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Each year PNPG recognizes the outstanding practice and significant contributions its members make toward promotion of pediatric dietitians. To nominate a fellow PNPG member, please review the following criteria and complete the application. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Materials for the awards listed below must be submitted by March 31st. The Dietetic Internship/Pre-Professional Scholarship application deadline is April 15th. If you have any questions, please contact PNPG Grants & Awards Committee Chair, Susan M. Gross, PhD, MPH, RD at sgrossphd@hotmail.com. |
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| 2019 Award Winners |
Outstanding Member of the Year
The Outstanding Member of the Year recognizes outstanding leadership contributions to pediatric nutrition and/or maternal and child health. The following are criteria for award selection: (1) PNPG membership for three or more years, and (2) outstanding service, accomplishments, and community outreach in pediatric nutrition or maternal and child health as exemplified by research, publication, or conceptual development. Nominate a deserving colleague for this award. The nomination should include a cover letter stating why the person is deserving of the award and curriculum vitae or resume that outline the nominee’s accomplishments and commitment to pediatric nutrition. The recipient will receive $1,200 to attend a pediatric nutrition conference and be recognized at the PNPG member meeting at FNCE. Click here to submit an application.
Published Research Award
The award recognized outstanding research in pediatric nutrition and/or maternal and child health by a PNPG member published in a peer-reviewed journal. Selection criteria are as follows: (1) PNPG membership for at least two years, (2) being first author or having a primary role in the research and manuscript development of a publication describing research applied to pediatric nutrition and/or maternal and child health, and (3) publication in a peer-reviewed journal during the previous calendar year. The recipient will receive $500 and be recognized during the PNPG member meeting at FNCE. Click here to submit an application.
Research Grant Award
The PNPG Research Grant award will provide $10,000 to support research in the area of pediatric nutrition and encourage PNPG members to pursue research within their institutions. To be eligible for the grant, at least one of the investigators must be a member of PNPG. The project must be completed within one year of the award, and any manuscripts or materials resulting from the supported research will credit PNPG with the support provided. Members without research experience are encouraged to apply and receive mentoring through the PNPG Research Mentoring Committee. The funded project must be reviewed by an Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (if appropriate) or granted exempt status before funds will be distributed. Click here to submit an application.
Creative Nutrition Education Award
Eligibility criteria for this award are as follow: (1) applicants must be PNPG members for at least two years prior to applying; 2) the educational approach is used in the practice where the applicant is affiliated, (3) applicants may not win the award more than once in a three year period; and (4) a commercial firm or a national organization may not have developed the education approach. To be considered for the award, the applicant should prepare a summary or outline of no more than two typewritten pages describing the project (objective, methods, budget, and effectiveness/evaluation). Applicants will be considered for this award based on originality, appropriateness, quality of content, pediatric nutrition application, effectiveness, learner participation, and aesthetics and technical quality (for tools only). Click here to submit an application.
New - Recognized Neonatal RDN Award
The Recognized Neonatal RDN Award recognizes clinical, research, education, and service contributions to the area of neonatal nutrition. The following are criteria for award selection: (1) Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (2) Employment in a level 3 or 4 NICU setting equivalent to >10,000 hours. (3) PNPG member for at least program year of nomination. Prior recipients of this award are not eligible to apply. Nominate a deserving colleague for this award. The nomination should include a curriculum vitae or resume of the person you are nominating that outlines their accomplishments and commitment to neonatal nutrition. Nomination must also include a letter of sponsorship from the nominee’s institution from an RDN or professional contact outside the field of dietetics which includes specific examples of the nominee’s accomplishments. Self nominations are accepted. The recipient will receive a $500 award and will also receive reimbursement for up to $1,000 expense to attend FNCE, where he/she will be recognized at the annual PNPG Member Breakfast Meeting. Click here to submit an application.
Dietetic Internship/Pre-Professional Scholarship
PNPG is again proud to offer the Dietetic Internship/Pre-Professional Scholarship to current members who are enrolled in CADE-accredited internships or pre-professional practice programs. The scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year is for those intending to pursue a career in pediatric nutrition after completion of their current training program, in the academic year of 2019-2020. The amount of the scholarship is $500. Qualifications: (1) Intent to pursue a career in pediatric nutrition after completion of the current program; (2) Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. Preference will be given to a candidate with pediatric experience. Applications for this scholarship must be submitted by April 15th. Click here to submit an application.
