Who is Coming to FNCE®? Preparations for next month’s FNCE® in Philadelphia are well underway, and by all accounts, it is shaping up to be a great one. This year, I will experience FNCE® as your Chair of the Foundation. I am looking forward to thanking donors, catching up with colleagues, taking in some [...]
2019 Abbott Nutrition Alliance Award Recipient Highlights The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation’s (Foundation) Abbott Nutrition Alliance Award recognizes up to four Academy members annually working in a hospital setting who have made significant contributions to improve awareness and take action to address malnutrition with an award of $1,400. To be eligible, candidates must be [...]
Neva Cochran, is an award winning registered dietitian nutritionist and nutrition communications consultant in Dallas, Texas, who partners with food, nutrition and agricultural organizations to promote positive, accurate, scientific-based nutrition messages.What motivated you to donate to the Foundation for the first time? And what has inspired you to continue giving?I don’t actually remember when I [...]
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation has announced Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D. Professor of Surgery, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, as the winner of the 2019 Edna and Robert Langholz International Nutrition Award.The Edna and Robert Langholz International Nutrition Award recognizes an individual for his or her outstanding contribution in the field of nutrition [...]
Your Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is the largest charitable organization solely dedicated to nutrition and dietetics. Donations support Foundation scholarships, awards, grants, public nutrition education programs and disaster relief efforts. The Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) rule now helps you reduce your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) by contributing to the Foundation, reducing your taxes [...]
Welcome to Kids Eat Right Month™! Our Foundation continues to do great things for Academy members and our profession. I have a number of things to share with you this month that will have a significant impact on individual Academy members, our profession, communities across the country and even the overall public health of [...]