Outstanding Preceptor Award Winners

At the request of the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation now funds seven awards on behalf of the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors group and ACEND^® to recognize preceptors who are exemplary educators and mentors. The award recipients will receive reimbursement up to $1,000 to cover expenses to travel and attend the upcoming Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo^™. The seven award recipients are recognized at the Academy Member Showcase and the NDEP Member Meetings at FNCE^®.

Please be on the alert for opportunities that will be available to you to recognize and support the contribution that preceptors are making to the profession.

2024 Outstanding Preceptor Award Winners

North East

Rachel Reeves, MS, RD, CNSC
University of Rochester Medical Center

Nominated by:
Emily Wilcox Gier, MBA, RD, CDN, FAND
Cornell University

North Central

Maureen Geraghty, PhD, MS, RDN, LD
Abbott Nutrition Research & Development

Nominated by:
Liz Weinandy, MPH, RDN, LD
The Ohio State University

South Central

Jessica Sernel, MS, RDN, LD
Arkansas Children's Hospital

Nominated by:
Courtney Fose, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, FAND
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

South East

Alice A. Bones-Gonzalez, DHA, MSM, RDN
Mary Washington Health Care

Nominated by:
Kaitlin Byrd, MS, RDN, LDN
Illinois State University

West Central

Gina O'Brian, RDN
The United States Department of Agriculture

Nominated by:
Michelle McDermott, MS, RDN, CDCES
University of Northern Colorado

West Coast

Joan Baca, MHL, RD, CPHQ
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

Nominated by:
Nadine Braunstein, PhD, RD
California State University Sacramento