In recognition of Dr. Frank Gambino’s many contributions to the success and growth of the Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (FCPG) program, Western Michigan University is establishing an endowed scholarship in his honor. The scholarship will be awarded to outstanding juniors or seniors pursuing food marketing degrees.
Prior to joining the WMU faculty, Frank spent 15 years in the food retailing industry. His teaching, research, and consulting interests are in the management and marketing of the food distribution system, category management and applications of business technology, and sales training.
A frequent speaker and trainer, Frank has remained active with a diverse group of food industry organizations at both the national and regional level. He has been a judge and master of ceremony for the NGA Creative Choice Awards since 2001 and also judged the NFRA Golden Penguin Awards.
In addition to research and teaching activities, Frank serves on the Board of Directors for Spartan Stores in Grand Rapids, a Fortune 500 company, and the Retail Site Development Advisory Committee for Wakefern Food Corporation’s Board of Directors of Elizabeth, New Jersey. He is secretary to the WMU Food Industry Advisory Board, and in 1999 was awarded a WMU Teaching Excellence Award. In the past, Gambino was a member of the board of directors of Alliance Foods and the Food Distribution Research Society. Additionally, he has served on several national and regional advisory groups.
With your gift, new opportunities will be available for students within the Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing Program at WMU.
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"Dr. Frank Gambino has been an integral part of making the WMU Food & CPG Marketing Program one of the leading and most dynamic programs in the industry. He brings a wealth of real world industry experience that affords students a unique opportunity to build an educational foundation that is grounded in real world experience." - John Phillips, Alumnus, PepsiCo
"The quality of the program is highly competitive in the marketplace, given the successful hiring record of students in the industry, and I am confident the WMU program is successful because of Frank's dedication." - Joy Nicholas, Alumna, Balance Innovations
"Dr. Gambino is a one-of-a-kind professor—he truly goes above and beyond for our program. He inspires not only myself but all of us students to be the most professional and hardworking people in our field." - Frankie Soave, Student, Food Marketing Association President