Lester and Vanesa Strong, RDN, were married for more than forty years. When Vanessa passed away in 2016 after a long struggle with dementia, he knew the best way to honor her memory and love of nutrition and dietetics was to establish a scholarship in her name through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.
Current Fellows Stephen Alajajian, RDN Project: Gardens for Health International Funded by: The Academy Foundation Research Endowment Stephen Alajajian is a registered dietitian nutritionist with a passion for serving culturally and linguistically diverse people. Through his fellowship, he is currently the Senior Nutrition Technical Adviser for Gardens for Health [...]
Our Foundation is Building the Pipeline of the Next Generation of RDNs! Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation scholarship recipients for 2017 were just announced. Thanks to your generosity, the total amount distributed will be nearly $500,000 this year. The Foundation is the largest provider of scholarships for nutrition and dietetics students [...]