Scholarships

Helen Lodge Memorial Scholarship

Lillian Halverson Scholarship

Recommendation Form

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Academy 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

2021 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award (ODY)

Kelli J. Williams, PhD, RDN, LD

"Kelli is an excellent educator and wonderful leader to our Dietetics students and faculty alike. In addition to teaching two co urses each semester, she serves on many committees and maintains clinical practice to provide nutrition counseling to Marshall students, free of charge"

Kelli has been involved in WVAND for years and served in positions including president and delegate; in her day job, she is a fu ll time, tenured faculty member at Marshall University

Kelli serves as the department's Chair and primary investigator for the USDA grant funded Nutrition Education Program (NEP). The grant provides nutrition education to thousands of low income children a year and employs over ten registered dietitians

"She has educated and mentored countless of other registered dietitians throughout the Tri State region over the years. Through her multiple roles as an educator, volunteer, mentor, and advocate, she truly embodies the spirit of both dietetics and education"

Criteria and Procedures

AWARD WINNERS DUE TO THE ACADEMY BY MAY 1

The ODY Award recognizes the commitment to excellence made by an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the profession.

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

1. Member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2. Active participation in the national, state, or district association.
3. Is a Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist or Dietetic Technician, Registered.
4. Not previously selected for this award.
5. 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