Recipient Spotlight
Leaving a Legacy for a Loved One: The Venesa W. Strong Memorial Scholarship
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.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Fellows
Current Fellows Stephen Alajajian, RDN Project: Gardens for Health International Funded by: The Academy Foundation Research Endowment Stephen Alajajian is a registered dietitian nutritionist [...]
Leaders Hosting Receptions to Raise Awareness and Funds for Second Century
Judith A Gilbride PhD, RD, CDN, FADA, FAND; Jean Minskoff Grant, MA; and Julie O’Sullivan Maillet hosted a reception in the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Friday evening, [...]
New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Supports the Second Century Campaign
The New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics accepted the Academy Foundations' Affiliate Challenge to raise funds for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Second Century Initiative and gave [...]
State Fund Raising Champion Raises Funds in Her Own Way
Christina Nelson, MS, RD, LD, the volunteer fundraising champion for the West Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, put together another successful fund raiser for the Academy Foundation at this [...]
Leaders Hosting Reception to Raise Awareness and Funds for Second Century
Barbara J Ivens, MS, RDN, FADA, FAND, and Stella H Cash, MS, MED, FAND, hosted a brunch in Cash’s Bath, Michigan home on Saturday afternoon, May 13, 2017, to create [...]
Pennsylvania Affiliate and Fundraising Champion Give Back to Foundation
The Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Jessica Bachman, PhD, MPH, MS, RD, the Academy Foundation's volunteer Fundraising Champion for Pennsylvania, recently held a very creative T-Shirt Fundraiser. [...]
Leaders Hosting Receptions to Raise Awareness and Funds for the Second Century!
Mary Abbott Hess LHD, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, hosted a reception in her Chicago, Ill. home on Thursday evening, February 23, 2017 to create some grassroots awareness and raise funds [...]
Grant Recipients Express Their Appreciation!
Sharon Foley, PhD, RD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Nutrition at Rush University and Hillary Zellner, BS, a dietetic intern and graduate student at Rush University [...]
Leaders Hosting Receptions to Raise Awareness and Funds for the Second Century!
Diane Heller, MMSc, RDN, LD, FAND, hosted a reception in her Marietta, Georgia home on Sunday, December 11, 2016 to create some grassroots awareness and raise funds for the [...]