Mary Abbott Hess Award for Recognition
of an Innovative Food & Culinary Effort
Application/Nomination Form
The purpose of the Mary Abbott Hess Award is to encourage RDs and DTRs to make original and innovative efforts (a publication, service, educational program, product, activity, etc.) in food and culinary education. The award recognizes the efforts of an individual primary originator/developer of a body of work. The award is not intended to recognize the efforts of a major group, corporation or governmental organization.
The recipient must:
1. Be an Academy member and either a registered dietitian (RD) or a dietetic technician, registered (DTR).
2. Submit an application including an essay describing the innovative effort in food and/or culinary education, including a brief description of the target audience or the problem addressed. The essay should describe the effort in terms of the five award criteria listed below. Essays should not be more than 10 pages typed and double-spaced.
3. Submit a sample of the product or project if applicable.
Award Criteria: (all items are weighted equally)
· Demonstrate an original and unique concept
· Meet a food and culinary need of the intended market/target audience
· Display creativity and professionalism in the execution or implementation of the effort
· Offer expanded scope and reach compared to existing efforts that are similar
· Describe the evaluation component and evidence of behavior change
Application Instructions
1. Submit the face sheet, essay application and attachments electronically as a single document (multiple attachments will not be accepted) to Stacy Chassagne at by February 1st.
2. All applications are reviewed by an Academy Foundation board-approved committee and selection is based established criteria for the award.
3. All applicants and nominators will be notified of the award results.
4. No application materials will be returned.
5. Nominations or self-nominations are acceptable.
Any questions may be directed to Stacy Chassagne at 800/877-1600, ext. 4889 or .
Other Information
1. One, $1,000 award will be given annually.
2. Award recipient will receive one complementary ticket to the Academy Foundation Gala.
Previous Recipients
1998 Ruth J. DeVoe
For her television series, "DeLITEful Cooking Program."
1999 Janet Regan Klich
For her "A Culinary Arts Program: A Recipe for Life Skills," a community-based program to help teens after incarceration.
2000 Brenda J. Ponichtera, RD
For publishing two cookbooks, Quick & Healthy Recipes and Ideas and Quick & Healthy Volume II, that were the first to demonstrate that healthful cooking didn’t have to be time consuming.
2001 Ann A. Hertzler, PhD, RD
For her development of a Culinary Collection at the Virginia Tech Newman Library in Special Collections.
2002 Rosalind V. Benner, RD, LD
For her achievement in developing the video training series “The Three Dimensions in Pureed Diets.”
2003 Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, PhD, RD, LD
For her efforts at Saint Louis University to establish a curricular thread in sustainable agriculture within the university’s dietetics program.
2006 Maryann Meade, MS, RD, CDN
For her food and nutrition program for children at the Hamden Hall Country Day School.
2007 Luanne Hughes, MS, RD
For the curriculum she developed entitled, “Teaching Kids about Food, Nutrition and the Farm.”
2008 Julia E Keith, RD CSP LD CDE
For the curriculum she developed entitled, “From the Garden to the Table”
2009 Karrie A Kalich PhD RD LD
For the curriculum entitled, Early Sprouts: Gardening and Nutrition Experiences for the Young Child.
2010 Lisa G Sisson RD
For her work educating and empowering the homeless in Grand Rapids Michigan to improve their health through better nutrition
2010 Melissa A Schrader MS RD LD
For the development of the Culinary Enhancement Workshop for students at Kansas State University.
2011 Nina M Crowley MS LD RD
For her program entitled, “Bariatric Bootcamp” designed for bariatric bypass patients; to increase their depth of knowledge of nutrition.
2012 Karen M Chapman-Novakofski PhD RD
For her curriculum entitled: “Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes”.
2013 Catherine Frederico
For developing “Gamification of Produce Education”, a game designed to teach children to identify fruits and vegetables.
2014 Diane Mason
For her unique hands-on food preparation effort including a book club component; entitled: “Cooking the Books”.
2015 Susan Moores
For her unique program, “Roots for the Home Team”, targeting at-risk youth empowering them to succeed by increasing their knowledge and appreciation for environment, agriculture, entrepreneurship and personal health.
2016 Peggy Policastro, PhD, RD
For collaborating with Rutgers Nutritional Sciences Department to develop the program entitled: “Innovative Strategies for Inter-professional Training in Culinary Medicine”.
Face Sheet
Name of Applicant
Academy Member #
Institution/Association/Business
Title
Business Address
Business Phone #
Home Address
Home Phone #
E-mail Address
I, the undersigned, certify that I meet all of the eligibility requirements specified above, and accept, as with any award, the obligation to comply with terms in effect at the time of the award.
Signature of Applicant Date
Name of Nominator
Academy Member #
State Association/Academy Organization Unit
Address
Phone #
E-mail Address
Award Check Payment Form
I, , the applicant for the Mary Abbott Hess Award for Recognition of an Innovative Food/Culinary Effort Award provided by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation and authorized thereunder, hereby stipulate to the payment of the award as follows:
To the affiliated institution or organization listed below, in whose name the application was made. This organization will be responsible to use the funds to support the research efforts of the principal investigator, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award. This organization will also be responsible for any applicable taxes. No amount of this award may be used for overhead cost charged by the intuition or organization.
Institution name
FEIN #
IRS Tax Classification
Contact person
Title
Address: (where check will be sent)
Phone
I, the undersigned, accept, as to any grant awarded, the obligation to comply with these representations and the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the award.
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Mary Abbott Hess Award for Recognition of an Innovative Food & Culinary Effort