Don’t Forget about IDA Scholarships!

IDA needs your help! Each year, this organization is proud to offer several scholarships in order to promote the continuation of our profession. Please consider donation to these funds.

IDA scholarship packets will be released to all IDA Presidents and directors of Hoosier dietetics programs in late November. The postmark deadline for all scholarships is February 16, 2010. For more information, please contact: Jennifer Makin, RD, CD (IDA Scholarship Chair) via Jenpress@hotmail.com.

Scholarships Offered By The American Dietetic Association
For more information on ADA scholarhips go to:
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/career_394_ENU_HTML.htm

Scholarships Offered By The Indiana Dietetic Association
Jennifer J. Makin, RD, CD - IDA Scholarship Chair - jenpress@hotmail.com

IDA Scholarships Eligibility Requirements

All scholarships and awards require the applicant to be an Indiana resident and a member of the American Dietetic Association/Indiana Dietetic Association.

IDA Scholarships ($1,000 - up to 3 available, including one Affirmative Action)

• Senior didactic dietetic student or Master's level student from Ball State, Indiana or Purdue Universities, applying for an internship or pre-professional practice program during the 2009-2010 academic year.
• Junior dietetic student from Purdue University accepted into the coordinated program in dietetics for the 2003-2010 academic year.
• Sophomore dietetic student from Indiana State University can apply prior to acceptance, however, money will not be awarded until the student is accepted into Indiana State's coordinated program in dietetics.

IDA Membership Scholarship (Denomination contingent - 1 available)

• A student who qualifies for any of the IDA Scholarships (a separate application is not required).
• The monetary award is based on membership contributions in the previous year.

IDA Memorial Award (Denomination contingent - 1 available)

• A student who qualifies for any of the IDA scholarships (a separate application is not required).

IDA Dietetic Technician Scholarship ($500 - 1 available)

• A Dietetic Technician, Registered, in pursuit of an advanced degree or continuing education.

Lute Troutt Fellowship ($1000 - 1 available)

Mary Hebenstreit Memorial Award (Denomination contingent - 1 available)

• An individual intending to or currently pursuing an advanced degree at an Indiana college or university program during the 2009-2010 academic year. (Application can be made prior to enrollment, however, money will not be awarded until the applicatn is accepted into a graduate program.)
• RD, DTR or dietetic student completing their dietetic internship or pre-professional practice program.

Joanne Frances Lintzenich Memorial Award ($500 - 1 available)

• A member of the Dietitians in Developmental & Psychiatric Disorders ADA practice group, AND,
• Employed in the DDPD field in the state of Indiana.
• Award is for any educational endeavor (continuing education programs or graduate studies).

To apply use these application guidelines and form for ANY of the above scholarships 

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Three of the scholarships were named after Indiana dietitians who distinguished themselves at the state and national level:

MARTHA LUTE TROUTT, RD (1890-1987) was the first Indiana student to enter a training course for student dietitians. From there, her career took off and she held many offices in both the Indiana Dietetic Association and American Dietetic Association. Miss Troutt was a Charter member of the Indiana Dietetic Association and the Indiana State Nutrition Council. During her Dietetics Department Directorship for the Indiana University Hospitals that spanned 41 years, one of the first approved dietetic internships in the United States was established and a graduate program for dietetic interns was started. Lute was also responsible for getting a state nutritionist added to the staff of the Indiana State Board of Health. In 1925, Lute Troutt became President of the Indiana Dietetic Association. She was the first recipient of the Outstanding Dietitian Award for Indiana which was given by the Indiana Power and Light Company in 1969. During Lute’s year as the 13^th President of the American Dietetic Association (1936-37), the House of Delegates was formed. Miss Troutt received the ADA’s highest award, the Marjorie Hulsizer Copher Award, in 1963 and gave the $1000 honorarium from the award to start the IDA Fellowship Award established in her name. Lute Troutt also served as a director of the Indiana Restaurant Association for 10 years and received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from Indiana University.

JOANNE FRANCES LINTZENICH, RD (1949-92) graduated from Marian College in Indianapolis destined to be a force in the Indiana dietetic profession. Joanne started work as Director of Food Services for LaRue C. Carter Memorial Hospital. For a total of 27 years, she then worked for the Indiana Department of Mental Health as Director of Dietetic Services and Director of Quality Assurance. She was recognized as being the top of her profession with an International Foodservice Manufacturer's Association Silver Plate Award.  In the Indiana Dietetic Association, Joanne served as President (1973-74), President-Elect, Treasurer, Delegate to the House of Delegates, Education Chairman, and Historian. She was a founder and Chair of the DDPD (Dietitians in Developmental and Psychiatric Disorders) National Practice Group. In 1981, Miss Lintzenich received the Indiana Dietetic Association Honored Dietitian Award. For the American Dietetic Association, Joanne was an Appeals Panel Member.

MARY HEBENSTREIT, RD (8/28/30 - 3/2/83) graduated from the College of Saint Theresa and did her dietetic internship at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. As a consultant dietitian from Carmel, Mary's clients were Group Homes for the Developmentally Disabled. She also taught Food Service classes at J. Everett Light Career Center for Food Service Managers and was a Meals on Wheels volunteer. After her death at the hands of a drunk driver, Mary's husband, Thomas, has donated money for the scholarship in her name every year. In 2000, Mary’s four children, Ann, Michael, David, and Daniel, made a commitment to fund half of the scholarship each year. This was arranged through Sheila Hebenstreit, RD, Mary’s daughter-in-law.