The Milton Bailey Flavor Chemistry Laboratory ⋅ Page 1

A Craving for Research

Endowment fund honors retired professor while also supporting food science graduate students

Without flavor research, life would be bland. “Everything hinges upon the flavor in food. If it doesn’t taste good, no one eats it. So the more we can do to understand what makes things taste good, the better the products are going to be,” said Richard Lane, president of Meridian Flavors and former student of Milton Bailey. Lane and former…

A Flavorful Dedication

Milton E. Bailey, retired professor of animal husbandry and food science and human nutrition at MU, was honored April 6, 2013. The Milton Bailey Flavor Chemistry Laboratory was dedicated in his honor.  About 75 friends, family, alumni and former students gathered in Eckles Café. “Dr. Bailey contributed a great deal to the flavor industry during his time at Mizzou and…