Save the date!
The 2010 All-Alumni Reunion will be held on April 10-12, 2010.
Read about this year's events, speakers and see the schedule
Don't miss this opportunity to reconnect with the Friedman School's mission, learn about its current priorities, catch up with friends and professors, and make new contacts! If you'd like to get involved in planning Reunion, please contact Sean Devendorf, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations in the Friedman School Office of Development and Alumni Relations, at sean.devendorf@tufts.edu.
Highlights of this annual spring event include:
- An alumni career panel, in which three or four graduates share their advice and perspectives on careers in academia, government, and clinical work, among others.
- The Friedman School Alumni Association Awards, honoring graduates and faculty for their service to the profession and to the community. To nominate an alum for an award, please complete our online nomination form by December 15, 2009.
- The Gershoff Symposium, named in honor of Dean Emeritus Stanley Gershoff, PhD, which focuses on a timely and/or controversial issue facing the nutrition field.
To browse photos from a previous reunion, please click on the year you are interested in under "Reunion" in the left sidebar.
Friedman School Alumni Association Award Recipients
2008:
Frontline Award: Xiang-Dong Wang, MD, PhD, NG92
Service to the Profession Award: Melinda Downie Maryniuk, M.Ed., R.D., CDE, AG79
Faculty Award: Willie Lockeretz, Ph.D.
2007:
Frontline: ZhiYong "Sam" Sun, Ph.D., NG99
Service to the Profession Award: Virginia Chomitz, Ph.D., N85, NG92
Faculty: James Levinson, Ph.D.
2006:
Frontline: Ram Shrestha, N90
Service to the Profession Award: Susan Holman, Ph.D., N83
2005:
Recent Graduate Award for Service to the Community and Profession: Jennifer Eliasi, N99
Alumni Award for Service to the Profession and Community: Jeanne Goldberg, Ph.D., R.D., Ag59, NG86, J92P
Faculty: Lynne Ausman, D.Sc. and Beatrice Rogers, Ph.D., A05P
2004:
Alumni Award for Service to the School: Elizabeth Cochary Gross, Ph.D., N82, NG88
Alumni Award for Service to the Profession and Community: Mary Ellen Collins, AG53
Gershoff Symposium Award Recipients
2009:
Expertise/Innovation Award: Marguerite Evans Klein, M.S., N84
Leadership Award: Aviva Must, Ph.D., N87, NG92, J01P, A03P
Gershoff Symposia
2009: Genetically Modified Organisms: ImaGENEing the Future of Food
2008: Complementary and Alternative Nutrition (CAN): Nutrition's Forgotten Child
2007: "Body Weight: The Multifactorial Determinants of Eating Behavior"
2006: "Toward a Healthier Nation: Complexities of Optimizing Micronutrient Intakes in the U.S. Diet"
2005: "Health Disparities and Nutrition: From Research to Action"
2004: "The Uses of the Food Guide Pyramid: Intentions v. Reality"
2003: "Nutrition Messages: Who's Talking? Who Cares?"
2002: "Defining Hunger, Defining Solutions"
2001: "Infant Feeding in the Age of HIV/AIDS"
