These two meetings at MIT would lead to another conference later in 1939 that would lead to the formation of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) with Hucker being elected as Secretary-Treasurer, a position he would serve until 1947, when he was elected IFT President.
The two meetings at MIT in 1939 would culminate in another conference that year leading to the formation of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), with Hucker being elected Secretary-Treasurer, a position he served until 1947 when he was chosen as President.