Thanks, Pamela, it is a very nice tribute. Joanne will long be remembered as one of food composition's great figures. Barbara Burlingame On Oct 3, 2014 9:22 PM, "Pehrsson, Pamela" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In memory of Joanne Holden, MS > Retired from ARS-USDA June 30, 2012 > Passed away October 2, 2014 > > Joanne Holden received her BS in Foods and Nutrition from the University > of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. She worked for the University of Maryland > (UMD) Cooperative Extension Service in Frederick County before enrolling in > the UMD Graduate School. She joined the Beltsville Human Nutrition > Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA in 1969 as a Support > Scientist in the Carbohydrate Metabolism Laboratory where she conducted > research on the effects of carbohydrate intake and metabolism while > completing the MS degree in Human Nutrition Research. Ms. Holden assisted > in the conduct of some of the first (BHNRC) human feeding studies and the > analysis of human biological samples. She then worked as a Research > Nutritionist in the Food Composition Laboratory (now FCMDL), BHNRC for 20 > years. She worked with Dr. Wayne Wolf and others to sample and analyze > various types of foods for nutrient content, the results of which were > included in the Human Nutrition Information Service (HNIS) National > Nutrient Databank. Joanne developed food sampling plans for use in various > FCL research projects as well as expert systems for evaluating the quality > of analytical data for both inorganic and organic components in foods. This > led to her interest in the assessment of data quality for newly recognized > bioactive compounds such as flavonoids in foods. > > Joanne joined the Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) as Research Leader in > 1995, providing leadership and coordination in the acquisition, evaluation, > compilation and dissemination of food composition data and related research > efforts. This included the National Nutrient Database for Standard > Reference (SR), the authoritative source of U.S. food composition data. > Her research interests in food sampling, bioactive compounds and the > evaluation of data quality led to the development and coordination of the > National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP), which has supported > the generation of current, accurate original analytical data for ~2000 > foods targeted as the most significant contributors of nutrients in the US > diet. She authored many publications and presentations on USDA food > composition research. > > Joanne served as the Co-Director of the International Postgraduate Course > for the Production, Management, and Use of Food Composition Data between > 1994 and 2005, which is coordinated and supported by the Food and > Agriculture Organization (INFOODS), Rome, Italy, the Wageningen > Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands and the European Food > Information Research Program (EuroFIR), Norwich, U.K. This international > course has trained more than 400 scientists from 85 countries since 1992; > she taught in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa to groups of > analytical chemists, data compilers, and users of food composition data on > the topics of food sampling, data quality evaluation, and the development > of food composition databases and will be remembered all around the world. > > Joanne was, above all, a loving mother, sister, grandmother, partner, aunt > and friend and is survived by her devoted sons Jeff and David, three > beautiful grandchildren and loving partner Larry Brown. > > Memorial arrangements: > Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park > 7250 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD 21075 > Visitation: Sunday, October 5, 2014 @ 2pm-4pm, 7pm-9pm > Funeral: Monday, October 6, 2014 @ 10am > > I apologize for duplicate sends to some of you. This is a difficult time > for USDA and the wonderful network of INFOODS friends and colleagues. > Joanne fought bravely against MDS and leukemia since her retirement in > 2012. She will be missed so much. > > Pamela > > Pamela R. Pehrsson, Ph.D. > Research Leader > USDA, Agricultural Research Service > Nutrient Data Laboratory > Room 105, Building 005, BARC-West > 10300 Baltimore Avenue > Beltsville, MD 20705 > 301.504.0630 (voice) > 301.504.0632 (fax) > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely > for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message > or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law > and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. 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