George Malcolm Trout (March 7, 1896 – November 1, 1990) was an American dairy industry pioneer, writer, researcher, and professor emeritus in food science at Michigan State University.
In the 1930s he was considered to be a dairy industry pioneer for his research on the chemical and physical properties of homogenized milk.
He died on November 1, 1990, at the age of 94 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan.
[2] There has been a foundation established in his name to carry on his legacy and learning, and in 1992 the Food Science Building at Michigan State University was renamed the "G. Malcolm Trout Food Science and Human Nutrition Building".
Michigan Governor Blanchard honored him by designating March 7, 1986, as Mac Trout Day.