06/15/06

American Dietetic Association Foundation Names New Directors for 2006-07

FOR RELEASE JUNE 15, 2006

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CHICAGO –The American Dietetic Association Foundation has named four new members to its Board of Directors for 2006-07. The entire 13-member board is responsible for strategic planning, policy development and fiscal management for the Chicago-based ADA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Dietetic Association.

The Foundation’s new 2006-07 directors are:

• Arthur S. Agatston, MD, Miami Beach, Fla., associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami and author of The South Beach Diet book series.

• Connie B. Diekman, MEd, RD, LD, FADA, St. Louis, Mo., director of university nutrition, Washington University in St. Louis, and the American Dietetic Association’s 2006-07 president-elect.

• Susan Calvert Finn, PhD, RD, FADA, Columbus, Ohio, chair of the American Council for Fitness and Nutrition, retired director of nutrition and communications at the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories and the 1992-93 president of the American Dietetic Association.

• Sachiko T. St. Jeor, PhD, MS, RD, Reno, Nev., professor and chief of the division of medical nutrition and director of the Center for Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, University of Nevada.

Current ADA Foundation Board member Neva Hudiburgh Cochran, MS, RD, LD, Dallas, Texas, will serve as ADAF’s chair for 2006-07. Cochran is a nutrition consultant, writer and researcher and a consultant and spokesperson for Coca-Cola’s “Healthy and Active Lifestyles program” and ADM-Kao’s Enova Oil.

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 and is the largest provider of scholarships and awards in the field of dietetics. The Foundation’s mission is funding the future of the dietetics profession through research and education.Visit the ADA Foundation at www.adaf.org.

With approximately 65,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. To locate a registered dietitian in your area, visit the American Dietetic Association at www.eatright.org.

 

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