Outstanding Preceptor Award Winners

At the request of the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation now funds seven awards on behalf of the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors group and ACEND^® to recognize preceptors who are exemplary educators and mentors. The award recipients will receive reimbursement up to $1,000 to cover expenses to travel and attend the upcoming Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo^™. The seven award recipients are recognized at the Academy Member Showcase and the NDEP Member Meetings at FNCE^®.

Please be on the alert for opportunities that will be available to you to recognize and support the contribution that preceptors are making to the profession.

2025 Outstanding Preceptor Award Winners

North East

Elizabeth Silverthorne DCN, RDN
St. Clare's Health

Nominated by:
Monica Luby, MS, RDN
Saint Elizabeth University

North Central

Hanna Kelley, RD, LD
American Dairy Association

Nominated by:
Dinah Dadler, MS, RD, LD
Purdue University

South Central

Allison Taorima, RDN, LD, CDCES
Emory Decatur Hospital

Nominated by:
Sunitha Zechariah PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, FAND
Morrison Healthcare

South East

Amy Bilbo, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC
Medical University of South Carolina

Nominated by:
Sunitha Zechariah PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, FAND
Morrison Healthcare

West Coast

Amanda Allen MS, RDN, CSSD, CNSC, FAND
UC Davis Medical Center

Nominated by:
Barbara Lusk MFCS, RD, LDN, FAND
UC Davis Medical Center

West Central

Shann Holt MS, RDN
Larimer County

Nominated by:
Brittney Sly PhD, MPH, RDN
Colorado State University