Current Officers

Chair Person (2009-2010)

Dan Kennedy
Solae

Chair Designate (2010-11)

Tonya Schoenfuss
University of Minnesota

Past Chair (2008-09)

Pam Lawson
General Mills, Inc.

Recording Secretary

Bob Golaszewski
General Mills, Inc.

Membership Secretary

Rachel Prososki
General Mills, Inc.

Welcome to the MN IFT Section

Feb
2

• Get Ready for the Fifth Annual Auction: Helping to Build a Legacy

Bidding will start on Feb 8 and end on Feb 22 at 8 PM, followed by live Silent Auction on Feb 23 preceding the dinner meeting. Items will be listed for previewing this week! Go to the Auction Page for a preview!


• MN IFT/AACC Joint Dinner Meeting!

Feb
23

Our annual Live Silent Auction will be held prior to the dinner meeting on Feb 23. The online bidding will be held from Feb 8-22.

Click here for complete details and secure online registration!


• MN IFT NetWorks for Members is back!

Get the most out of your IFT Membership by participating in a networking event (breakfast, lunch, or other gathering). Exclusive benefit to registered members of our Section!

More information about NetWorks Events

Feb
16

• Student Scholarship Applications Available!

The MN IFT offers scholarships and travel awards each year to outstanding graduate and undergraduate students. The scholarships and awards are intended to encourage interest and research in the students’ specific disciplines. In addition to the academic scholarships, a premier award - Elwood Caldwell Scholarships for outstanding voluntarism and dedication to the MN IFT Section is also awarded.

All scholarships require that the applicant be a registered member of the MN IFT Section. If you are not a registered member, please register online.

Scholarship applications are now available online and should be submitted by Feb 16, 2010.

• Donald Smith, Digital Media Ethnographer, General Mills

Don was a speaker at our November dinner meeting. He has over 12 years of experience as an engineer, product developer, and process engineer at General Mills. Don recently took on an assignment of Digital Media Ethnographer to help document the process of accelerating innovation through what Don calls Connected Innovation. These areas of connected innovation could include web sites and services such as: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, and other social Media.
To learn more about Don's project he can be found at the following sites: