Honors and Awards

Every year several nutrition professionals are recognized for outstanding achievements:

  • Recognized Young Dietitian of the year (RYDY)
  • Recognized Dietetic Technician of the year (RDTY)
  • Emerging Leader of the Year (ELY)
  • Outstanding Dietitian of the Year (ODY)

Each state is also allowed to recognize one student from each type of dietetics education program:

  • Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)
  • Dietetic Internship (DI)
  • Coordinated Program (CP)
  • Dietetic Technician Program (DT)

For more information, please contact Scottie Misner, PhD, RD.

DID YOU KNOW? Egg yolks are one of the few foods that naturally contain Vitamin D.