Past Illinois Academy Award Winners 

Morgan Tarmann, MS, RD, LDN

Emerging Dietetic Leader:
Jennifer Hubert, MS, RDN, LDN

DPD: Karen Gutierrez
DI: Andrea Kendall
CP: Christine Catalano 

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Cheryl Burns, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Emily Kuettel, MS, RD, LDN

Emerging Dietetic Leader:
Jeanna Rich, RDN, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Students:    
CP: Haylee Netemeyer

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Sara Umphfleet, MPP-D, RD, LDN

Grace Hensold, RDN, LDN
Melaney Van Spankleren, RDN, LDN
Jennifer Buron, MS, RDN, LDN  

Emerging Dietetic Leader:
Jessica Moehling, MS, RDN, CNSE, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Students:    
DPD: Zainab Alzoubi
DI: Elizabeth Gutierrez
CP:  Taylor Hoeg

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Julie Patterson PhD, MBA, RDN, LDN

Justin Britten, MPH, RDN, LDN
Allison Fassler, MA, RDN, LDN
Elayna Fehr, MS, RDN, LDN
Melanie Battaglia, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN  

Emerging Dietetic Leader:
Leila Shinn, MS, RDN, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Students:    
DPD: Gabrielle Haskell
DI: Maria Vargas Guzman
CP:  Morgan Weise 

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Christine Cliff, MPH, RDN, LDN, CLT, FAND

RYDY:
Amy Moore, MS, RDN, LDN
Jennifer Lotton, MS, RDN, LDN, CLC
Victoria Glatz, MS, RDN, CSG, LDN
Emily Peterson, RDN, LDN
Sarah Carlson, RDN, LDN

Kara Wilcoxon, MS, RDN, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Students:    
DPD: Virginia Girsch
DI: Mackenzie Burgess
CP:  Jilian Prough

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Julie Schumacher, EdD, RD, LDN

Staci Coussens, NDTR

RYDY:
Tina Lam, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
Valerie Koress, MS, RDN, LDN
Kathryn Brown, RD, LDN 
Sara Umphfleet, RD, LDN
Desiray Yeaw, MS, RD, LDN

Sadie Baird, MS, RDN, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Students:  
DPD: Holly R. Stallard 
DI: Grace Sinopoli, NDTR

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Karen Greathouse, PhD, RDN, LDN 

Anita Davila, BS, NDTR

RYDY:
Sara Fagan
Constance L. Herriott
Emma Rueth

Emerging Dietetic Leader:
Laura Carlson, MS, RDN, CSOWN, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Students:
CP: Jennifer Lynn Lotton
DPD: Starr'Retiece Gibson
DI: Reilly McKinis

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Mary Russell, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND

RYDY:
Monica Bojko, MS, RD,LDN
Jacqueline Kirchner, RDN, LDN
Elizabeth Michaels, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE
Jessica Nigg, MS, RDN, LDN

Emerging Dietetic Leader:
Sarah Olender, MS, RD

Outstanding Dietetic Students:
CP: Lynette Becker
DI: Noel Konken
DPD: Renee Jeffrey

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Penelope Roth, MS, RDN, LDN

RYDY:
Amy Melton, MS, RDN, LDN
Christina Weidman, RD, LDN
Carly Morgan Klaus, MS, RD, LDN
Nicole Olen, RD, LDN

Emerging Dietetic Leader:
Susan Waltrip–Buck, MS, RD, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Students:
DPD: Heather Guetterman
DI: Holly Black
CP: Julio Flores

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Paula Sochacki, MPH, RDN, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Educator:
DPD: Carol Longley,  PhD, RD, LDN
DI: Amanda Newell,  MS, RD, LDN
CP: Brooke Schantz,  MS, RD, CSSD, LDN

RYDY:
Jessica Rendleman, RD, LDN
Ginger Hultin, MS, RDN, LDN
Kristen Frondal, RDN, LDN

Outstanding Dietetic Students:
DPD: Haley Snell
DI: Jennifer Uhlman

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Christina Rollins, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC

Outstanding Dietetic Educator:
DPD: Melanie Tracy Burns, RDN
DI: Dr. Julie Schumacher, RD, LDN

RYDY:
Emilie Fielder, MS. RDN, LDN
Emily Bailey, RD, LDN
Bonnie Janota, RD, LDN
Erin Carlson, RD, LDN, CNSC
Brooke Schantz, MS, RD,CSSD, LDN
Katherine Byers, MS, RDN

Emerging Dietetic Leader:
Melissa Prest, MS, RDN, CSR, LDN

DPD: Susannah Scaroni
DI: Kristen Lach

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Melissa Dobbins, MS, RD, LDN, CDE

Outstanding Dietetic Educator:
DPD: Justine Karduck, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
DI: Nancy Prange, MS, RDN, LDN

RYDY:

Tracy Blozis, RD, LDN

Anita Giraldo, RD, LDN

Jennifer Paul, RD, LDN

Paula Sochacki, MPH, RD

Kelly Ziemkiewicz, RD, LDN, CDE

DI: Chelsey Seger

Outstanding Dietitian of the Year:
Kimberly Kirchherr, MS, RD, LDN, CDE

DPD: Christine Palumbo, MBA, RD