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CFSA Announces Name ChangeThe International Board of Direc-

ors of the American Correctionalood Service Association has an-ounced the formal adoption of a newame for the ACFSA. The new name

s the Association of Correctionalood Service Affiliates.

DUCATIONAL EVENTS

NIH State of the Science Con-erence

May 15-17, 2006, National Insti-utes of Health (NIH) Campus, Be-hesda, MD. The Office of Dietaryupplements and the Office of Medi-al Applications of Research of theational Institutes of Health will con-ene a State-of-the-Science Confer-nce on Multivitamin/Mineral Supple-ents and Chronic Disease Prevention

hat will bring together leading expertso assess the most current scientific ev-dence on multivitamin/mineral sup-lement use and outcomes for chronicisease prevention in adults and makeecommendations for future research.he National Institutes of Health/oundation for Advanced Education in

ADA CALENDAR2006 Food & NutritionConference & Expo

September 16-19, Honolulu, HI

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2006 by the American Dietetic Associat

y the Accreditation Council for Con-inuing Medical Education to provideontinuing medical education for phy-icians for this conference. For morenformation, visit www.consensus.nih.ov.Dietary Supplement Confer-

nceSeptember 16-19, 2006, Royal Son-

sta Hotel Boston, Cambridge, MA.he Council for Responsible Nutri-ion (CRN) announces its 2006 an-ual symposium on dietary supple-ents—The Conference 2006. Theonference will feature a complementf issue-oriented regulatory, scien-ific, and business-building sessionsombined with networking opportuni-ies for dietary supplement leadersnd managers. Special registrationates will be available to CRN mem-ers and the nightly group rate at theoyal Sonesta Hotel Boston will beffered to all attendees until the roomlock is full. Early registration is en-ouraged. For more information abouthe Conference 2006 and other upcom-

ng CRN educational programs, pleaseisit http://www.crnusa.org. For in-ormation on the Royal Sonesta Ho-el Boston, please visit http://www.onesta.com/boston.

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iller elected HFM PresidentMary Angela Miller, MS, RD, FADA,

as been elected president of the Na-ional Society for Healthcare Foodser-ice Management (HFM) for 2007-008. Miller is director of nutrition andietetics at Ohio State University Hos-ital in Columbus as well as an estab-ished leader in the health care foodser-ice industry. Miller has been activelynvolved with HFM for a decade, hav-ng served two 2-year terms on theoard of Directors, leading the Net-orking Team, participating in theenchmarking and Education Teams,nd presenting educational sessions athe association’s national, regional, andeleconference meetings. Currently shes serving as chair of the 2006 HFM

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lso the incoming state president forhe Ohio Dietetic Association.

bituaries

oyce Elaine (Grant) Swanson,D, November 2005, was a member

f the American Dietetic Associationor 30 years. She received her Bache-or of Science degree in Foods andutrition from the University ofinnesota in 1972 and completed aniversity of Minnesota Hospital in-

ernship in 1973. Swanson worked asclinical dietitian at the University

f Minnesota Hospital from 1973-981. From 1981 to 2005, she workeds a research dietitian in the General

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linical Research Center at the Uni-ersity of Minnesota Medical School.Adrienne J. Weisberger, RD,

anuary 2006, was active in themerican Dietetic Association, thean Francisco Professional Food Soci-ty, and Home Economists in Busi-ess. After graduating from Indiananiversity, she went on to consult in

he commercial development of newoods for various companies and alsotarted her own business, NutriPar,hich performed computerized anal-sis of foods for labeling and recipeevelopment for a number of compa-ies.Mildred Nicholls Randall, PhD,D, February 2006, was a professor

f Public Health Nutrition at Rutgersniversity and then American Uni-ersity for more than 20 years. Ran-all served on the Commission toonitor the Sale of Breast Milk Sub-

titutes in Third World Countries andas a longtime member of the Amer-

can Red Cross, Iona Senior Services,nd the American Dietetic Associa-ion.

Sharon Hinson Davis, PhD,D, February 2006, retired from

he Central Arkansas Veteransealthcare System in May 2002,aving guided over 400 dietetic in-erns through foodservice manage-ent over a 30-year career with theA. Davis received her undergradu-te degree from Harding University,er dietetic internship at St Louisniversity, her first master’s degreet the University of Missouri-Co-umbia, and her second master’s de-ree and her doctorate of educationrom the University of Arkansas-ayetteville. She served the Ameri-an Dietetic Association in severaleadership roles in the ADA Divisionf Accreditation, including being aember of the Committee on Edu-

ation Standards. She also servedn the ADA Nominating Committeend was President, Delegate (twoerms), Treasurer, Parliamentarian,nd Chair of the Council on Educa-ion for the Arkansas Dietetic Asso-iation.