G. Malcolm Trout

George Malcolm Trout (March 7, 1896 — November 1, 1990) was an professor in food science at Michigan State University for almost 50 years.

Biography

He was born on March 7, 1896 in Birmingham, Iowa. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Iowa State University and his doctorate from Cornell University. He was on the dairy husbandry staff of the University of West Virginia. He joined Michigan State University in 1928, and became a full professor in 1941, before he retired in 1966.

He researched the homogenization of milk. In the 1930s he was considered to be a dairy industry pioneer for his research on the chemical and physical properties of homogenized milk.

In 1964 the American Dairy Science Association gave him its highest award.

He died on November 1, 1990.cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=G. Malcolm Trout, 94, A Food Scientist, Dies |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7D9123CF934A35752C1A966958260 |quote=G. Malcolm Trout, professor emeritus of food science and human nutrition at Michigan State University, died last Thursday at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich. He was 94 years old and lived in East Lansing. |work=New York Times |date=November 7, 1990 |accessdate=2008-07-23 ]

Legacy

There has been a foundation established in his name to carry on his legacy and learning, and in 1992 the Food Science Building at Michigan State University was renamed the "G. Malcolm Trout Food Science and Human Nutrition Building". In addition, the Trout Council was formed in the 1980s to help continue Dr. Trout’s development projects.

References

External links

* [http://www.music.msu.edu/alumni/donors/troutscholarship.php Trout Scholarship page at MSU]
* [http://www.msu.edu/~vprgs/ovprgs/Researchhistory.htm MSU research history]
* [http://www.msu.edu/~fshn/announcements/G.M.%20Trout%20-%20Akoh.pdf MSU announcements]