Food Science Graduate student Erin Young was awarded a scholarship by the National Association of Flavors & Food-Ingredient Systems (NAFFS). She is the only recipient of the award on the West Coast; other recipients include students from Rutgers University on the East Coast  and Michigan State University in the Midwest. The $2000 scholarship awarded to Young is the largest of the awards.

Sponsors of the NAFFS Scholarship Program include major industry brands such as Pepsico, Bedoukian Research, and TIC Gums.

The National Association of Flavors and Food-Ingredient Systems (NAFFS) is a broad-based trade association of manufacturers, processors and suppliers of fruits, flavors, syrups, stabilizers, emulsifiers, colors, sweeteners, cocoa and related food ingredients. Its associate membership is open to all companies that provide products and services to the food industry.