President’s Award

George Annor, Ph.D

Dr. George Annor is an Associate Professor of Cereal Chemistry and Technology and a McKnight Presidential Fellow in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota. He is also chair for the General Mills Endowed Professorship in Cereal Chemistry and Technology.

Dr. Annor’s research focuses on components of cereals and grains and how they are affected by breeding, agronomy, and non-thermal processing techniques.

With faculty in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, Dr. Annor is working to explore the food and functional characteristics of new and novel cereal, protein, and oilseed crops. As an example, Dr Annor developed a method to rapidly screen large numbers of samples for wheat gluten quality at the early stages of wheat variety development. He also collaborates on breeding programs focusing on oats and corn and is working on potential uses of ingredients made from intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza), a crop known for producing ecosystem services. Dr. Annor has also worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the past to develop Food Composition Tables for West Africa.

Dr. Annor has been an active member of The Minnesota section of IFT and has contributed to the section in various ways. He is currently the chair of the Macy Award committee and a Director-at-Large. Dr. Annor has also served as MNIFT President, Silent Auction Committee Chair, MNIFT Secretary, Programming Committee Chair and more!