Jim Schultz Retires by Jeff Meiners
Jim Schultz, long time Technical Director for Crest Foods, who started his career with us in 1974 will be retiring this January. Jim’s journey to Crest actually started from his youth on the farm in Castalia, Iowa, through his education including a Ph.D. from Iowa State, to General Mills in Minne- apolis and ultimately to Ashton, Illinois. We’re grateful for the journey that brought Jim to us. When he leaves the rest of us here to keep working, Jim will leave behind a long list of accomplishments that when put all together make him one of the people that built the foundation that Crest stands on today. Jim has spent his time at Crest exclusively in the Dairy Ingredient Division. The majority of his time with us has been spent as our Technical Director
involved with the development of stabilizer systems and solving customer problems in the field. His unique under- standing of the dairy industry has resulted in the application of numerous new technologies that are still at work with many of our customers today. His knowledge of dairy products is as complete as anyone’s in the country to- day. Jim also spent many years serving on our board of directors as well as being a member of our Technical Ser- vice team as he started to wind down his responsibilities at Crest. Bigger than any of his accomplishments at Crest is the fact that he is as nice a guy as you’ll ever want to meet. Re- tirement will find Jim spending more time where his roots have always been planted, on his family farm in Iowa where he has built a cabin and tends to his maple syrup operation. Retirement will also find Jim traveling with his wife Sharon to visit parts of the world that don’t have dairy plants in them, and visiting with daughters Wendy and Beckie. People just don’t get any more good natured or down to earth than Jim Schultz – we’re proud that he chose to make Crest Foods such a big part of his life and we are so much a better company by him doing so. We wish him only the best in retirement.
Ben Fichter snapped this picture of a great blue heron out at the warehouse. Check out the bird’s great catch!
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