Education Foundation

The Food and Drug Industry Education Foundation assists individuals in advancing their knowledge and skills through three programs.

  • The "Professional Scholar" program is available to individuals who are actively employed by a member company of AFMA, and have committed to a career in the Arizona Food Industry, and are attending school full-time.
  • The "Dependant Scholar" program is available to dependants of individual(s) actively employed by a member company of AFMA, and provides assistance for the education of individuals who have provided evidence of having the intelligence, aptitude and self-discipline necessary to be successful at the college or university level.
  • "Tuition Reimbursement" is available to individual(s) who are actively employed by a member company of AFMA. Store clerks, Cashiers, Stockers, Bookkeepers, Courtesy Clerks, Marketing Directors, Sales Reps, Brand Field Merchandisers, and Production Managers just to name a few, have all benefited from this great opportunity.

2009 Scholarship Awards

Gadd Alexandra Gadd with Bob Delgado, President of Hensley. Alexandra is the Jim Hensley scholarship recipient. Alexandra Gadd's mother is Kirsten Gadd who works for Miller Coors.

Kaslou Aliaksei Kaslou with Safeway is the Wayne C. Manning Scholarship recipient standing with Tim McCabe, AFMA President and Jim Nygren, Foundation Chairman.

Educational Facilities

ASU Polytech

The Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness offers a curriculum emphasizing the business of agricultural production, finance, marketing and distribution. Through technology-rich curriculum that focuses on real-world projects, students explore global agribusiness issues such as international trade, food safety and security, and sustainability.

The Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness offers a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness with nine specialized concentrations as well as M.S. in Agribusiness and Ph.D. in Business Administration (Agribusiness) programs.

Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC)

The Western Association of Food Chains is pleased to announce the new WAFC Retail Management Certificate Program, a 10-course college-level program that has been fully endorsed by the Western Association of Food Chains and its member companies. The certificate’s curriculum was developed out of a collaborative effort between several food industry and college professionals and encompasses several business essentials, including the "soft skills" of management and communication required for career success in the retail food industry.

A list of participating Arizona colleges may be found at WAFC.