2019 KAND Awards
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Kathy Irwin
Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year: Shanthi Appelo
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Autumn Kelly
Outstanding Dietetic Educator: Peggy Pratt
Charitable Community Nutrition Award: Nourish Knoxville
Outstanding Student & Ellen Neal Scholarship Winner: Courtney Wright
2018 KAND Awards
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Jeanne Davis
Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year: Khrysta Baig
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Ashlee Schoch
Outstanding Dietetic Educator: Dr. Betsy Anderson-Steeves
Iris Award: Dr. Charlotte Sutton
Charitable Community Nutrition Award: Second Harvest Food Bank
Outstanding Student: Brittany Requena
Ellen Neal Scholarship Recipients: Brittany Requena & Claire Martin
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Ashlee Shoch; Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year: Khrysta Baig;
IRIS Award: Dr. Charlotte Sutton; Outstanding Dietetic Educator: Dr. Betsy Anderson-Steeves
2017 KAND Awards
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Janet Buck
Outstanding Dietetic Educator: Virginia Turner
Outstanding Dietetic Student: Jessica Jurack
Recognized Young Dietitian: Megan Minner
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Andrea Kendrick
IRIS Award:
2016 KAND Awards
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Kristi Howley
Outstanding Dietetic Educator: Melissa Hansen-Petrik
Outstanding Dietetic Student & KAND Scholarship Recipient: Jenna Martin
Recognized Young Dietitian: Lindsay Miesel
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Kristen Slusher
Retiring Member: Patty Campbell
IRIS Award: Dr. Eduardo Riff – Not Pictured
2016 Award Winners
2015 Award Winners
- KAND & TAND Outstanding Dietetics Educator – Marsha Spence
- KAND & TAND Outstanding Dietetic Student – Amber Donaldson Ford
- KAND & TAND Outstanding Dietitian of the Year – Kristen Slusher
- Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year – Jennifer Waller
- Emerging Dietetic Leader – Alexa Shutt
2014 Award Winners
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Debbie Fox
Recognized Young Dietitian: Sarah White
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Rachel Kinney
Outstanding Dietetic Student: Kelsey Shanklin
KAND Outstanding Dietetics Educator: Karen Wetherall
TAND Outstanding dietetics Educator: Karen Wetherall
Retiring Member: Betsy Haughton
2013 Award Winners
2012 Award Winners
Iris Award: Glen Farr
Outstanding Dietetic Student: Jennifer Helvey
Outstanding Dietetics Educator: Katie Kavanagh
Recognized Young Dietitian: Rachel Kinney
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Cheryl Hill
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Rebecca Spurgeon
TAND Outstanding Student: Angela Sberna
Ellen Neal Scholarship Recipient: Amanda Arthur
2011 Award Winners
Iris Award: Dr. David Nickels
Outstanding Dietetic Student: Renee Stancliffe
Outstanding Dietetics Educator: Janet Seiber
Recognized Young Dietitian: Betsy Anderson
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Stephanie Welch
2010 Award Winners
Pictured from Left to Right:
Emerging Dietetic Leader: Linda Quimby
Iris Award: Judith Pelot
Outstanding Dietitian of the Year: Melissa Hansen-Petrik
Outstanding Dietetic Student: Shannon Looney
Outstanding Dietetics Educator: Hollie Raynor
Ellen Neal Scholarship: Marky M’Call Toon
Recognized Young Dietitian: Leah Kittle