2010 ADA Awards
| The Distinguished Dietitian Award |
The Distinguished Dietitian Award recognizes outstanding service to NYSDA and the profession of dietetics. |
| Outstanding Dietetics Educator for a DI program |
The purpose of the Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award program is to recognize the teaching, mentoring, and leadership activities of faculty and preceptors for an ADA-accredited and approved dietetics education program. Each area’s Dietetics Educators of Practitioners group may recognize one Outstanding Educator for each type of dietetics program. The recipient of this award is nominated by NYSDA but selected by ADA. |
| Isabelle A. Hallahan Award for Excellence in Food Service |
The Isabelle A. Hallahan Award for Excellence in Food Service recognizes the provision of quality food service by a female dietitian. The award honors both the recipient, and Isabelle Hallahan, a fearless leader in the field of dietetics. |
| Outstanding Dietetics Educator for a DPD program |
The purpose of the Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award program is to recognize the teaching, mentoring, and leadership activities of faculty and preceptors for an ADA-accredited and approved dietetics education program. Each area’s Dietetics Educators of Practitioners group may recognize one Outstanding Educator for each type of dietetics program. The recipient of this award is nominated by NYSDA but selected by ADA. |
| Emerging Dietetic Leader Award |
The Emerging Dietetic Leader award recognizes the accomplishments of dietitians, regardless age, who have made distinctive contributions to ADA early in their dietetics career. Recipients must be a member of ADA and an active participant in state and district associations for at least 5 years, but no greater than 10 years. |
| Media Excellence Award |
The Media Excellence Award recognizes media involvement for at least three years that promotes scientifically sound nutrition information and the profession of dietetics. |
| The Jack Bellick Award |
The Jack Bellick Award is granted by the New York State Dietetic Association to honor both the recipient and Mr. Bellick. Its purpose is to recognize the consistent participation of a student member or active member (credentialed within the past 3 years) in district or state activities. |
| The Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year |
The Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year recognizes the accomplishments of young dietitians. In order to qualify you must be age 35 or younger. |
| Outstanding Dietetics Student Award |
The outstanding dietetics student award recognizes the emerging leadership and achievement of students in CADE –accredited and approved dietetic education programs. The award goes to one student in each of the following programs: Didactic program in dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Dietetic Technician, and Coordinated Program. |
| Outstanding Dietetic Student Award for a DPD Student & Outstanding Dietetic Student Award for a Dietetic Technician |
The outstanding dietetics student award recognizes the emerging leadership and achievement of students in CADE –accredited and approved dietetic education programs. The award goes to one student in each of the following programs: Didactic program in dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Dietetic Technician, and Coordinated Program. |
2009 ADA Awards
| Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year (RYDY) |
Courtney is highly dedicated to the field of dietetics, specializing as an Oncology Clinical Dietitian at Yale New Haven Hospital. There, she provides nutrition education and support for oncology patients, precepts twelve dietetic interns annually, and is currently part of the strategy team to transition oncology care to Smilow Cancer Hospital, which will open in October of this year. |
| Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year (RYDY) |
Melissa Buzcek is a devoted dietitian in the field of corporate wellness. Currently she is the Clinical Product Specialist at WellPoint, Inc, where she is helping to create a childhood fitness program, managing 20 associates, and is responsible for the clinical content, research, review, design, and development of the product. WellPoint has already recognized Melissa’s excellence by awarding her the WellPoint Impact Award for outstanding demonstration of the “One Company, One Team” core value program. Active in both NYSDA and GNYDA, Melissa has served as a NYSDA Membership Chair for the past five years, and served twice as the Annual Meeting Exhibits Co-Chair (thank you Melissa). With GNYDA, she currently serves as the President-Elect, for which she has devoted many hours to planning networking night, and the Mary Swartz Rose Lecture. She also has been an active PR Committee Member for the past 7 years, a contributor to “The Greater New Yorker,” GNYDA’s newsletter, and in the past has served as Secretary and Membership Chair. In addition to WellPoint, and her involvement with NYSDA and GNYDA, Melissa is also on the Junior Committee of the Alzheimer’s Association, and a New York Road Runners Club Member. |
| Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year (RYDY) |
Theresa Amborski has worked in Clinical Nutrition since 2001, and is currently the Clinical Nutrition Manager at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York, where she manages a staff of 20 Clinical Nutrition employees, is a preceptor for dietetic interns, manages an annual budget, and educates her associates and Nursing staff on the current, and best practices in nutrition. She has worked to improve the system at Mercy Hospital by developing a diet software database, transitioning them to a cook/serve system, and has thereby increased patient satisfaction. As an active member of the ADA, NYSDA, and WNYDA, Theresa has participated in two ADA Calls to Action, and is a current NYSDA Media Representative. In this capacity, she was the guest dietitian earlier this year on an episode of “Our Daily Bread,” and the Feature Dietitian for last year’s Tour: “Chief Health Officer Got Milk?.” |
| Outstanding Dietetics Educator | ||
SusanTravis has been a devoted educator of dietetics at Cornell University for the past 11 years. She also counsels privately for youth and adults, specializing in eating disorders, weight management, and sports nutrition. In her time at Cornell, she began as a Lecturer, teaching Nutrition Communications and Counseling, Nutrition and Exercise, and Community Nutrition in Action, which she (lucky for those students) still continues to do AND has also served as the Director of Dietetics, and the Director of the Dietetic Internship. Interns at Cornell consistently rate their experiences with Sue as one of the highlights of their internship, and elaborate that her exemplary mentoring allows them to grow in both skill and confidence. She is recognized by her students as compassionate, wise, engaging, and inspiring.
