June Chair Message - Making a Difference in Our Own Unique Way! I’m honored to serve as your new Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Chair. Only a few years ago, I sat in the audience as an attendee at the Foundation Gala. Videos of scholarship recipients and fellows played throughout the evening as [...]
The Foundation was proud to provide a total of $17,410 in disaster relief funding to 10 nutrition and dietetic professionals. These individuals suffered losses due to the 2018 California wildfires and East Coast hurricanes. The Foundation’s disaster relief efforts were established to support the personal and professional life-rebuilding efforts of Academy members, non-member nutrition and [...]
Harriet H. Cloud, MS, RDN, FAND, Margaret P. Garner, MS, RDN, LD, CIC, FAND and Nancy H. Wooldridge, MS, RDN, hosted a Second Century reception at Samford University’s scenic College of Health Sciences building in Birmingham, AL, on Saturday, May 18, 2019, to create some grassroots awareness and raise funds for the Academy Foundation’s Second [...]
The Academy Foundation's Student Stipend Program is designed to help active Academy student members attend FNCE®. Students who have registered for FNCE® can apply for a $100 stipend, which have been made available from the Academy Foundation thanks to the generosity of the many Dietetic Practice Groups, state affiliates and individual Academy members who have [...]
Thanks for Two Great Years! I’m sure you’ll read plenty of messages this month from Academy members in leadership roles saying things like, “It’s hard to believe it’s May already”, or “I can’t believe my term is ending”, and I confess, I have the same sentiments. These past two years as Chair of the Academy [...]