Retirement Reception for Dr. David Henning

A retirement reception was held for Dr. David R. Henning on 5th May. Dr. Henning joined the SDSU Dairy Science Department in 1990, and will retire on 30th June 2006. Approximately 80 people attended the reception, including former students who are currently employed in various locations around the mid-west.

Dr. Henning has been the holder of the first endowed Chair at South Dakota State University, the Alfred Chair in Cheese Chemistry and Technology. During his 16 years at SDSU, Dr. Henning has distinguished himself as a respected scientist, caring teacher, and has dedicated himself to the education and well-being of students in the field of Dairy Science. He routinely used his practical industry experience to help students gain a better understanding of careers in the food processing industry. Dairy Science alumni frequently cite Dr. Henning's industry-based knowledge, as well as his teaching skills, as an important educational foundation for their own careers. He was recognized with the Milk Industry Foundation Teaching Award of the American Dairy Science Association, and the Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Award at SDSU. Dr. Henning has advised numerous undergraduate and graduate students, and has mentored students who won awards including the Joseph F. Nelson Undergraduate Research Mentorship, and also the Griffith Student Research Award. He has also been an active faculty advisor to the SDSU Dairy Club.

Dr. Henning is a member of the American Society for Microbiology, the American Dairy Science Association, the International Association for Food Protection, and the Institute for Food Technologists. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal Food Protection, and reviews manuscripts for several other journals. Dr. Henning is the Executive Secretary and Advisor to North Central Cheese Industries Association, and a Trustee of the American Dairy Science Association Foundation and Director of the American Dairy Science Association.

Dr. Henning was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1962, and rose to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He served as operations officer for the U.S. Army Research Hospital Center Command from 1972 to 1986.

5 May 2006

South Dakota State University / Dairy Science Department
Dairy Microbiology Rm 109 / Phone: 605-688-4116
College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences