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PEOPLE eeD enesS ARUIM DECl ASSOCUmONS Louisiana dieflans look to the future The Louisiana Dietetic Asso- ciation Annual Meeting will be held May 5 and 6 in Shreve- port-Bossier. The theme will be "The Future of Nutrition is Now." The keynote speaker is Jackie Berning, MS, RD, sports nutrition coordinator for the US Olympic swim team. Other topics that will be discussed include media relations, can- cer and antioxidants, comput- erization, private practice, and the role of nutrition support in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. For more informa- tion, contact: Bonnie Beards- ley, MPH, RD, PO Box 4052, Shreveport, LA 71134; 318/ 868-9005. Connecticut RDs gather for annual meeting The Connecticut Dietetic As- sociation will hold its Annual Meeting on May 20 in Rocky Hill. For more information, contact: Barbara Iskander of the Connecticut Dietetic As- sociation at 203/452-7792. Arizona dietitans will meet in Mesa be held in Mesa on June 9 and 10. Speakers willinclude Debra Waterhouse, MPH, RD, author of Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell; Anita L. Owen, MA, RD, past president of ADA (1985-1986); Ann Coulston, MS, RD, member of ADA's Health Care Reform Team; and Tom Moon, PhD, director of the Arizona Women's Health Initiative. For more informa- tion, contact Rose Martin at 602/965-7034. ADA ALIANCES Conference addresses hypertension in blacks The Ninth International Inter- disciplinary Conference on Hy- pertension in Blacks willbe held in Cleveland, Ohio, from June 22 through 26. The conference is cosponsored by Morehouse School of Medicine. The theme will be "Vision for the 21 st Cen- tury: Health Promotion and Car- diovascular Disease Preven- tion." Some of the topics that will be discussed include the pathophysiology of hyperten- sion in blacks, cardiovascular risk in childhood and adoles- cence, pregnancy and hyper- tension, community hyperten- sion control, and international issues. For more information, contact: International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, 2045 Manchester St, Atlanta, GA 30324; 404/875-6263; fax, 404/ 875-6334. World Health Day addresses oral health World Health Day is April 7 and this year's theme is "Year of Oral Health." The goals of the program are to improve the nation's oral health by raising awareness of the problems of oral disease, educating the pub- lic and high-risk populations, eliminating barriers to self-care, emphasizing importance of early detection, and communi- cating new knowledge to pro- fessionals. Home economics profession proposes name change The Task Force for Professional Unity and Identity has proposed to change the name of the Home Economics profession to Fam- ily andConsumerSciences. The Task Force is composed of the American Home Economics Association (AHEA), the Asso- ciation of Administrators of Home Economics (AAHE), the National Council of Adminis- trators of Home Economics (NCAHE), the National Asso- ciation of Extension Home Economists, andthe HomeEco- nomics Education Division of the American Vocational Asso- ciation. Members of AHEA will have the opportunity to ratify the amendment in June. Ac- cording to Leola Adams, PhD, of the AAHE, "the interest is strong enough to ratify." An item in our January issue (p 10) indicated that the pro- posal had been ratified. How- ever, only the NCAHE has rati- fied the new name. The other organizations will be voting later this year. For more information, con- tact Coby Simerly, PhD, of the AAHE at 800/424-8080. ABOUT PEOPLE Honors Nadine L. Mann, PhD, RD, assistant director of Child Nu- trition Programs for the East Baton Rouge School Board in Louisiana, was awarded the 1993 Association of School Business Official's (ASBO) In- ternational Pinnacle of Excel- lence Award. The Award, co- sponsored by Virco Manu- facturing, is annually awarded to four school business admin- istrators who have improved their school district, the school business management profes- sion, or ASBO International. Mann received the award for her "Developing and Imple- menting an Environmentally and Cost Friendly Solid Waste Management Program." Obituaries The Journal has learned of the deaths of the following members of the Association. Ednora R. Clark, RD, of Hampton, Va, age 66, was a retired nutrition specialist and served on the board for the Hancock Geriatric Treatment Center at Eastern State Hospi- tal. Clark was a US Army vet- eran and a past president of Eastern State Employees Credit Union, BA: Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. Marilyn Steele Ferguson, RD, of Dearborn, Mich. She had been a staff member at Henry Ford Hospital from 1967 to 1991. BS: Michigan State Uni- versity, East Lansing; intern- ship: Harper Hospital. Cornelia King McNett, RD, of Syracuse, NY, died at the age of 90 years after a brief illness. She served as a dietitian at the 370 / APRIL 1994 VOLUME 94 NUMBER 4 ADA CALDIDAR 1994 77th Annual Meeting, Oct 17-20, Orlando, Fla. 1995 Legislative Symposium, March 18-21, Washington, DC. 78th Annual Meeting, Oct 30-Nov 2, Chicago, Ill. 1996 79th Annual Meeting, Oct 21-24, San Antonio, Tex. For more information on ADA meetings, contact the Meetings Department at 800/877-1600, ext 4868. The Arizona Dietetic Asso- ciation's Annual Meeting will Deadline for submitting ma- terial for the People and Events section is the first of the month two months before the date of the issue (eg, April I for the June issue of the Journal). Send material to: News Editor, Journal of The American Dietetic Associa- tion, 216 W Jackson Blvd, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-6995; 312/899-0040, ext 4829; orfax, 312/899-1757.
