Howard Bonnemann
Lecturer
Education
- B.S. in dairy manufacturing | South Dakota State University | 1982
- M.S. in dairy manufacturing | South Dakota State University | 1984
- B.S. in chemistry | South Dakota State University | 1987
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
Managerial functions associated with keeping a dairy manufacturing plant operating according to state and federal mandates. Other areas of interest are stabilization systems for dairy-based foods and modification of production parameters to achieve optimum product quality with available materials and equipment.
Academic Responsibilities
- DS 130-130L Introduction to Dairy Science
- DS 202 Dairy Products Judging
- DS 231 Dairy Foods
- DS 301L Dairy Microbiology Lab
- DS 321-321L Dairy Product Processing I
- DS 322-322L Dairy Products Processing II
- DS 400-400L Dairy Chemistry and Analysis
- DS 421-421L Dairy Plant Management
- DS 491 Independent Study
- DS 494 Internship
- DS 496 Field Experience
- DS 498 Undergraduate Research
- FS 491 Independent Study
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees
- CAFES representative to the Academic Affairs sub-committee involved with Academic Evaluation and Assessment
Professional memberships
- Coordinator, FFA Milk Quality and Products Career Development Events within South Dakota and regionally with Minnesota
- Member, National FFA steering committee for the Milk Quality and Products CDE
- Secretary/Treasurer, South Dakota State Dairy Association.
Work Experience
- 2013-present, lecturer, SDSU Dairy and Food Science Department
- 1997-2013, instructor, SDSU Dairy Science Department
- 1997-2010, SDSU Dairy Plant manager
- 1996-1997, product development manager, Century Foods International
- 1990-1995, product development manager, Continental Colloids
- 1987-1990, quality control manager, Brown Swiss/Gillette Dairy of the Black Hills
- 1986-1987, high school science teacher, Wall, South Dakota
Research and Scholarly Work
Awards and Honors
- 2021, Timothy J. Nichols Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising Award
- 2018, NACADA Region 6 Excellence in Advising – Faculty Adviser Award
- 2014, Walter McCarty Advising Award in Agriculture and Biological Sciences
Patents
- Baer, R.J. and H.H. Bonnemann. 2013. Method for removing an oxidized off-flavor from milk. U.S. Patent No. 8475864. U.S. Patent 8,771,779 issued July 8, 2014.
