• In 1977 the first ΦΤΣ Graduate Paper Competition was initiated at the Annual Meeting of IFT. The competition included both written and oral presentations. At that time, the competition was open to any student who attended the IFT Annual Meeting. Six winners were selected across the United States. Today (in July 2013), the Student Competition is still sponsored by Phi Tau Sigma but there were approximately 150 winning students recognized for their excellence in research in different specific disciplines of food science and technology (IFT Divisions) or by their written skills or oral presentation skills at the graduate and undergraduate levels. During the IFT Annual Meeting a Phi Tau Sigma event is organized at which the winners are recognized. In addition recognition is made of the winner of the Dr. Carl R. Fellers Award, the Phi Tau Sigma Special Recognition Award, the Phi Tau Sigma Student Achievement Award, the Dr. Daryl B. Lund International Scholarship, the Dr. Gideon “Guy” Livingston Scholarship, and the Phi Tau Sigma Founders’ Award. Additionally, the new Phi Tau Sigma officers are announced. Any new Chapters of Phi Tau Sigma that have been formed in the past year are recognized and presented with their Charter.