Each year the NMDA membership has the opportunity to nominate outstanding dietitians for awards to be presented at the NMDA Annual Conference. The following awards are presented each year:
EMERGING DIETETIC LEADER
OUTSTANDING DIETITIAN OF THE YEAR
RECOGNIZED YOUNG DIETITIAN OF THE YEAR
OUTSTANDING DIETETIC STUDENT
NEW MEXICO CHILE PEPPER AWARD
Award Description and Criteria
NMDA Award Recipients 2007
Outstanding Dietetic Educator: Karen Heller, Ph.d, LD, RD
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Martha Archuleta, Ph.d, RD
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Karen Skousen, MS, RD, LD
Outstanding Young Dietitian of the Year: Vickie Mares, MS, RD
Outstanding Dietetic Intern: Aspen Perovich
Outstanding Dietetic Student (DPD): Patricia Keane
Red Hot Chili Pepper Award: Linda Siegle
NMDA Award Recipients 2006
Nominate a deserving RD today!
Please send nominations and questions to the NMDA Nominating Committee Chair-Elect, Stefanie Tierney steftierney@comcast.net
Please include the following information:
Your Name
Contact Information
Why your nominee qualifies for the award
Nominations Due by March 17, 2008
Scholarships
New Mexico Dietetic Association (NMDA) has two $500 scholarships available for New Mexico Nutrition Students
Undergraduate Student Scholarship Qualifications:
- Student officially admitted to a nutrition/dietetics program at a New Mexico school
- Has completed 60 credit hours including 12 hours applicable towards meeting the academic requirements for membership in ADA
- A GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Student member of the American Dietetic Association
Graduate Scholarship Qualifications:
- Resident of New Mexico
- Accepted as a graduate student in a program or internship or presently enrolled in such a program at a New Mexico school
- A GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Student member of the American Dietetic Association
If you have previously applied you are welcome to reapply. Application Deadline is March 1, 2008.
For questions, contact Tina Lancione at tlancione@comcast.net
Click here for the application in PDF format.
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