Pearson subsequently was president of Iowa State (1912 to 1926) and became president of the University of Maryland in 1926. He died in 1939.
Industry News. . .
• A national program for recording calving ease for sires in AI service has been developed by the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB).
The data will be processed by the DHI Com- puting Center in Provo, Utah, with the first summary to be completed by May 1, 1977.
The program will compile data on calving ease a sire's progeny, providing an additional measurement of that sire's ability. The first summary will be compiled within stud. Each AI stud will receive a summary of the analysis for those bulls which it owns and leases.
At the annual NAAB Convention in Seattle, WA, last August, the NAAB Board of Directors endorsed a recommendation from the Dairy Sire Evaluation Committee that such a program be implemented. Data include individual sire
records, identification of herd, sire, dam, breed of dam, calving date, lactation number, sex of calf, and calving difficulty score.
• A coordinated approach to reverse the downward trend in milk production and utiliza- tion by product research to meet consumer needs, nutri t ion research to promote consumer health, and marketing research to explore con- sumer motivation is in Milk Food Technol. 39:778. The article was by J. J. Jones of Kraft, Inc., T. W. Craig of Foremost Foods Company, R. L. l tuston and E. W. Speckmann of National Dairy Council, E. H. Marth of the Department of Food Science of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, T. F. Steiner of Kraft, Inc., and S. M. Weisberg of the League for International Food Education.
The authors pointed out that per capita con- sumption of dairy products has decreased by about 30% during the past 30 y. Since dairy foods supply an important port ion of the nation's protein and 75% of our calcium needs, to understand the causes of this decline and to try to reverse the trend is important.
Recommended product research included development of new methods for processing fresh milk which increases storage life and re- duce bulk, chemical modification of whey pro- tein, determination of how milk and vegetable proteins can be combined, and adjustment of product types to meet current consumer de- mands.
Necessary nutrit ion research includes work on coronary heart disease, nutrient interactions, bone health, dietary cultures, and lactose intol- erance. Such studies must find the answers to questions now being asked by consumers of dairy foods.
Current and future marketing research must explore consumer motivation. Recommenda- tions include learning what consumers under- stand about dietary fat, what dietary modifica- tions now are being made, what people are satisfied and dissatisfied with in dairy foods, and what consumers' reactions are to imitation dairy foods.
• The six new grant-in-aid studies to be sup- ported by National Dairy Council (NDC) in 1977 zero in on specific consumer concerns, ac- cording to President M. F. Brink. A total of 25 nutri t ion research projects will be sponsored in
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1977, all of which are designed either to main- tain or expand the market for the dairy indus- try.
In keeping with the current interest in athle- tics, David L. Costill of Ball State University in Muncie, IN, will be investigating the dietary re- quirements and misconceptions in sports medi- cine which affect consumption of dairy foods.
Grant-in-aid recipient Anthony Albanese of the Burke Rehabilitation Center in White Plains Plains, NY, believes many older women develop osteoporosis - bone degeneration - from in- adequate clacium intake. Albanese this year will be traveling with an NDC-sponsored exhibit to medical meetings to get the information to health leaders such as physicians and dentists that bone tissue loss can be stopped and pos- sibly reversed by taking in adequate calcium through dairy foods.
The influence of dairy foods on the health of individuals participating in government nu- trition programs will be investigated by Carmen A. Johnson at the University of Texas in Hous-
ton. This study should underline the import- ance of dairy foods in the diets of pregnant women and of newborn infants.
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy, Nevin S. Scrimshaw will be conducting research to show why milk protein should be used as the quality standard against which pro- teins from other foods are measured in fulfill- ing protein needs.
Two studies will probe an issue of high con- sumer concern - coronary heath disease. David Kritchevsky of the Wistar Institute in Philadel- phia will determine whether dairy foods, when consumed in various proportions as part of a nutritionally adequate diet designed to main- tain optimum body weight, have an effect on blood cholesterol in animals. And at Iowa State University in Ames, Kenneth D. Wiggers will in- vestigate two major questions. Should unsatura- ted fatty acids be emphasized to lower blood cholesterol in the young? And is the overall proportio n of total calories from fat more im- portant than the kind of fat?
Cheese and Fermented Milk Foods New Second Edition - 1977
by Frank V. Kosikowski
• Expanded - 37 chapters - 715 pages (8½ x 11 inches) - cover in color.
• Origin, principles and procedures for over 75 foods, including Cottage cheese, Cheddar, Swiss, Blue, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Quarg, Feta, sour cream, yogurt.
• Nutritional, public health and safety, eco- nomic, packaging and imitation aspects.
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with Dairy Science and preferably include youth activities. Applicants should have evi- dence of ability to organize efforts of colleagues and to work effectively with others.
Duties. This is a faculty position in the De- partment of Dairy Science. The principal obli- gation is to develop and promote dairy 4-H edu- cational programs including those related with Veterinary Medicine, Dairy Marketing and Dairy Foods. In addition, the person will be ex- pected to contribute to a team effort with sim- ilar goals in other classes of farm animals. Abil- ity to communicate effectively is essential.
Application. Applicants should send a resu- me, including training (all college transcripts), professional experience, list of publications, other pertinent information and three (3) let- ters of reference to: Dr. Harold D. Hafs, Chair- man, Department of Dairy Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
Michigan State University is an equal-oppor- tunity affirmative-action employer.
• Title. Assistant Professor, Department of Dairy Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Date available. May 1, 1977. Salary. Salary commensurate with experi-
ence. Qualifications. A Ph.D. degree in an area of
dairy science and evidence of teaching ability are required. Applicants should have demon- strated ability and strong interest in basic and applied research with dairy cattle.
Responsibilities. The position consists of 40% teaching and 60% research. Teaching will consist of the introductory dairy science course during each of two ten-week quarters yearly
and direction of the departmental teaching lab- oratory. In addition, the applicant will be ex- pected to develop and conduct an independent research program in dairy cattle breeding, management, nutrition, or physiology. Ability to communicate effectively is essential.
Application. Applicants should send a resu- me, including training (all college transcripts), professional experience, list of publications, other pertinent information and three (3) let- ters of reference to: Dr. Harold D. Hafs, Chair- man, Department of Dairy Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
Michigan State University is an equal-oppor- tunity affirmative-action employer.
• Title. Area Extension Livestock Produc- tion Specialist, Iowa State University, Spencer.
Responsibilities. To provide leadership for and conduct the livestock production phase of Extension education programs in the lO-county Spencer Area. Primary emphasis will be direct- ed toward beef feeding and swine production. Employee will provide technical information and motivation to livestock producers and agri- business personnel, through teaching and ad- vising, assisting with the solution of the identi- fied problems.
Qualifications. Minimum of M.S. degree in Animal Science. Training and experience in beef cattle production and feeding, and swine production preferred. Prefer at least two years related professional experience. Salary com- mensurate with professional experience and ad- ditional training beyond M.S. degree.
Application. Contact Mr. Donald H. Goer- ing, 109 Curtiss Hall, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