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| Student Awards |
Matthew Nulty received his BS in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell University last year with an amazing GPA of 3.92. He is currently completing his DI at Hunter College CUNY, while also earning his MPH in Public Health Nutrition.
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Rosemarie received her BS in Dietetics, Foods, and Nutrition Sciences from Mercy College, and is expected to complete her Associate in Applied Science Degree as a Dietetic Technician from Westchester Community College this July.
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2009 NYSDA Awards
| Distinguished Dietitian | ||
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| Isabelle Hallahan Award |
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Soghra Naheed Ali-Sayeed, MS, RD, CNSD, CDN
Soghra Naheed Ali-Sayeed is a clinical dietitian with 15 years experience, an Adjunct Faculty member at Buffalo State College, and presently the Clinical Nutrition Manager at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Soghra took it upon herself to become involved in the Food Service operations in order to meet the nutrition and dietary needs of her patients. Working with the Food Service Manager, she has revolutionized the service at Mercy Hospital by implementing room service, training new food service staff, developing a Volunteer Feeding program "Forks and Spoons," which assists patients who need help eating, and designing a large restaurant style menu from which patients' visitors can order. She is also responsible for part of the food and nutrition budget, overseeing clinical dietitians, and mentoring the clinical dietetic students as preceptor during their Food Service Management and Clinical rotations.
Outside of work, Soghra is an exemplary community leader. She serves on the Board of Ken-Ton Meals on Wheels, the Advisory Board of the University of Buffalo Dietetic Internship Program, and was a program planner for the Healthy Strides Community Initiative. She is an active member of WNYDA, and currently the Professional Issues Chair-Elect.
| Legislative Advocacy Award |
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Karen Ostrum, MS, RD, CDE
Karen has been the Director of Food and Nutrition Services at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for the past 6 years, where she has worked to provide exceptional service to patients and
residents, as well as create a Nutrition Committee, Medical Nutrition Therapy and insurance reimbursements for out patients, and implement a Community Health curriculum for adults and children. In
addition, Karen is a co-founder of the Western New York Consortium for Nutrition Support, served on Niagara Falls City School district's Wellness Committee for 2 year, and has served on the Niagara
Wheatfield and Grand Island School districts' Wellness Committees for the past 3.
Karen has been a remarkable leader in NYSDA and WNYDA for the past 20 years. Starting out as the Recording Secretary of WNYDA, she has also served as their President, and member of the Council on Practice. In NYSDA, Karen has previously served as the Annual Meeting Co-Chair, Program Planning Chair, Recording Secretary, and Legislative Network Coordinator. She was NYSDA's Delegate to the ADA for 6 years, and has been our Licensure Taskforce Chair for 4. As the Licensure Taskforce Chair, Karen succeeded in introducing a Licensure Bill for nutrition professionals to the Senate and Assembly, which was passed twice in the NYS Senate, ,has met and continues to meet regularly with key leaders to move licensure efforts forward, and created a strategic initiative to increase NYSDA presence and participation in the NYS regulatory process. She has attended and assisted in 4 NYSDA Public Policy Workshops.
| Ruth Harmon Award |
2009 NYSDA District Award Recipients
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WRDA Scholarship Recipients:
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