UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Kerry Kaylegian, associate research professor in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Arthur W. Nesbitt Faculty Program Development Award.
Made possible by a gift from alumnus Arthur Nesbitt, this endowed award supports faculty research, teaching or extension activities in agribusiness, dairy science or food science. The Nesbitt Award was established in 2004; Kaylegian is a second-time award recipient.
As a member of the Penn State Extension Dairy Foods Program in the college’s Department of Food Science, Kaylegian provides technical support on manufacturing and food safety for dairy foods processors, including guidance to entrepreneurs interested in starting a value-added dairy processing business.