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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">While this is off the subject of certification, I have to agree with Gary on the issue of annual reports to HERB. While I’m sure HERB had the “best interests
of food science programs in mind”, the CFSA was generally strongly opposed to a yearly report. Additionally, the CFSA asked repeatedly that HERB approve tracks which many programs offer other than the traditional “science” track. Neither of these was done.
This seems to be a serious case of ignoring your stakeholders because, apparently, HERB is in a better position to know what’s best for our students than we do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In response to Ted and others as to
<b>certification</b>, all I can say as a member of the IFT Board of Directors, is that the viewpoint of academia was strongly voiced at every stage in Board discussions concerning certification. It still moved forward. As a member of the Board, I am ethically
required to support IFT Board of Directors decisions, which I do. However, I really wish this ongoing discussion would have taken place 12-18 months ago. As Joe Marcy, noted, this process has been moving along for several years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> foodsci-bounces@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:foodsci-bounces@lists.service.ohio-state.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wayne Iwaoka<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 23, 2012 11:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gary Reineccius; Lee, Ken; raclemens@ift.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> foodsci@lists.osu.edu; ptsassociate@lists.osu.edu; phitausigma@lists.osu.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Foodsci] Certified Food Scientist (IFT CFS) is questionable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">This comment is not about Certification of food scientists but I needed to respond to your comments about the<b> 2011 Guidelines and submitting annual reports</b> in your message below. I believe your comment
"</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#222222">©</span><span style="color:#222222">IFT operating without considering the opinions of the academic leadership" is somewhat misleading for the work that was done on the 2011 Guidelines. I was the chair of
the Task Force that developed the<i> IFT 2011 Resource Guide for the Approval and Re-Approval of Undergraduate Food Science Programs. </i> The guidelines were developed by a group of food science academics, food industry personnel, and food science students
- all of whom were keenly interested in the direction of food science education. The Task Force went out of its way to solicit input at the CFSA meeting in Corvallis, OR in Nov. 2009, and also from the IFT membership at large at the 2010 annual meeting. Many
of the CFSA and member recommendations were included in the new guidelines, however, many Task Force members did NOT agree with the one CFSA's recommendation that an annual reporting section not be included. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">* The main reason is that several of the FS programs requesting a 5-year re-approval from HERB provided limited or no evidence that they had carried out the assessment of learning they proposed five years earlier
(at initial approval). Almost nothing was done to improve the quality of food science education in these programs during the 4-year period leading up to re-approval.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">* It appeared that many programs had put their proposals on the backburner after obtaining IFT approval and then had to scramble to report what they did for re-approval. Thus, during the last several years,
HERB had to defer re-approval of FS programs because of missing or insufficient information on program or course assessment. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222222">* The three-page form-fillable annual report was a solution to this problem.</span></b><span style="color:#222222"> The Task Force felt that this would remind and assist programs to work on sections of their
proposals over a 4 year period rather leave it to the end. Also, a shorter Re-Approval document containing all the annual reports was developed to make it easier for re-approval. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">I hope this provides some rationale why we had to do something different in the 2011 guidelines. The good intentions of 2001 guidelines didn't work as envisioned. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Lastly, I do hope you change your mind about not submitting annual program review information. If others followed your suggestion, it would definitely delay their FS programs from developing a better curriculum
for our future food scientists. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At 6:15 PM -0500 4/22/12, Gary Reineccius wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> I had the opportunity to express my (strongly negative) opinions about the Certified Food Scientist program directly to Roger Clements a couple months ago when he spoke at the Minnesota IFT section meeting. I covered many of the points
each of you have raised and hope that the emails he is receiving now might have an impact on this program and more broadly, the path IFT is taking in decision making.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The process is one of IFT operating without considering the opinions of the academic leadership. I believe it was two years ago when Bob McGorrin presented the proposal to department heads (CFSA/ANDP meeting), that we should be providing
information to the IFT HERB group annually instead of every 5 years. At this meeting, every department head spoke against this change and show of hands resulted in a unanimous vote against IFT implementing annual reporting. It was interesting that 2 months
later, IFT informed all of us that we would be required to present some materials for HEBB every year from then on. At the last joint head's meeting (CFSA/ANDP), there was a presentation (by John Huff) and discussion of the proposed Certified Food Scientist
program. Again, without exception, there was opposition to the program and now ... IFT is implementing the program. I am extremely concerned that IFT is choosing to ignore our input. If opinions were mixed and no clear stand was evident, IFT may take an action
they favor, however, they chose to act directly contrary to our views.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>In my view, we should not be submitting program review information to HERB annually, we should not support the Certified Food Scientist program<u> and</u> perhaps consider boycotting IFT until changes are made in how IFT deals with
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