As appeared in The Rattle - Vol. XXXVI, No. 4 - July 1949

NEWS
George W. Chapman, Jr., Penn State, '49, and Marian M. Swetlick, Penn State, '49, Kappa Kappa Gamma, June 18, 1949, The groom is the son of Executive Secretary and Mrs. George Chapman.

WINS HIGHEST DAIRY AWARD, $1000
A highlight of the recent meeting of the American Dairy Association war the presentation of a gold medal, symbolizing the highest award in dairy manufacturing circles. to Prof. Francis J. Doan (Omega '22) of the Pennsylvania State College faculty. This award to the "years outstanding scientist" in dairy manufacturing o North America was accompanied by a check for $1,000.

Judges making the distinction studied a list of 82 technical and scientific palaces growing out of Professor Doan's quarter century of research and teaching at Penn State. He is a recognized authority in the ﬁeld of homogenized milk, and his studies on the digestibility of soft curd milk an widely recognized by medical authorities.

Among recent contributions to the dairy manufacturing industry, Professor Doan reported on the concentrating and freezing of whole milk for storage, a process being used by many manufacturers. He also has reported on the analysis of trial and testing methods.

A graduate of Penn State in 1921, Professor Dean taught dairying at the University of Maryland from 1922 to 1929, when he returned to his alum mater when he won his master's degree in 1925. He has been tacking and conducting research at Penn State since. Many of Professor Doan's former pupils are now engaged in research and prominent positions in the dairy industry. He is a member of Theta Chi, Gamma Sigma Delta, agricultural, Sigma Xi, the American Dairy Science Association, and the International Association of Milk Sanitarians.

He has been instrumental in developing and applying techniques for the analysis of milk and milk products, such as the colorimetric picric acid method for measuring lactose in milk, a modified Bahcock test for determining the fat content of chocolate milk, a rapid drying method for determining the solids content of milk products by us of forced heated air, studies of methods of measuring the phosphatase activity in milk. and the application of a modiﬁed direct microscopic method for the bacterial analysis of milk. He was a pioneer in studying homogenization and has conducted research in this for more than twenty-two years.

MOTHERS DAY
On Sunday afternoon, May 8, the Mother's Club of Omega Chapter at Penn State: was reactivated. Approximately twenty-five mothers were present. Mrs. Louise Frazier was elected president, Mrs. Berna Bink secretary; and Mrs. Collins, treasurer. Projects undertaken are the redecoration of the guest room and the supplying of sheets and pillow cases for the house.

Omega in the Rattle - The Rattle, July 1949