New Endowment Honors Professor Emeritus Michael J. Lewis

Professor Emeritus Lewis with Brewing Science Alumnus Douglas Muhleman

For more than 30 years, Professor Michael J. Lewis led the UC Davis Brewing Science curriculum, building from an idea to a program with a worldwide reputation for excellence. To recognize Dr. Lewis, the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology has created a new endowed fund, named in honor of Professor Michael J. Lewis, and dedicated to supporting UC Davis brewing science students.

When Anheuser-Busch gave $30,000 to "support brewing science students," Charlie Bamforth, Department Chair and Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Science saw an opportunity to honor Dr. Lewis and endow a fund that will help students in perpetuity.   "I thought an endowment would be an appropriate way to recognize the many contributions Professor Lewis has made to his students and to the brewing industry," said Bamforth. "It also gives his former students an opportunity to honor and thank Dr. Lewis through gift to the fund." It appears Dr. Bamforth was right. Already, several  former students and friends of Professor Emeritus Lewis have made generous, personal gifts to build the endowment to over $50,000.

The Department of Food Science and Technology would like to recognize and thank the following donors to the fund:

• Anheuser-Busch, Inc
• Wayne and Jennifer Adkins
• Jesus and Aurelia Ceja
• Dan and Kelly Driscoll
• Jorge Garcia
• Andrew and Nicole Goldberg
• Todd and Lisa Hansen
• Ralph Judd, III
• Jane Killebrew-Galeski
• Jason McKibben
• Douglas and Julianne Muhleman
• Michael and Stephanie Poley
• John and Roberta Serbia
• George and Martha Weston

If you would like to contribute to honor Dr. Lewis and support brewing science students, you may give online here.

For questions about this program, or giving to Food Science and

Technology, contact Melissa Haworth at mdhaworth@ucdavis.edu or (530) 754-8562.