Student oral and poster presenters are eligible for one of these three SSP Evergreen Awards. These awards are presented during the SSP Conference.
Award for Outstanding Presentation on Use of Scientific Principles
Honoring Jean F. Caul
Donor: The Wolf Group
Jean Caul's
role in sensory evaluation is inestimable. ASTM Committee E-18 on Sensory
Evaluation named Jean a "Pioneer" of the field and awarded her one of
the first Peryam Awards. She wrote and published the first definitive article
on descriptive sensory analysis—the flavor profile method, which served as a
foundation for a myriad of descriptive methods. Her advocacy of descriptive
sensory analysis, her early use of consumer testing, and, along with other
pioneers, her absolute commitment to the use of near perfection in the
application of good scientific principles in planning, conducting, analyzing,
and interpreting data from sensory studies set the standard for test execution
that allows sensory analysis to be a respected research tool.
Recipients:
2022: Audrei Kuei
2020: Brittany Miles
2018: Sara Burns
2016: Will Harwood
2014: Nadia Byrnes
2012: Bangde Li
2010: Dominique Sinopoli
2008: Michael Nestrud
Award for Outstanding Presentation
that Develops or Expands a Method
Honoring Beverley Kroll
Donor: P&K
Research
Beverley J.
Kroll co-founded Peryam
& Kroll Research in 1957 and was among the first to apply sensory and
consumer testing methods to new product development. In the days when
women executives were rare, Bev’s business acumen helped establish P&K
Research as a leader in the field of sensory and market research, contributing
to the new product successes of many of the world’s leading consumer packaged
goods companies. Bev devoted time and her company’s resources to
fostering sensory and consumer science. P&K Research was a Founding
Sponsor of the Society of Sensory Professionals and is one of its Lifetime
Patrons. In her honor, SSP bestows the award for Outstanding Presentation
that Develops or Expands a Method to a student at its biyearly
conference. In 1995, Bev helped establish the David R. Peryam Award,
granted by ASTM International Committee E18, which recognizes outstanding
professionals in the applied sensory science field. Throughout her life, Bev
was active in Chicago-area community organizations and a generous contributor
to charitable causes, extending her legacy.
Recipients:
2022: Kym Man
2020: Thadeus Beekman
2018: Weilun Tsai
2016: Rebecca Liu
2014: Sara Carlisle
2012: Alissa Allen
2010: Thierry Worch
2008: Carrita Hightower
Award for Outstanding Presentation on
an Applied Topic
Honoring Elaine Skinner
Donor: Sensory
Spectrum, Inc.
Elaine
Zlobick Skinner pioneered strategic sensory influence in a business environment
and developed a strong business sensory model at General Foods. During her
almost 40 years at General Foods she brought strong analytical and business
skills to R&D, marketing, and operations projects that needed sensory
input. Elaine's characteristic openness to new ideas, new methods, different
approaches, and rational arguments made her a valuable team member across the company.
However, Elaine's greatest asset was her mentoring skills, which created a rich
environment for growth for the sensory scientists, psychophysicists, and
statisticians that worked for her. Her legacy is the concept of strong sensory
scientists as part of strategic teams in business providing insights on product
evaluation and consumer research.
Recipients:
2022: Megan Watson
2020: Min Sung Kim
2018: Mackenzie Hannum
2016: Megan Parker
2014: Karolina Sanchez
2012: Cecile Bavay
2010: Lydia Rice
2008: Tristin Brisbois Clarkson
