April 4-6, 2009
Saturday: We kicked off reunion with a volunteer service project at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Almost 20 alumni, students and staff gathered to help sort and distribute food. The Friedman School, along with the other GBFB volunteers that day, sorted over 15,000 pounds of food for families and agencies in Massachusetts.
Later that night, attendees met up for drinks and hors d’œuvres at Vlora Restaurant, where recent graduates (2004-2008) were honored with a private one hour reception.
View the photos from this year's Reunion Cocktail Reception.
Sunday: The day began with a student poster session, brunch and mingling at the HNRCA. Next, the Alumni Association presented the 2009 Alumni Awards to Marguerite Evans Klein, M.S., N84 and Aviva Must, Ph.D., N87, NG92, J01P, A03P. The event was topped off by a keynote address from Lorelei DiSogra, VP of Nutrition & Health, United Fresh Produce Association.
View the photos from this year's Sunday Brunch Program.
If you missed Lorelei DiSorga's keynote address, you can view it here. (832.mb)
Monday: We welcomed back 3 alums for a Career Panel titled: "The Transition from Tufts". Below is an mp3 podcast of the panel discussion.
Click here to listen to the podcast (74.3mb mp3)Click here for an annotated version of the career panel (no video)
In addition, the 2009 Gershoff Symposium marked the 11th occurrence of this annual gathering of students, researchers and professionals in the nutrition science and policy field. This year's symposium was titled "Genetically Modified Organisms: ImaGENEing the Future of Food". At the close of the symposium, Dr. Gershoff along with the Friedman School had the pleasure and honor of presenting the second annual Stanley N. Gershoff, Simon J. Simonian, Arpi A. Simonian Prize for Research Excellence in Nutrition Science and Policy to Natalie Valpiani. This prize was established in 2006 by the generosity of Simon and Arpi Simonian. The purpose of the prize is to honor a Masters or Doctoral student who has excelled in their chosen field of study and who exemplifies the creativity and dedication to the discipline of nutrition of Dr. Stanley Gershoff.
If you missed the Gershoff Symposium, you can download and watch the videos of the presentation here. Select your bandwidth type next to each video.
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View the photos from this year's Gershoff Symposium.
Special thanks to:
- Dr. Paul Giguere and the Gershoff Scholars for organizing this year's Gershoff Symposium.
- Alumni Association Executive Council members and Reunion Co-Chairs Stacey King, N05 and Sarah Ash, PhD, N82, NG86
And this year's speakers:
Sunday Brunch Program:
- Dean Eileen Kennedy, D.Sc., R.D. , Tufts Friedman School
- Lorelei DiSogra, EdD, RD, United Fresh Produce Association
Career Panel:
- Jennifer Shea, M.S., R.D., N05, M05, Wellbeing Program Manager, Shaw's Supermarket
- Ann Yelmokas McDermott, Ph.D., M.S., LDN, NG02, Director, Center of Obesity Prevention & Education, California Polytechnic State University
- Rachel Beckhardt, N07, Project Manager, Corporate Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund
Gershoff Symposium:
- Jing X. Kang, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator,
Massachusetts General Hospital - Gregory Jaffe, J.D.
Director, Biotechnology Project
Center for Science in the Public Interest - Gary Toenniessen, Ph.D.
Managing Director
The Rockefeller Foundation - Chris A Wozniak, Ph.D.
Biotechnology Special Assistant
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