Grant and Award Recipients
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Outstanding Member of the Year
PNPG is proud to announce our 2019 Outstanding Member of the Year, Holly A. Van Poots, RDN, CSP, FAND. Holly’s training of RDNs in the practice of nutrition focused physical examination in the assessment of the nutritional status of the pediatric patient population has been instrumental in moving this practice into the mainstream of practice for the pediatric dietitian. Holly has served PNPG in numerous leadership roles: PNPG Delegate, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ House of Delegates, PNPG Chair, PNPG Building Block for Life Editor, and PNPG Post Editor. Her commitment to pediatric nutrition continues through her efforts to support the work of the PNPG malnutrition committee. In addition, Holly works to support specialty certification through her participation as Subject Matter Expert for Pediatric Specialty Exam Development and Review for the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Congratulations Holly and thank you for all of your dedication and service to pediatric nutrition!
Pre-Professional Practice Scholarship
PNPG is proud to announce that the Pre-Professional Practice Scholarship was awarded to Simona Lourekas, CHES, MS. Simona graduated with a Master of Science in Nutrition from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA in May 2018. She is currently in her second year of her Brigham and Women's Hospital Dietetic Internship. Simona has had multiple pediatric nutrition practice work experiences. She worked as a pediatric nutritionist at the Baystate Children’s Hospital outpatient weight management treatment program (MIGHTY). She taught nutrition education classes, food demonstrations, planned events, created bulletin boards and handouts as well as meeting with families with the MIGHTY team. She created and texted families a “recipe of the week” and hosted a weekly taste test. Simona also served as a research assistant at the University of Massachusetts on a NIH funded longitudinal study examining peer influence mechanisms in weight related behaviors of adolescents (FAST study). She is interested in pursuing a career as a pediatric dietitian. Congratulations Simona!
Research Grant Award
Congratulations to Dr. Sina Gallo, PhD, RD, who was selected to receive the PNPG Research Grant Award for her project entitled “A Pilot Study of 3rd-Grade Children’s Dietary Recall Accuracy: Body Mass Index and Quantified vs. Non- Quantified Interviews." Accurate assessment of children’s dietary intake is critical to understand the relationship between dietary behaviors and health. Dr. Gallo will be conducting a pilot validity study of the effects of BMI and quantification for children in multiple grades to improve assessment of dietary intake of elementary school-aged children. The proposed project may advance understanding of dietary assessment of elementary school-aged children and alter methods used by national surveys and researchers to more accurately assess intake. Dr. Gallo is an assistant professor in Food and Nutrition Studies at George Mason University and is trained in children’s bone health and clinical trials; and more recently she has focused on pediatric weight programs for ethnic minorities. We congratulate Dr. Gallo on this award and look forward to seeing her results!
Recognized Neonatal RDN Award
Congratulations to Amy Sapsford, RD, CSP, LD, CNSC our inaugural recipient of PNPG’s Recognized Neonatal RDN Award. Amy’s focus for her entire career has been Neonatal Nutrition beginning at Dayton Children’s in 1983 and moving on to Cincinnati Children’s in 1990 until now. She co-authored the first Nutritional Care for High Risk Newborns (blue) book in the mid 1980’s with her Ohio Neonatal Nutritionists colleagues and contributed multiple chapters to the 2 subsequent (Red Book) editions. She went on to co-author the Enteral Nutrition chapter of the AND NICU Nutrition Handbook and she co-authored the first two AND Human Milk chapters for the Infant Feedings book. Amy served as a Content Item Writing Specialist for the CSP exam for CDR for many years including conversion from the simulation exam to the computerized version. She also participated in the development of the practice surveys and content outlines using the Nutrition Care Process. Amy has served PNPG as a member of the Ad Hoc Discharge Formula Preparation committee, PNPG Web Coordinator and as a reviewer for PNPG Building Blocks for Life. Congratulations Amy and thank you for all of your dedication and service to neonatal and pediatric nutrition!
