Extension Food Scientist Earns Prestigious Designation

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – John A. Marcy, extension food scientist in the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science in the University of Arkansas System's statewide Division of Agriculture, is part of the inaugural class of designated certified food scientists by the Institute of Food Technologists.

The certification was created in response to a profession-wide study in which food science supervisors affirmed that a certification was needed and would help employers identify qualified personnel. The vast majority of supervisors also agreed that the program would help increase the recognition and visibility of the profession. Through earning the certification, Marcy has demonstrated the requisite applied knowledge and skills and commitment to lifelong learning required to earn this distinction.

The Center of Excellence for Poultry Science and the poultry science department include a complex of teaching, research and extension facilities at the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the John W. Tyson Poultry Science Building on the University of Arkansas' Fayetteville campus.