NE Award History

Outstanding Nutrition Entrepreneurs Award Winners

  • 2024 Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RDN, CDCES - Illinois
  • 2023 Rebecca Bitzer, MS, RD, LD, CEDRD - Maryland
  • 2022 Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, MA, RDN
  • 2021 Vandana Sheth, RDN, CDCES, FAND
  • 2020 Chere Bork, MS, RDN - Minnesota
  • 2019 Marisa Sweeney, RDN - New Jersey
  • 2018 Emma Fogt, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND
  • 2017 Juliet Rodman, RDN
  • 2016 Faye Berger Mitchell
  • 2015 Angela Grassi, MS, RDN, LDN - Pennsylvania
  • 2014 Kate Keagan, MS, RD - Utah
  • 2013 Caton Jean, MS, MBA, RD - Missouri
  • 2012 Janet Bond Brill, PhD, RD, LDN, CSSD - Pennsylvania
  • 2011 Janet Helm, MS, RD - Illinois
  • 2110 Nancy Clark, MS, RD, FADA, FACSM - Massachusetts
  • 2009 Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N FAPWCA - Florida
  • 2008 Ann Litt, MS, RD, LD - Maryland
  • 2007 Christine Palumbo, MBA, RD - Illinois
  • 2006 Maye Musk, MS, RD - New York
  • 2005 Barbara Ann Hughes, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN, FADA - North Carolina
  • 2004 Barbara Storper, MS, RD - Massachusetts
  • 2003 Bonnie Taub-Dix, MA, RD, CDN - New York
  • 2002 Alice Baland, MA, LPC, RD/LD - Texas
  • 2001 Dale Ames Kline, MS, RD, CNSD - Oregon
  • 2000 Becky Dorner, RD, LD - Ohio
  • 1999 Patricia Godfrey, RD, LD, CFCS - Minnesota
  • 1998 Kathryn Scherb, MBA, RD - New Jersey
  • 1997 Janice Kidd, PhD, MBA, RD - Tennessee
  • 1996 Carol Coughlin, RD - Massachusetts
  • 1995 Brenda Garritson, MS, RD - Texas
  • 1994 Lauren Swann, MS, RD - Pennsylvania
  • 1993 Terri Fields Hosler, RD - Hawaii
  • 1992 Linda V. Callahan, MS, RD, LDN, CDE - Tennessee
  • 1991 Johanna Burani, MS, RD - New Jersey
  • 1990 Dayle Hayes, MS, RD - Montana

Outstanding Nutrition Entrepreneurs Student Award

  • 2023 Kara Grunter, MS - California
  • 2020 Lacey Mauritz, RDN, LN - Florida
  • 2019 Catherine Brown - New Hampshire
  • 2018 Laura Tarrazas, MS, NDTR, CLT 
  • 2017 Whitney English Tabaie, MS, RDN, CPT 
  • 2016 Tara Condell 
  • 2015 Kristina Todini - California
  • 2014 Livia Ly - Illinois
  • 2013 Carrie Dennett - Washington
  • 2012 Carlene Thomas, RD - Virginia
  • 2011 Amanda Celine Longoria - Texas
  • 2010 Katherine Donelan - New York
  • 2009 Jennifer Westerkamp - Illinois