Affiliate Membership Achievement Award

Awarded to an Affiliate demonstrating progressive and innovative plans and ideas to recruit new members to join its Affiliate organization and retain current members.

Award Criteria

The Affiliate Membership Achievement Award will be given to an Affiliate demonstrating progressive and innovative plans and ideas to recruit new members to join its Affiliate organization and retain current members. It is not necessary for new Affiliate members to join the International Association for Food Protection, although that is desirable. The award consists of a mounted certificate.

Selection Method and Criteria

The selection committee will consist of the chair, past chair and secretary of the Affiliate Council. The committee will judge a brief explanation (500 words or less), submitted by the Affiliate on Attachment B of the Affiliate’s annual report, describing how the Affiliate attempted to recruit and retain members during the previous year. The explanation should also include percent increase in membership throughout the previous year. This award should not be based solely on percent increase in an Affiliate’s membership, but also on the methods attempted to recruit and retain members.

Past Recipients

• 2024Upper Midwest Dairy Industry Association
• 2023Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2022African Continental Association for Food Protection
• 2021New York State Association for Food Protection
• 2020Georgia Association for Food Protection
• 2019Georgia Association for Food Protection
• 2018Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2017Minnesota Food Protection Association
• 2016Southeast Asia Association for Food Protection
• 2015North Dakota Environmental Health Association
• 2014Capital Area Food Protection Association
• 2013British Columbia Food Protection Association
• 2012Wisconsin Association for Food Protection
• 2011Texas Association for Food Protection
• 2010Ohio Association for Food Protection
• 2009Pennsylvania Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
• 2008Florida Association for Food Protection
• 2007Ontario Food Protection Association
• 2006Kentucky Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
• 2005Metropolitan Association for Food Protection
• 2004British Columbia Food Protection Association
• 2003Southern California Association for Food Protection, Wyoming Environmental Health Association
• 2002Upper Midwest Dairy Industry Association, Kansas Association of Sanitarians
• 2001Mexico Association for Food Protection, California Association of Dairy and Milk Sanitarians, Georgia Association of Food and Environmental Sanitarians
• 2000Alberta Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, Kansas Association of Sanitarians, California Association of Dairy and Milk Sanitarians
• 1999Kansas Association of Sanitarians, California Association of Dairy and Milk Sanitarians
• 1998Alabama Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, California Association of Dairy and Milk Sanitarians