Kathryn L. Kotula, Ph.D., a Lifetime Member of Phi Tau Sigma. Kathy recently retired as the Executive Director and Newsletter Editor of Phi Tau Sigma after 13 and 15 years of service, respectively. A senior investigative food scientist at Investigative Food Sciences and former professor of food science, Dr. Kotula is a uniquely qualified expert on animal products throughout the farm to table continuum. She has shared her food science knowledge with consumers through the television, radio, and print media, and in lectures. (Contribution to sponsor the Phi Tau Sigma Mid-Career Accomplishment Award)