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Cornell food scientist Frank Shipe dies at age 88
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June 3, 2008
W. Frank Shipe, professor emeritus of food science at Cornell and a
pioneer in testing milk for its flavor over time, died May 20 at the
Alterra Sterling House in Ithaca. He was 88.
Shipe taught and researched the link between food chemistry and the
sensory quality of foods at Cornell for almost 50 years. He pioneered
milk quality and flavor research at Cornell in 1964, when he found
that the flavor and quality of more than half of the milk sold in New
York state at that time warranted "consumer complaint" within seven
days of processing. Over one-third of the milk he tested bore an
"oxidized" flavor. As a consequence, the Tri-State (New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania) Milk Flavor Program was initiated to
identify and correct quality problems through research and extension
efforts.
Shipe first came to Cornell in 1946 to earn his Ph.D. in dairy
science, which he received in 1949). He created the popular Food
Facts and Fads course and mentored more than 100 master's and Ph.D.
students. He received an outstanding teacher award at the American
Dairy Science Association convention in 1982.
Born March 8, 1920, in Middletown, Va., Shipe graduated from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, now Virginia Tech, in 1941. He entered the
army as a second lieutenant and was one of the first troops to arrive
in Hawaii after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He saw action in the
Gilbert Islands and on Iwo Jima, rising to the rank of major.
Shipe is predeceased by his wife, Margery (Morris) Shipe, and is
survived by two daughters, 11 grandchildren and extended family.
A memorial service was held May 31 at St. Paul's United Methodist
Church. Donations in Shipe's memory can be made to St. Paul's UMC,
402 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, NY 14850, or American Red Cross, 201 W.
Clinton St., Ithaca, NY 14850.
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