Recipient Spotlight
2019 Foundation Scholarship Recipients
In 2019, the Foundation provided $511,750 to 239 deserving students. All of this was made possible through the generosity of donors, thank you! Here are a few deserving scholarship recipients. [...]
2020 March Donor Profile: Connie Diekman
Connie Diekman, M.Ed, RD, CSSD, LD, FADA, FAND is a Food and Nutrition Consultant in St. Louis, Missouri. Diekman is a Former President of the Academy of Nutrition and [...]
2020 February Donor Profile: Leslie Bonci
Leslie J. Bonci is a RDN/CSSD/LDN and owner of Active Eating Advice and co-founder of Performance365 - a sports nutrition consulting company. She was a spokesperson for the Academy [...]
Academy Member and Foundation Donor, Mary Abbott Hess, LHD, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, Crafts Handmade Jewelry for the Benefit of the Foundation!
Support the Foundation when you give a gift of MaryMade Jewelry this Holiday Season Order MaryMade Jewelry at www.etsy.com/shop/marymadejewelry and select from an array of eclectic jewelry, including necklaces, earrings [...]
2019 October Donor Profile: Harriet Cloud
Harriet began her career within the dietetics profession in 1946 after completing a B.S. degree in Dietetics and Food Service Management from Kansas State University and a dietetic internship at [...]
September 2019 Donor Profile – Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
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 [...]
The Foundation is Addressing Global Malnutrition Through its Fellowships Supported by the Second Century Campaign
The Foundation’s Applied Global Nutrition Research Fellow, Stephen Charles Alajajian, RDN, has been working in Guatemala on behalf of the Foundation and Maya Health Alliance/Wuqu’ Kawog, overseeing the implementation research [...]
San Diego State University Student Nutrition Organization Raises Funds for the Academy Foundation at their Annual Gala
The Student Nutrition Organization (SNO) at San Diego State University (SDSU) held their Sixth Annual Dinner Gala & Silent Auction recently and raised a generous donation for the Academy of [...]
The Venesa W. Strong Memorial Scholarship Recipients Say Thanks!
Lester and Venesa Strong, RDN, were married for more than 40 years. When Vanessa passed away in 2016 after a long struggle with dementia, Lester knew the best way to [...]
September Spotlight on Malnutrition
2018 Abbott Nutrition Alliance Award Recipient Highlights The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation’s Abbott Nutrition Alliance Award recognizes up to four Academy members annually working in a hospital setting [...]