Dr. Howard Appledorf (1941-1983) served as a member of the faculty in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida from 1960 until his death in 1983. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Nutrition, he came to UF following post-doctoral work at the University of California, Berkeley. He had several professional affiliations, including the Institute of Food Technologists and the Society for Nutrition Education. Appledorf was the recipient of three teaching awards at UF, including Teacher of the Year in 1974, and in 1978 was designated a UF Distinguished Lecturer. As national spokesman for the Institute of Food Technologists, he argued that "fast foods" are of high nutritional value.
From the guide to the Howard Appledorf Papers, 1968-1983, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)
