Fran Churchill

Churchill, Fran

North American Milling Professor of Practice

Shellenberger 102
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-532-2817
fmchurchill@ksu.edu

Area(s) of Specialization

Technical flour milling and plant operations

Bio Brief

Fran Churchill joined the Department of Grain Science & Industry as the North American Milling Instructor of Milling Science & Management in January 2012. Her primary responsibilities are teaching introductory and advanced milling courses, advising undergraduate students and contributing to other programmatic efforts such as student recruitment, internships and job placement, and curriculum development. She obtained her B.S. in Milling Science & Management (Operations) from our department and completed her Masters in Math Education in 2014, from the University of Tennessee.

She has over 25 years of practical milling industry experience with The Pillsbury Company, ConAgra, Mennel Milling, General Mills and C.H. Guenther & Son. Before returning to the department, she taught high school mathematics in Morristown, Tennessee.

Fran is an active member of the International Association of Operative Millers, most recently serving as President of the organization, as well as a member of the Employee Relations committee. She also chairs the Women in Milling Roundtable that was started in 2020. Funding for this position is being provided by Milling companies in North America.

Classes Currenty Taught:

• GRSC 150 – Principles of Milling lecture and GRSC 151 Principles of Milling Laboratory.

• GRSC 500 – Milling Science 1 Lecture and GRSC 501 Milling Science 1 Laboratory.

• IGP Short Courses.