Scholarships

Helen Lodge Memorial Scholarship

Lillian Halverson Scholarship

Scholarship Recommendation Form

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AND Awards

Rhododendron Award

Emerging Dietetic Leader Award

Outstanding Dietetics Student Awards

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award

Recognized Dietetic Technician of the Year Award

Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award

2018 Emerging Dietetic Leader (EDL) Award

The Emerging Dietetic Leader Award was not awarded in 2019

Criteria and Procedures

AWARD WINNERS DUE TO THE ACADEMY BY MAY 1

The EDL Award recognizes the competence and activities of dietitians regardless of their age, who have made distinctive contributions early in their dietetics careers to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Criteria for Selection (Affiliates may develop more detailed criteria to meet their needs.)

1. Member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2. Initial practice experience not less than 5 years and not greater than 10 years. Interrupted careers or time periods not in practice, are not to be considered or rationed into the 5-10 years of professional practice experience.
3. Active participation in the national, state, or district association for at least 5 years.
4. Is a Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist or Dietetic Technician, Registered.
5. Not previously selected as an RYDY or RDTY.
6. Demonstrated concern for the promotion of optimal health and nutritional status of the population.
7. Demonstrated leadership, e.g., in legislation, research, education, management, etc., in the Association, community or employment.

Selection Procedure

1. Each affiliate is allowed to select one recipient each year. Affiliates may choose not to participate in the award program.
2. The complete responsibility for the selection of the recipient rests with the affiliate association. The affiliate award chair, affiliate president, or person designated by the state should coordinate the process. Another state officer or person may be designated to coordinate award information/applications for the state if needed.

Submission to the Academy Procedure

1. The affiliate award chair, affiliate president, or person designated by the state must submit award winners via electronic submission between December 1, 2016 - May 1, 2017.
   1. Required data includes:
      1. Awardee Name
      2. Awardee Credentials
      3. Awardee Academy Member ID number
2. Certificates will be electronically generated and mailed to the affiliate awards chair, affiliate president, or person designated by the state to then be distributed to the award winner by the affiliate.
3. All other materials, include a duplicate copy of reference letters, should be retained by the affiliate

Award Recognition

1. A certificate of recognition will be sent to the selectees together with a congratulatory letter from the President of the Academy.
2. Recipients attending the Food & Nutrition Conference & ExpoTM (FNCE®) the following fall may pick up a ribbon for their badge at the ribbon booth near registration.
3. The list of recipients for the year will be published in a fall issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
4. State associations may wish to recognize awardees from their states at state meetings or in state publications.
5. Publicity for affiliate recipients should be handled by the affiliate or district public relations chair.

Nomination Form (downloadable)

Nomination Form (online)

Please direct any questions to awards@eatrightwv.org.

Previous Awardees