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PEOPLE eeD enesS
ARUIM DEClASSOCUmONSLouisiana dieflans lookto the future
The Louisiana Dietetic Asso-ciation Annual Meeting will beheld May 5 and 6 in Shreve-port-Bossier. The theme willbe "The Future of Nutrition isNow." The keynote speaker isJackie Berning, MS, RD, sportsnutrition coordinator for theUS Olympic swim team. Othertopics that will be discussedinclude media relations, can-cer and antioxidants, comput-erization, private practice, andthe role of nutrition support inacquired immunodeficiencysyndrome. For more informa-tion, contact: Bonnie Beards-ley, MPH, RD, PO Box 4052,Shreveport, LA 71134; 318/868-9005.
Connecticut RDs gatherfor annual meeting
The Connecticut Dietetic As-sociation will hold its AnnualMeeting on May 20 in RockyHill. For more information,contact: Barbara Iskander ofthe Connecticut Dietetic As-sociation at 203/452-7792.
Arizona dietitans willmeet in Mesa
be held in Mesa on June 9 and10. Speakers willinclude DebraWaterhouse, MPH, RD, authorof Outsmarting the FemaleFat Cell; Anita L. Owen, MA,RD, past president of ADA(1985-1986); Ann Coulston,MS, RD, member of ADA'sHealth Care Reform Team; andTom Moon, PhD, director ofthe Arizona Women's HealthInitiative. For more informa-tion, contact Rose Martin at602/965-7034.
ADA ALIANCES
Conference addresseshypertension in blacks
The Ninth International Inter-disciplinary Conference on Hy-pertension in Blacks willbe heldin Cleveland, Ohio, from June22 through 26. The conferenceis cosponsored by MorehouseSchool of Medicine. The themewill be "Vision for the 21 st Cen-tury: Health Promotion and Car-diovascular Disease Preven-tion." Some of the topics thatwill be discussed include thepathophysiology of hyperten-sion in blacks, cardiovascularrisk in childhood and adoles-cence, pregnancy and hyper-tension, community hyperten-sion control, and internationalissues. For more information,contact: International Societyon Hypertension in Blacks, 2045Manchester St, Atlanta, GA30324; 404/875-6263; fax, 404/875-6334.
World Health Dayaddresses oral health
World Health Day is April 7 andthis year's theme is "Year ofOral Health." The goals of theprogram are to improve thenation's oral health by raisingawareness of the problems oforal disease, educating the pub-lic and high-risk populations,eliminating barriers to self-care,emphasizing importance ofearly detection, and communi-cating new knowledge to pro-fessionals.
Home economicsprofession proposesname change
The Task Force for ProfessionalUnity and Identity has proposedto change the name of the HomeEconomics profession to Fam-ily andConsumerSciences. TheTask Force is composed of theAmerican Home EconomicsAssociation (AHEA), the Asso-ciation of Administrators ofHome Economics (AAHE), theNational Council of Adminis-trators of Home Economics(NCAHE), the National Asso-ciation of Extension HomeEconomists, andthe HomeEco-nomics Education Division ofthe American Vocational Asso-ciation. Members of AHEA willhave the opportunity to ratifythe amendment in June. Ac-cording to Leola Adams, PhD,of the AAHE, "the interest isstrong enough to ratify."
An item in our January issue(p 10) indicated that the pro-posal had been ratified. How-ever, only the NCAHE has rati-fied the new name. The otherorganizations will be voting laterthis year.
For more information, con-tact Coby Simerly, PhD, of theAAHE at 800/424-8080.
