The Wisconsin Alumni Association chose Richard Hartel, a UW-Madison food science professor, to receive the 2009 Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award, Monday.
The $2,500 award is named after Ken and Linda Ciriacks for their active involvement at UW-Madison as alumni. It acknowledges professors who exceed their job expectations by supporting WAA and providing opportunities to alumni programs.
Aside from teaching various food engineering classes for undergraduates, Hartel is the coordinator of the UW-Madison two-week resident class on Candy Science and Technology and is a regular speaker at many alumni events, like the Founders Day celebration and Spring Day on Campus.
""We're proud to officially recognize Rich Hartel for his incredible ability to engage with alumni of all ages,"" WAA president and CEO Paula Bonner said in a statement. ""His knowledge of Candy Science is unparalleled, and his talks always draw a crowd.""
Hartel, who joined the UW-Madison faculty in 1986, also recently received the Harold Macy 2009 Food Science and Technology Award from the Minnesota Institute of Food Technologists.
