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State Awards
Download information for the RYDY, EDL, RDTY and DDY awards.
Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year (RYDY)
This award recognizes the competence and activities of younger dietitians in the American Dietetic Association. Members eligible to receive this honor should be 35 years of age or younger and demonstrate leadership qualities and performance in legislation, research, public relations, education, community outreach, management, and other areas related to the profession. Their contributions on the job and in the community will merit this recognition.
Recent Awardees:
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2007 Jennifer Williams
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2004 Charlotte Buchanan
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2006 Jenny Scheer
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2003 Erin Laurie
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2005 Dorinda Robinson
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2002 Robin Stuewe
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See previous RYDY Honorees.
Emerging Dietetic Leader (EDL)
This award recognizes the competence and activities of members, regardless of their age, who are at the beginning of their dietetics careers. Members who receive his honor support the promotion of optimal health and nutritional status of the public through demonstrating leadership in legislation, research, education, management, and other areas related to the profession.
Recent Awardees:
2005 Cindy Yde
2002 Janet Splitter
2001 Marty Glenn
See previous EDL Honorees.
Recognized Dietetic Technician of the Year (RDTY)
The American Dietetic Association recognizes the professional contributions of technicians and encourages their continued participation in the community and association activities. Award recipients demonstrate leadership qualities and performance in associations or their employment through
education, clinical nutrition, foodservice management, public relations, career guidance, and legislation.
Recent Awardees:
2001 Rita Braddock
Distinguished Dietitian of the Year (DDY)
This is the top award given by KDA. The recipient should demonstrate involvement at the local, state, and national levels of ADA, leadership, and advancement in the field of dietetics.
Recent Awardees:
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2007 Roxanne Bell
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2004 Grace Wong
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2006 Melinda Hickerson
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2003 Ann Hunter
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2005 Margo Humenczuk
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2002 Elizabeth Davis
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See previous DDY Honorees
Kansas Five Star Gracious Dining Award
Download the Five Star application form
Five Star Goals:
- Recognize excellence in food service in long term care.
- Highlight the importance of nutrition in health care for the elderly.
- Dignify dining as a social tool.
- Involve all health care team disciplines in the dining process.
- Improve health care dining by sharing innovative and successful ideas.
Who Can Apply? Applicants can be large or small facilities, traditional or creative, high or low budget. Entries will be evaluated by a panel of five healthcare professionals. Past food service surveys will be reviewed. Winners are announced in the spring of each year and will receive a plaque and statewide recognition. Winners cannot reapply for three years.
Instructions: Please type all information submitted, double spaced.
Food Service Director and dietitian are to describe special programs, services, etc that have made a significant improvement in resident nutrition/hydration status and/or food service satisfaction, 1-2 pages from each. We encourage you to send photos and further descriptions of your unique dining events (up to 3 pages of photos). Do not use facility, staff, dietitian, or resident names in text/letter or photos. Do not include independent living or assisted living food service activities.
- A facility may reapply using a previous application if nothing has changed. You still need to send signatures of Administrator, dietitian, FSD, and current dates.
- Nomination by Exception: Facility unable to apply due to facility policy.
Dietitian may nominate facility and send in text entry.
DEADLINE: All entries must be received by January 31 of each year.
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