Biographical Sketches of ADSA Officers Elected in 2000

John C. Bruhn, Vice President

John C. Bruhn is Director of the Dairy Research and Information Center at the University of California, Davis. The Center coordinates campus research activities and facilitates educational outreach to the dairy industry. Dr. Bruhn is also a Dairy Foods Processing Specialist with Cooperative Extension in the Department of Food Science and Technology. As a Cooperative Extension Specialist, he is responsible for developing applied research and educational programs for the California dairy foods processing industry.

Born and reared in Ohio, he attended Michigan State University, receiving a B. S. in food science in 1962. His Ph.D. is in dairy bacteriology-biochemistry from UC Davis. His research and educational programs for the dairy industry have emphasized factors relating to the quality and safety of raw milk and of processed milk and dairy foods.

Dr. Bruhn is an active member of many California dairy and food organizations, including the California Dairy Industries Association, the California Association of Dairy and Milk Sanitarians (CADMS), the California Creamery Operators Association, and the Northern California Section of the Institute of Food Technologists. Nationally, he is an active member in the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Dairy Science Association, and the International Association for Food Protection. 

Some honors include: Educator's Award, and in 1999, the Citation Award from the International Association for Food Protection (formerly IAMFES); the Sanitarian Award, from the California Association of Dairy and Milk Sanitarians, Outstanding Alumnus Award from Michigan State University, the Extension Award from American Dairy Science Association. In 1997, he was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists.
He became a member in 1969, since then he has served ADSA in many capacities. Some responsibilities include; chair, Western Extension Membership; member and chair, Nominating Committee for the Dairy Foods Division; member, Program Committee the Dairy Foods Division; chair and member, Committee on Instrumentation to Determine Gross Composition of Milk; member and chair, DeLaval Awards Committee; member, Sensory Evaluation of Dairy Products; member, Editorial Board Journal of Dairy Science; co-chair, Program Committee Annual Meeting; program chair, Dairy Foods Division Annual Meeting; chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Joint Meetings; Appointed Director to fill an unexpired term; chair and member, Resolutions Committee; elected Director, Dairy Foods Division; chair, Membership Committee; member and chair, West Agro, Inc. Award Selection Committee; chair, Membership Survey Committee; chair, Research, Structure, Direction, and Funding Committee; chair, Fellowship Development Committee to develop International Association of Food Industry Suppliers, M. E. Franks Graduate Fellowship Award; member, Long Range Strategic Planning Committee; chair and member, Pfizer, Inc. Award; chair, International Dairy Foods Association Research Award; chair, National Needs Dairy Committee; and member and chair, 3-A Sanitary Standards Committee.

 
Except for years when he was on sabbatical leaves, John has attended the annual meeting of the ADSA since 1969.

Kathryn J. Boor, Director

Kathryn J. Boor was raised on a dairy farm in upstate New York. She received her B.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her M.S. in Food Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kathryn researched goat milk production, processing, and consumption among limited-resource farmers in Kenya, East Africa, before moving to Davis, California. Kathryn developed Cooperative Extension programs in food safety and food microbiology for the food and dairy processing industries and for consumers in California for 6 years before she returned to graduate school for her Ph.D. In 1994, Kathryn earned her Ph.D in Microbiology at the University of California at Davis. Kathryn joined the faculty of the Cornell Institute of Food Science as an assistant professor of food processing microbiology with an extension/research appointment in August 1994.

 
Kathryn has established a dairy microbiology quality and safety extension/research program at Cornell University that is dedicated to improving dairy product shelf-life, wholesomeness, and safety through reduction of spoilage and pathogenic bacteria in processed products and in raw milk. The long-term objective of her research and education programs is the creation of an integrated and interactive University/regulatory agency/dairy industry network to improve dairy product safety and quality. Kathryn currently serves as director of Cornell University's Food Safety Laboratory as well as the Milk Quality Improvement Program, a research/extension program designed to monitor raw milk quality and initial and keeping quality of commercially processed and packaged fluid milk products in New York State. This extension program assists New York State dairy plants with vitamin A and D fortification and in identifying and correcting handling and processing problems that affect dairy product quality.

Kathryn's research program integrates the tools of molecular biology and phenotypic microbiology to rapidly identify and track spoilage and pathogenic bacteria in dairy systems and to explore factors linking the ability of bacteria to survive in dairy foods and to cause human and animal disease. This program provides basic and applied research components targeted to the long-term needs of the dairy industry. The integration of this research program with extension facilitates rapid translation and communication of basic and applied research results to the dairy industry.

 
Since joining the Cornell faculty in 1994, Kathryn has published more than 90 articles, abstracts, and extension publications focusing primarily on food microbiology and dairy food safety and quality issues. Under her direction, 8 graduate students have completed graduate degrees in food science. She currently advises 5 Ph.D. students, 1 postdoctoral associate, and 7 undergraduate researchers. 

Gary F. Hartnell, Director

Born in Wisconsin and raised on a general livestock farm, Gary F. Hartnell received his B.S. degree (Chemistry) in 1973 from the University of Wisconsin - Parkside. In 1975 and 1977, he received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees (Dairy Science) from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, respectively. From 1977 through 1983, Hartnell managed the dairy research program and for two years the beef research program for Wayne's Feed Division of Continental Grain Company. During this time he developed new products, provided training to sales and technical service personnel, and provided technical service to producers.

 
From 1983 until present, Hartnell has been employed by Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO where he has been actively involved in biotechnology. During this time he successfully orchestrated research encompassing nutritional composition, milk quality, milk manufacturing characteristics, and clinical efficacy trials pertaining to bovine somatotropin (bST). Hartnell provided global animal nutrition leadership for all of Monsanto's R&D somatotropin projects which lead to the approval and successful adoption of bST for dairy cattle in the U.S. He is recognized as an authority on the nutritional aspects of feeding and managing the bST-supplemented dairy cow. Recently, he organized an international consortium of scientists to develop and execute a research strategy to improve forage digestion and feed utilization. Presently, Hartnell is responsible for developing strategies for evaluating genetically modified crops and their co-products in animal feeding studies worldwide for regulatory, industry, and consumer acceptance. He has taken an active leadership role in developing a biotech industry animal scientist working group to address genetically modified crop issues common to the animal feed and processing industries. He represents the biotech industry on animal science issues through presentations on numerous occasions. 

Hartnell has been a member of the American Society of Animal Science, American Dairy Science Association, Dairy Shrine, and Sigma Xi since the mid-1970's. He has served on the Dairy Livestock committee (ASAS), Feeding and Management Committee (ADSA), AFIA Award Committee (ADSA), various Ad Hoc committees (ASAS, ADSA), Contemporary Issues Committee (ASAS, ADSA); represented ADSA to Fair 2002, and is a member of the Production Division Council (ADSA), and nominating committee (ADSA). He is a member of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, a Charter Diplomate of the American College of Animal Nutrition (presently serving on the Board of Directors) and is a reviewer for the Journal of Dairy Science and Professional Animal Scientist. He has given presentations at nutrition conferences, feed industry conferences, scientific forums, and producer and commodity group events in Europe, Africa, South America, and North America. He has authored or co-authored over 43 abstracts, 38 scientific journal articles, three book chapters, over 180 company technical reports, and 29 popular press, symposia and conference articles. 

Hartnell has been active in the community coaching youth basketball and baseball teams and serving on church boards for numerous years. He has been a judge for local science fairs and graduate student contests. Gary and his wife, Kathy, have four children.