Member Awards TDA

TDA Award Recipients 2005

TDA offers its most sincere congratulations to the following award recipients for 2005! All awards listed here were selected or awarded by TDA. For other honors, please see our Member Achievements page.

Texas Distinguished Dietitian

Awarded to Jo Ann Carson, PhD, RD—DDA. This is the highest honor bestowed on a member of the Texas Dietetic Association. It is designed to recognize and honor a Texas dietitian who has made outstanding and significant contributions to TDA as well as the profession of dietetics.

Texas Distinguished Scientist

Awarded to Debra Reed, PhD, RD—Lubbock. This honor is bestowed upon a member who has made outstanding and significant contributions to research in the field of dietetics, nutrition, food science or related sciences.

Bluebonnet Award

Awarded to William J. Klish, MD—HADA. This is intended to recognize an individual who is not a dietitian but who has contributed significantly to the advancement of nutrition and dietetics in Texas.

TDA Media Award

Awarded to Shalene McNeill, PhD, RD, LD—SADA. This award honors an outstanding individual that has made a positive impact on the promotion of nutrition and dietetics through the media.

ADA Emerging Dietetic Leader

Awarded to Keli Hawthorne, RD, LD—HADA. This award was established by the 1996 ADA board of directors. It allows the Association to recognize new leaders within the profession without a chronological age criterion. Instead, this award uses length of practice as a criterion.

ADA Recognized Dietetic Technician

Awarded to Nichelle N. Walton, DTR—SADA. This award recognizes our outstanding dietetic technicians.

ADA Dietetics Educators

This award honors one outstanding educator from each CADE-approved dietetics education program: Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship/Pre-professional Practice Program, Coordinated Program, and Dietetic Technician Program. Awarded to:
Karen M. Beathard, MS, RD, LD—DPD, METDA
Joseph C. Bonilla, PhD, RD—DI/AP4, SADA
Leigh A. Kowalsky, MS, RD, LD, CDE—CP, DDA
Samantha J. Powell, MS, RD, LD—DT, FWDA

ADA Recognized Young Dietitians

This award recognizes the achievements of up to five outstanding young dietitians in Texas per year. Awarded to:
Jennifer M. Cash, MS, RD, LD—DDA
Kevin Haubrick, MS, RD, LD—SADA
Ashley McElmurry, RD, LD—DDA
Carina R. Saez, RD, LD, CDE—DDA
Lona F. Sandon, MEd, RD, LD—DDA

ADA Dietetics Students

Honors one outstanding student from each CADE-approved dietetics education program: Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship/Pre-professional Practice Program, Coordinated Program, and Dietetic Technician Program. Awarded to:
Vicki Catlin—DT
  Tarrant County Community College
Rebecca M. Gaffney—DPD
  Texas A&M
Christina M. Johnson—CP
  UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Mitzi J. Palmer—DI/AP4
  Texas Tech

Page last updated September 19, 2006


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