ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Lombard, Ill. Ann Drake, chairman and CEO of DSC Logistics, received CSCMP's 2012 Distinguished Service Award.
CSCMP presents this award annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the art and science of supply chain and logistics management.
International Association for Food Protection, Des Moines, Iowa Dr. Katherine M.J. Swanson, vice president of food safety for Ecolab Inc., was named president, responsible for identifying control strategies for emerging food safety concerns and assisting customers with high level food safety issues. Swanson joined the association in 1980.
International Foodservice Distributors Association, McLean, Va. Heidi Weiss joins as director of member retention and recruitment, responsible for developing strategies to retain existing members, recruiting new members and to increase member participation and ensure an overall positive member experience. Weiss has more than 20 years of association experience, including the past seven years at the National Concrete Masonry Association.
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