08/31/05

American Dietetic Association Invests in Future of Dietetics through Scholarships for 2005-06 Academic Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 31, 2005

Media contact: Lori Ferme
800/877-1600, ext. 4802
media@eatright.org

CHICAGO - The American Dietetic Association Foundation announced it has awarded 186 scholarships totaling $238,850 to students at the undergraduate, graduate and continuing education levels of dietetics study.

The ADA Foundation is the largest provider of scholarships in the dietetics field. Scholarships are funded by individual donors, affiliated state and regional dietetic associations and American Dietetic Association corporate partners, including:

  • Colgate Palmolive
  • ConAgra Foods
  • Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
  • ECOLAB
  • ILSI North America
  • Mead Johnson Nutritionals
  • Marsh Affinity Group, a division of Seabury and Smith
  • Sodexho Health Care Services

The ADA Foundation’s Scholarship Committee met in May in Evansville, Ind., to award the scholarships. Committee members include:

  • Sharon Burns, RD, Boca Raton, Fla.
  • Lesa Cagle, MS, RD, CD, LD, Evansville, Ind.
  • Nylda Gemple, RD, Hillsborough, Calif.
  • Susan Himburg, PhD, RD, FADA (chair), Miami, Fla.
  • John Krakowski, RD, Flanders, N.Y.
  • Lurese LeVoir, DTR, Redwood City, Calif.
  • Beatrice Phillips, EdD, RD, LD, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
  • Mary Russell, MS, RD, LDN, CNSD (incoming chair), Durham, N.C.
  • Deb Silverman, MS, RD, FADA, Plymouth, Mich.

The American Dietetic Association Foundation is a 501(c)3 charity devoted exclusively to nutrition and dietetics. It funds scholarships and awards, public awareness and research projects and ADA strategic initiatives. Visit ADAF at www.adaf.org.

With nearly 65,000 members, the Chicago-based American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting nutrition, health and well-being. Visit ADA at www.eatright.org.

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