Mr. Todd Forbush - 2021 College of Engineering BAE Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

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Mr. Todd Forbush - 2021 College of Engineering BAE Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Mr. Todd Forbush - 2021 College of Engineering BAE Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Mr. Todd Forbush - 2021 College of Engineering BAE Distinguished Alumni Award

Mr. Todd Forbush - 2021 College of Engineering BAE Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Todd Forbush, BS 1987, MS 1989, Agricultural Engineering, was awarded the 2021 College of Engineering BAE Distinguished Alumni Award.

Todd D. Forbush is a recognized expert on potato storage and often makes presentations on the topic in the U.S. and internationally. He is committed to getting produce to the plates of people who need the nutrition, while making sure the produce is not spoiled by pathogens on the path from the field to the plate. Forbush received his master's degree from MSU in agricultural engineering in 1989. While at MSU, he studied the effects of ventilation on the process quality of chip potatoes out of storage under the watchful eyes of the late Burt Cargill and Roger Brook.

Since graduation, he has applied his knowledge and experiences to the commercial potato storage industry at Techmark, Inc. A popular speaker, his list of presentations and webinars in 2021 alone includes the World Potato Congress, Manitoba Potato Growers, Michigan Potato Growers and Mid Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference. He is the current president of the Michigan Section of The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Forbush said he loves working for produce farmers in Michigan and around the world. These men and women invest themselves and their finances in producing healthy fruits and vegetables for our consumption.

He is an active member of the Williamston Free Methodist Church, where he serves as a Children's Sunday School Teacher and member of the nominations committee. He is also an avid outdoorsman, who loves to hunt and fish for about anything that runs, flies or swims. He and his family enjoy many meals from these harvests.

He and his wife, Kristen, live in Laingsburg, Michigan. They have three children, Tyler, Taylor, and Morgan, and four grandchildren.

For complete details https://www.egr.msu.edu/alumni/awards

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