Chicago, Illinois · October 2009Chicago, Illinois · October 2009

Mission StatementMISA is a non-profit council of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) that is dedicated to the missions and goals of its supplier members and the industries they serve. In support of this, MISA is committed to:

1) Facilitating advocacy and education for continuous improvement;

2) Advancing hygienic equipment design validation and machinery safety initiatives;

3) Providing an efficient and unified conduit for its customers to collectively reach their supplier community;

4) Investing in future industry leaders through the scholarship program of the MISA Foundation;

5) Remaining engaged with synergistic associations in both the supplier and food processing communities to foster innovation and excellence.

Through annual and operations conferences, networking and benchmark studies; MISA promotes the health and stability of its membership as well as the meat, poultry and seafood industries its member community serves.

MISA Scholarship Winners

20082008Megan McGough ····························· University of Wisconsin-MadisonJustin O’Brien ····································· University of Nebraska-LincolnBrian Petersen ···································· University of Nebraska-Lincoln

20092009Samantha Plaggemeyer ····························· Colorado State UniversityJeffrey Schroeder ······························ University of Nebraska-LincolnShawna Swan ···················································· Kansas State University

20082008Oleksandr Byelashov,

Colorado State University

20092009Cheyenne Dixon,

Colorado State University

MISA/Siemens $10,000 Scholarship Winners