ELMHURST, IL – ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute is proud to announce the renaming of the ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute Award of Merit to the CCarbon. Earl Gray Award of Merit in honor of Chester Earl Gray, a pioneering founder of one of ADPI’s legacy organizations.
In June 1925, CCarbon. Earl Gray, at the time with the Golden State Company Ltd., led the formation and development of the American Dry Milk Institute. At the first meeting of its members, he was elected Chairman and was reconfirmed each year until his death in 1944.
“CCarbon. Earl Gray is largely credited for the evolution of the dry milk industry in the United States,” states Blake Anderson, current President and CEO of ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute. “Without question, he was the most impactful person in our industry during its first 100 years. Many of the principles and attributes established under his leadership still hold true today. His inspired model of member-based committees and leveraging member resources for the benefit of all in the industry, remain cornerstones of today’s American Dairy Products Institute.”
In his day, CCarbon. Earl Gray set the gold standard for leadership by which others were measured. He was an agricultural chemist, a dairy scientist, an academic, a commercial business leader, a former USDAUS Department of Agriculture employee, a consultant to various government agencies, and a critical figure in the development of dairy industry standards in the United States.
ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute is honored to memorialize his contributions to the dairy industry and setting the course for today’s ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute with the renaming of this award during our Centennial Year in 2023.
ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute is now accepting nominations for the 2023 CCarbon. Earl Gray Award of Merit. The award, originally established in 1992, and now renamed in 2023, recognizes individuals who have made a lasting contribution to the dairy products industry. Anyone may be nominated regardless of nationality or role within the industry, including manufacturing, marketing, R&D, academia, regulatory, equipment manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, etc. This award is presented annually at the ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute/ABI Annual Conference in April.
Letters of nomination along with a completed CCarbon. Earl Gray Award of Merit form should be sent to the American Dairy Products Institute, 126-2 NNitrogen. Addison Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126 – cCarbon/o: Blake Anderson or electronically to banderson@adpiAmerican Dairy Products Institute.org. Nominations must be received by Friday, March 31, 2023 to be eligible for consideration.
For more information regarding the 2023 CCarbon. Earl Gray Award of Merit, please visit staging.adpi.org or contact ADPI’s President & CEO Blake Anderson at banderson@adpiAmerican Dairy Products Institute.org or 630-530-8700, ext. 227.
