Emerging Dietetic Leader Award
The Emerging Dietetics Leader Award recognizes the competence and activities of members, regardless of their age, who are at the beginning of their dietetics careers.
Affiliates play an important role in ACEND's educator and student award programs. The first step in the award process is the selection of nominees by state. Learn more about each of these awards and the nomination and selection process.
Affiliate associations may annually select and honor the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year, Recognized Dietetic Technician of the Year, Emerging Dietetic Leader and Outstanding Dietitian of the Year awards.
Affiliate associations determine the criteria and select the winner for each award. Winners are recognized in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and each awardee receives a congratulatory letter and certificate signed by the president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Affiliates may choose to offer award winners additional recognition. Applications for each award can be accessed through each affiliate. For contact information visit the affiliate listing.
The Emerging Dietetics Leader Award recognizes the competence and activities of members, regardless of their age, who are at the beginning of their dietetics careers.
The Outstanding Dietetics Student Award program recognizes the emerging leadership and achievement of students in ACEND-accredited and approved dietetics education programs and encourages their participation in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Each year the Academy recognizes those individuals who receive the affiliate's top member award (one per affiliate). The criteria and the name of the award are determined by each state organization.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recognizes the professional contributions of dietetic technicians and encourages their continued participation in the community and Academy activities. Award recipients are selected by their affiliated dietetic organizations.
The purpose of the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year program is to recognize the competence and activities of younger dietitians in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and to encourage their continued participation in Academy affairs.
