Student Video Contest
2026 Student Video Contest: Meet the Winners
Announcing the 2026 Winners!
For the second year, ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More invited students to unleash their imagination and showcase their talent by creating a 2-3 minute video featuring a food product or recipe made with dairy ingredients!
The student submissions in 2026 were full of creativity and inspiration to inspire the use of dairy when making delicious, clean-label dishes or goodies! In addition to awarding the top three prizes this year, our judging panel also chose two Honorable Mentions.
Congratulations to our winners, and thank you for Making it with Dairy!
First Place
Produced by Ivanvova Lituma, a PhD student in Food Science and Technology, and Brandon Freire, a PhD student in Nutrition and Food Science from Louisiana State University. Featuring high-protein recipes for two dairy-based desserts: High-Protein Pudding and Tiramisu.
Second Place
Produced by Darcy Heltzel and Lauren Cherne, both juniors in Food Science at Iowa State University. Featuring a decadent recipe for a dairy-rich dessert: Chocolate Lover’s Trifle.
Third Place
Produced by Fatima Madero, a sophomore in Food Science & Technology at the University of Lincoln-Nebraska. Featuring a delicious twist ona jello dessert: Mexican Mosaic Jello.
2026 Honorable Mentions
Produced by Emma Shepard, a senior in Food Science at Iowa State University. Featuring a recipe for a yummy twist on a comfort food: Strawberry Cheesecake Sweet Rolls
2025 Student Video Contest: Meet the winners!
First Place
Produced by Katherine Rehberger and Osasere Igbinoba, both MS students in Food Science at Washington State University. Featuring recipes for three dairy-based desserts: Vietnamese yogurt, Panna cotta, and Jericalla.
Second Place
Produced by Emma Shepard, a junior in Food Science at Iowa State University. Featuring a recipe for Cereal Milk Banana Pudding.
Third Place
• ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More is a leading international trade association representing the dairy industry, including manufacturers and marketers of dairy-based ingredients and related products, as well as distributors, traders, suppliers of equipment, technical and financial services, and global customers. Membership is open to all organizations involved in the dairy industry as well as academic institutions.