Past PNPG's Recipients of Grants and Awards
Outstanding Member of the Year
2019 Holly A. Van Poots, RDN, CSP, FAND
2018 Patricia Becker, MS, RDN, CSP, LD, CNSC
2017 Susan Konek, MA, RD, CSP, LD, FAND
2016 Linda Heller, MS, RD, CSP, CLC, FAND
2015 Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, PhD, RDN
2014 Liesje Carney, RD, CSP, LDN
2013 Beverly Henry, PhD, RD
2012 Mimi Kaufman, MPH, RD, LD
2011 Deb Hutsler, MS, RD, LD
2010 Aida Miles, MMSc, RD, CSP, LD, CNSD
2009 Virginia H. Carney, RD, LD, IBCLC
2008 Nancy Nevin-Folino, MEd, RD, CSP, LD, FADA
2007 Josephine Cialone, MS, RD.
2006 Robyn Wong, MPH, RD, CSP
2005 Ellen Bowser, MS, RD, CSP, LD, RN
2004 Leila T. Beker, PhD, RD, LD
2003 Sandra T. Robbins, RD, CSP, LDN
1998 Barbara Emison Gaffield, MS, RD
Published Research Award
2018 Susan M. Gross, PhD, MPH, RD
2017 Jennifer Carvalho-Salemi, MPH, RDN, LD, CNSC
2016 Kayla Bridges, MS, RD-AP, CSP, CNSC, FAND
2015 Diane Stadler, PhD, RDN
2014 Constantina Papoutsakis, PhD, RD
2013 Shelby Wilson, MPH
2012 Teresa Johnson, DCN, RD, LD
2011 Irene E. Olsen Shingara, PhD, RD, LD
2010 Sandy Van Calcar, PhD, RD
"Articles of Distinction" Recognition given to:
Susan M. Gross, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN
Amy K. Resnik, MS, RD, CSP, IBCLC, LDN
Irene E. Olsen Shingara, PhD, RD, LDN
Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD
2008 Christine M. Hardy Framson, PhD, RD
2007 Constantina Papoutsakis, PhD, RD
2006 Lynn S. Brann, PhD, RD
2005 Peggy Papathakis, MS, RD
2004 Barb Kuzma O'Reilly, MA, RD, LD
1998 Leila Beker
Research Grant Award
2019 Dr. Sina Gallo, PhD, RD
2017 Natasha Chong Cole, MPH, RD
Joyanna Hansen, PhD, RD, LD
Nida I. Shaikh, PhD, RD
Diane Vizthum, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN
2015 Dena Herman Mendes, PhD, RDN
2014 Diane Stadler, PhD, RD
2013 Melissa Edwards, RD and Beth Ogata, MS, RD
2012 Kristine Jordan, PhD, RD
Ruth Williams, EdD, MS, RD
2011 Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RD
2008 Patricia A. Esposito, MS, RD, CDN, CNSD
2006 Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RD
2004 Cheryl S. Lair, RD, CSP, LD, CNSD
Recognized Neonatal RDN Award
2019 Amy Sapsford, RD, CSP, LD, CNSC
Creative Nutrition Education Award
2018 Ruth Williams-Hooker MS, RD, CSP, LD
2017 Amy E. Reed, MS, RD, CSP, LD
2014 Laurie Bernstein, MS, RD, FADA
2013 Teresie Mosby, EdD, RD, CSP, LDN, IBCLC
2012 Mary Barnes, MS, RD
2011 Melissa Pflugh Prescott, MS, RD, CDN
2009 Barbara Baron, MS, RD, CDN
2008 Laurie Bernstein, MS, RD, FADA
2007 Verna Baker, MS, RD, LD
2005 Laurie Bernstein, MS, RD, FADA
2004 Beth Zupic-Kania, RD, CD
2003 Cathy McCarroll, MPH, RD, LD
Dietetic Internship/Pre-professional Scholarship
2019 Simona Lourekas, CHES, MS
2018 Irma Madrigal Campos
2017 Nichole Bencie
2016 Ashley Hobar
2015 Kaitlyn Elizabeth Philipps
2014 Perrin Tamblyn
2012 Lindsay Raub
2010 Deonna Hughes
2009 Deonna Hughes
2008 Lauren Rose Cavanaugh June
2007 Alizabeth Neu, BS
2006 Jennifer Jerles, BS
2005 Aimee Morin, BS, BA
2004 Melissa Metz, BS
2003 Jennifer Bott, BS
ADA/ANDF Glenda Bible Memorial Scholarship (awarded in spring for next academic year)
2016 Deborah E Salvatore, MS, CDN
2015 Rachael Patusco, MS, RD, CSP
2014 Rosanna P. Watowicz
2013 Beth Conlon, MS, RD
2012 Lori Bechard, MEd, RD, LDN
2011 Meredith M. Bruening, MPH, RD
2010 Meredith M. Bruening, MPH, RD
2009 Chandra D. Hughes
2008 Brittani R. Padellford
2007 Jillian B. Cooper
2006 Katherine J. Irwin
2005 Shira B. Feldman, RD
2004 Michelle P. Judge, RD
2002 Keecha Harris, DRPH
2001 Lynn Brann, PhD, RD, FAND
1999 Ruth Williams-Hooker, MS, RD, FAND
1998 Melanie Desapri, MS, RD, LD, CNSD
1996 Sharon Groh-Wargo, RD
1994 Pamela T. Price, MS, RD
1993 Rebecca L. Biga, MS, RD
1992 Elizabeth Adams, PhD
1990 Rachel Johnson, PhD, MPH, RD
1989 Linda Nebeling, PhD, MPH, RD, FADA, FAND
1988 Maureen Murtaugh, PhD, RDN
1987 Colleen Mathews, RD
Note: members whose names vary from Academy and PNPG membership information may have been unintentionally excluded from this list. If you have historical knowledge of past PNPG grant and award winners, please contact the Website Monitor at inquiriespnpg@gmail.com with corrections/additions.