ABOUT PEOPLE
Honors
Nadine L. Mann, PhD, RD,assistant director of Child Nu-trition Programs for the East
Baton Rouge School Board inLouisiana, was awarded the1993 Association of SchoolBusiness Official's (ASBO) In-ternational Pinnacle of Excel-lence Award. The Award, co-sponsored by Virco Manu-facturing, is annually awardedto four school business admin-istrators who have improvedtheir school district, the schoolbusiness management profes-sion, or ASBO International.Mann received the award forher "Developing and Imple-menting an Environmentallyand Cost Friendly Solid WasteManagement Program."
Obituaries
The Journal has learned ofthe deaths of the followingmembers of the Association.
Ednora R. Clark, RD, ofHampton, Va, age 66, was aretired nutrition specialist andserved on the board for theHancock Geriatric TreatmentCenter at Eastern State Hospi-tal. Clark was a US Army vet-eran and a past president ofEastern State EmployeesCredit Union, BA: TuskegeeInstitute, Tuskegee, Ala.
Marilyn Steele Ferguson,RD, of Dearborn, Mich. She hadbeen a staff member at HenryFord Hospital from 1967 to1991. BS: Michigan State Uni-versity, East Lansing; intern-ship: Harper Hospital.
Cornelia King McNett, RD,of Syracuse, NY, died at the ageof 90 years after a brief illness.She served as a dietitian at the
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ADA CALDIDAR
199477th Annual Meeting, Oct 17-20, Orlando, Fla.
1995Legislative Symposium, March 18-21, Washington, DC.
78th Annual Meeting, Oct 30-Nov 2, Chicago, Ill.
199679th Annual Meeting, Oct 21-24, San Antonio, Tex.
For more information on ADA meetings, contact theMeetings Department at 800/877-1600, ext 4868.
The Arizona Dietetic Asso-ciation's Annual Meeting will
Deadline for submitting ma-terial for the People andEvents section is the first ofthe month two months beforethe date of the issue (eg, AprilI for the June issue of theJournal). Send material to:News Editor, Journal of TheAmerican Dietetic Associa-tion, 216 W Jackson Blvd, 7thFloor, Chicago, IL 60606-6995;312/899-0040, ext 4829; orfax,312/899-1757.
University Hospital of the GoodShepherd. BA: Syracuse Uni-versity, Syracuse, NY.
Mary Kay Nashe, RD, ofHarwinton, Conn, age 51, wasmost recently a nutrition con-sultant. She was also directorof foodservice activities for theGreenwich, Conn, school sys-tem, and served as a regionaladministrative director of foodmanagement for the Restau-rant and Inn Division of StoufferFoods Corp. BA: University ofWest Virginia, Morgantown.
Eleanor L. McKnight Sny-der, RD, of Baltimore, Md, diedat the age of 77 of a heart at-tack. Snyder was an advocatefor such food programs as Mealson Wheels and various feedingprograms for young people andstarted Baltimore's Eating To-gether Program. She began hercareer as a dietitian working atMilford Memorial Hospital, Del.During World War II, shejoinedthe Army Medical Corps andserved as a dietitian in the hos-pital at Fort Benning, Ga, andlater in hospitals in Europe.From 1951 to 1952, Snyderwaspresident of the Maryland Di-etetic Association. BA: JamesMadison I Jniversity, Harrison-burg, Va; internship: Pennsyl-vania Hospital, Philadelphia;MA: Simmons College, Boston,Mass.
Margaret LeFlore Sullivan,RD, of Provo, Utah, died at age62 of a pulmonary embolus.Her most current position wasadministrative dietitian forAmerican Fork Training Cen-ter, a center for handicappedchildren. BA: Utah State Uni-versity, Logan; internship: Uni-versity of Kansas Medical Cen-ter.
UPDATE
Directory of Indian RDsis being organized
ADA members of Indian back-ground who are interested inpublishing their names in a di-rectory of Indian dietitiansworking in the United States,
may contact Rita Batheja, MS,RD, 825 Van Buren St, BaldwinHarbor, Long Island, NY 11510;516/868-0605. Members mayalso call 516/733-4671 to leavea voice mail message with theirname and complete mailingaddress and telephone num-ber.
IUCATIONAL EVOITSEducational events are listedone time only on a space avail-able basis in the next availableissue.
May
Program for Executivesin Managed CareMay 2-6, Boston, Mass. Con-tact: Office of Continuing Edu-cation, Harvard School of Pub-lic Health, 677 HuntingtonAve,Boston, MA 02115; 617/432-1171; fax, 617/432-1969.
