Trailblazer Award & Lectureship
This award is no longer bestowed.
Jointly bestowed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the Trailblazer Award & Lectureship recognizes exceptional leaders who have advanced the science at the nexus of nutrition/dietetics and food science for at least five years. This award is conferred upon a leader, preferably a joint member of the Academy and IFT, who has demonstrated innovative contributions to improve health among underserved populations through a least one aspect of food science and technology, and has exhibited intellectual courage in research, instruction and/or communication at this intersection.
Qualifications
- Member of the Academy or IFT.
- Has at least five years of experience since receiving his/her last academic degree.
- Has demonstrated and documented impact of contributions at the food science and nutrition nexus.
- Has demonstrated and documented inspirational leadership among colleagues and collaborators.
Award Presentation:
- The Trailblazer Award recipient will receive $2,500 and plaque.
- The Trailblazer Award recipient will provide a presentation not to exceed 45 minutes in length at the respective organization's annual meeting.
- The Trailblazer Award will be presented on an annual basis, alternating between Academy and IFT annual meetings. The next award will be presented at the Academy's annual meeting.
Scoring Criteria
- Demonstrate and document impact of contributions at the food science and nutrition nexus. (45 points total)
- Visible champion of interface and benefit of respective disciplines. (20 points)
- Moves the understanding of each discipline forward. (15 points)
- Joint activities with members of both societies. (10 points)
- Demonstrate and document inspirational leadership among colleagues and collaborators. (45 points total)
- Promotion of collaborative efforts between food scientists and RDNs (e.g. committees, research, papers, media interviews). (15 points)
- Leadership among food science and nutrition colleagues. (10 points)
- Role model to food science: nutrition professions. (10 points)
- Dedication to high standards of the professions. (10 points)
- Letter of support that addresses candidate's qualifications. (10 points)
Past Recipients
2014Johanna T. Dwyer |
2015Gilbert A. Leveille |
2016Connie M. Weaver |
2017Barbara J. Ivens |
2018Roger A. Clemens |
2019Guy H. Johnson |
2020Christine M. Bruhn |
2021Award not given |