At the first Conference of the Federation of African Societies of Nutrition, which took place May 7-9 in Ouarzazate, Morocco, Dr. Michael C. Latham, professor emeritus and graduate school professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell, was awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the African Nutrition Graduate Students Network (AGSNet) "for improving nutrition in Africa."

The day prior to receiving the award, Latham delivered the invited inaugural address, "Combating Infections to Control Malnutrition," at the AGSNet second biennial conference, also in Morocco.

Latham was director of Cornell's Program in International Nutrition for 25 years. He also is the author of several books, including "Kilimanjaro Tales: The Saga of a Medical Family in Africa," "Human Nutrition in Tropical Africa" and "Human Nutrition in the Developing World," and more than 350 journal articles. He frequently serves as a consultant in Africa, Asia and Latin America for the World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, UNICEF, the World Bank and the White House. In 1994 he consulted with Fidel Castro on how to curb Cuba's neuropathy epidemic.