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2008 Honorary Recognition Award

James R. Behnke, Research Scientist and Business Leader

An accomplished research scientist and business leader who has developed some of the world's best-known food brands and built one of the strongest technical organizations in the global food industry; a wise mentor who helped many young food scientists advance to become industry leaders; an ardent supporter of science education; a generous supporter of UW-Madison programs in food science and other disciplines; a loyal advocate and wise counselor to the college.