NCAND Awards Winners 

2024
2024 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year: Morgan Cooper, MPH, RD
2021 
2021 Outstanding Dietetics Educator Awards:
Dietetic Internship Program - Cathie Ostrowski, MS, RD, LDN, FAND
Didactic Program - Jason O'Briant, MS, RD, LDN
Coordinated Program - Franklin Muntis, MPH, MS, RD, CSCS
Didactic Program in Dietetics - Isa Ramos-Castillo, BS
Dietetic Internship Program - Brittany Smith

2021 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award - Jessica Soldavini, MPH, RD, LDN

2021 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award:
Raleigh - Jillian Schoening, MS, RD, LDN
Durham/Chapel Hill - Laura Niederer, RDN, LDN
2020
2020 Outstanding Dietetics Student Award(s)
Coordinated Program - Lauren Fiabane
DPD Program - Rebecca Hambright
DI Program - Supriya Lal
2020 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year - Parul Kharod, MSC, RD, LDN
2020 Recognized Young Dietitian(s) of the Year
Durham/Chapel Hill - Jasmine Burroughs, MS, RD, LDN
Charlotte - Jennifer Goodman, RD, CNSC 
2019 
2019 Outstanding Dietetics Student - Jessica Yomano
2019 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Raina Goldstein Bunnag, RD
2019 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year - Jennifer Wills Gallagher, MPA, RDN
2019 Recognized Dietetic Technician of the Year - Patty Parris, DTR
2019 Circle Award - Dr. Mohan Chilukuri 
2018
2018 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year- Manju Karkare, MS, RDN, LDN, CLT, FAND 
2018 Recognized Young Dietitina of the Year - Elizabeth Hurley, MS, RD, LDN, CSCS, CLT
2018 Outstanding Dietetic Student of the Year - Kathleen Jablonski, Dietetic Intern 
2018 Circle Award - Elizabeth Young, Executive Director, Hunger and Health Coalition
2017
2017 Outstanding Dietetic Student - Elizabeth Hurley
2017 Circle Award - Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD
2017 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year - Christine Tenekjian, MPH, RDN, LDN
2017 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Tessa Nguyen, RD, LDN
2016
2016 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Olivia Dong
2016 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year - Heather Pitts
2016 Circle Award (Co-winners) - Carolina Cupboard and NCCU Campus Pantry
2016 Emerging Dietetic Leader - Courtney Luecking
2016 Outstanding Dietetic Student - Melissa Walter
2016 Outstanding Dietetic Educator  - Virginia Stage
2015
2015 Outstanding Dietetics Educator - Julie Covington, EdD, MS, RD, LDN
2015 Outstanding Dietetics Student Award - Alani M. Casey
2015 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Jennifer M. Anderson, MPH, RD, LDN
2014
2014 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Carly Fenimore, MS, RD, LDN
2014 Outstanding Dietetics Educator Coordinated Program - Carmen Samuel-Hodge PhD, MS, RD
2014 Outstanding Dietetics Student Coordinated Program - Eli Lovell
2014 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year - Lisa Eberhart, RD, SSD, LDN, CDE
2014 Outstanding Dietetics Educator Didactic Program in Dietetics - Melissa Gutschall, PhD, RD, LDN
2014 Emerging Dietetic Leader - Sarah Conrad, RD, CSG, LDN
2014 Outstanding Dietetics Educator Dietetic Internship - Sherry Robison, MS, RD, LDN
2014 Outstanding Dietetics Student Dietetic Internship - Tessa Nguyen
2013
2013 Outstanding Dietetics Student 
Didactic Program in Dietetics: Jill Brown
Dietetic Internship: Courtney Butner
Dietetic Technician: Monica Cain
2013 Outstanding Dietetics Educator
Didactic Program in Dietetics: Amy Strickland, MBA, MS, RD
Dietetics Internship: Kyle Thompson, MS, RD, CSNC
2013 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year:
Shari Khalili Lilly, MS, RD, LDN, CHES (Charlotte)
Paul Moore, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D (Foothills)
Sheri Vettel, RD, LDN (Greensboro)
Lauren Brady, MA, RD, LDN (Western)
Ashley Pinet, RD, LDN (Raleigh)
2013 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year - Denise Snyder, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
2011
2011 Outstanding Dietetics Student - Didactic Program in Dietetics:
Ashley Roseno
Coordinated Program: Nate Kelly
Dietetic Internship: Sara McLeod
2011 Outstanding Dietetics Educator - Didactic Program in Dietetics: Joyce Price, MS, RD, LDN
2011 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year:
Angela Charles, MS, RD, LDN, CDE (Charlotte)
Natalie Taft, RD, LDN (Raleigh)
Anna LaBarre, RD, LDN (Durham-Chapel Hill)
Karyn Evans, MA, RD, LDN (Eastern)
2011 Emerging Dietetic Leader - Kristy Paley, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
2010 Member of the Year - Mary Litchford, PhD, RD, LDN
2008
2007 Member of the Year- Tracey Bates, MPH, RD, LDN
2008 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Sarah Monje, MPH, RD, LDN
2008 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Ashley Miles, RD, LDN
2008 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Sarah Colby, PhD, RD
2008 Outstanding Dietetics Educator - Nancy G. Harris, MS, RD, LDN, FADA
2008 Outstanding Dietetics Student - LaCrystal A. Strong
2008 Outstanding Dietetics Student - Emily Ann Miller
2008 Emerging Dietetic Leader - Virginia Collins, MS, RD, LDN, CCP
2007
2006 Member of the Year - Patricia Becker, MS, RD, LDN, CNSD
2007 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Jennifer Prish, MS, RD, LDN
2007 Recognized Dietetic Technician of the Year - LaVonda Avery Horvat, DTR
2007 Outstanding Dietetics Educator - Brenda Malinauskas, PhD, RD (Didactic Program in Dietetics)
Cathie Ostrowski, MS, RD, LDN (Dietetic Internship)
2007 Outstanding Dietetics Student - Virginia Carraway
2006
2005 Member of the Year- Sherẻe Thaxton-Vodicka, MA, RD, LDN
2006 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Kimberly Heidal, PhD, MHS, RD, LDN
2006 Recognized Dietetic Technician of the Year -Angela Gallo, DTR BS
2006 Outstanding Dietetics Educator - Susan G Fisher, PhD, RD, LDN
2006 Outstanding Dietetics Educator - Slyvia Escott-Stump, MA, RD, LDN
2006 Outstanding Dietetics Student - Carolyn A Kinsey
2005
2004 Member of the Year - Marcia A. Mills, MA, RD, LDN
2005 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year - Sarah Carnathan, MS, RD, LDN
2005 Emerging Dietetic Leader - Ellen Morrison, RD, LDN
2005 Outstanding Dietetics Educator - Susan L. Bogardus, PhD, RD
2005 Outstanding Dietetics Student - Anna E. Caldwell
2005 Outstanding Dietetics Student - Courtney L. Rash