Sensory EvaluationMay 2-5, East Brunswick, NJ.Contact: The Center for Pro-fessional Advancement, Regis-trar, PO Box 964, East Bruns-wick, NJ 08816-0964; 908/613-4535; fax, 908/238-9113.
85th American OilChemists' SocietyAnnual MeetingMay 8-12, Atlanta, Ga. Contact:American Oil Chemists' Soci-ety, Meetings Department, POBox 3489, Champaign, IL61826-3489; 217/359-2344; fax,217/351-8091.
Good ManufacturingPractice for theFood IndustryMay 11-13, Chicago, Il. Con-tact: The Center for Profes-sionalAdvancement, Registrar,PO Box 964, East Brunswick,NJ 08816-0964; 908/613-4535;fax, 908/238-9113.
75th Annual Restaurant,Hotel-Motel ShowMay 14-18, Chicago, Ill. Con-tact: National Restaurant As-sociation, 1200 17th St NW,Washington, DC 20036; 202/331-5900; fax, 202/331-2429.
Ninth AnnualCommitment toWellness ConferenceMay 19 and 20, Canton, Ohio.Contact: Virginia R. Neutzling,RN, MEd, Commitment toWellness Committee, 2878Whipple Ave NW, Canton, OH44708; 216/478-8277; fax, 216/478-0221.
19th National NutrientDatabank ConferenceMay 22-24, St Louis, Mo. Con-tact: Joy Williams or EvelynTopper, University ExtensionConference Office, 344 HearnesCenter, Columbia, MO 65211;314/882-8320.
Team Management ofDiabetes MellitusMay 23-27, Minneapolis, Minn.Contact: Cindy Poppitz, Inter-national Diabetes Center, 5000W 39th St, Mirmeapolis, MN55416; 612/927-3393; fax, 612/927-1302.
June
Group HealthAssociation of America's44th Annual MeetingJune 5-8, Miami Beach, Fla.Contact: Group Health Asso-ciation of America, 1129 20thSt NW, Suite 600, Washington,DC 20036; 202/778-3232.
Intensive Course inPediatric NutritionJune 6-10, Iowa City, Iowa.Contact: Samuel J. Fomon, MD,Department of Pediatrics, Col-lege of Medicine, University ofIowa, Iowa City, IA 52242; 319/356-1831.
Orientation to ChildNutrition ManagementJune 6-17, University, Miss.Contact: Beverly Cross, Na-tional Food Service Manage-ment Institute, The Universityof Mississippi, PO Drawer 188,University, MS 38677-0188;800/321-3054.
Patient Centered Care:Operational RedesignConferenceJune 6 and 7, Tucson, Ariz.Contact: Janette N. Eby, Uni-versitv Medical Center. 1501 N
Campbell, Tucson, AZ 85724;602/694-6317.
Child Nutrition UpdateJune 10-12, University, Miss.Contact: Beverly Cross, Na-tional Food Service Manage-ment Institute, The Universityof Mississippi, PO Drawer 188,University, MS 38677-0188;800/321-3054; fax, 601/232-5615.
The Basics of Starting aPrivate PracticeJune 11, Boston, Mass. Con-tact: Nutrition Consulting Ser-vices, 5604 Bent Branch Rd,Bethesda, MD 20816; 301/309-9395.
From Field to Table:Nutrition and theEnvironmentJune 15, Philadelphia, Pa. Con-tact: Jeanne Cahill Reiche, 261Lawndale Ave, King of Prussia,PA 19406; 215/707-4545, beep-erNo. 1383; fax, 215/667-3699.
Nutritional Managementof Solid OrganTransplant PatientsNutrition Update Teleconfer-ence, June 15. Contact: TheUniversity of Texas Health Sci-ence Center, 7703 Floyd CurlDr, SanAntoio, TX 78284; 800/9828-TNT or 210/567-2700.
Nutrition and ChemicalDependencyJune 19-24, Salt Lake City,Utah. Contact: Cathy Devlin,RD, 1949 Linneman St, Glen-view, IL 60025; 708/724-6318.
National Conference onCompulsive Eating andChronic DietingSummit on Compulsive Eating:Treatment at the Crossroads.June 24 and 25, Denver, Colo.Contact: Mike Bowers, 919 Jas-mine, Denver, CO 80220; 303/333-1951.
Statistical Techniques forSensory Analysis,Consumer Research, andProduct DevelopmentJune 24 and 25, Atlanta, Ga.Contact: Institute of Food Tech-nologists, 221 N LaSalle St,Chicago, IL 60601; 312/782-8424: fax. 312/782-8348.
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