[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E813-E814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING DR. JUDITH C. RODRIGUEZ AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN 
                   DIETETIC ASSOCIATION FOR 2010-2011

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 2010

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I would like to bring to my colleagues' 
attention the installation next month of one of my constituents, Dr. 
Judith C. Rodriguez, PhD, RD, FADA, a professor at the University of 
North Florida, as President of the American Dietetic Association for 
2010-11.
  Founded in 1917, ADA is the world's largest organization of food and 
nutrition health professionals, and is committed to improving the 
nation's health and advancing the dietetics profession through 
research, education and advocacy. Approximately three-fourths of ADA's 
nearly 70,000 members are registered dietitians. Other members include 
dietetic technicians registered, educators, researchers and students. 
Nearly half of the membership holds advanced academic degrees. ADA 
members serve throughout our nation's health-care system, in nonprofit 
organizations, schools, correctional facilities, and government and 
community organizations. They can also be found in the food industry, 
health clubs, weight management clinics, wellness centers and as 
consultants.
  Dr. Rodriguez has had a rich academic career. Not only is she a 
professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the 
University of North Florida, she has also chaired the department of 
public health, and served as director of the undergraduate program in 
dietetics and the master of science in health nutrition and dietetic 
programs. She was also project coordinator at Florida Community College 
and taught courses in food, nutrition and health at several colleges 
and universities around the country.
  Dr. Rodriguez is a prolific author with three food and nutrition 
books to her credit over the last six years. These include the Latino 
Food Lover's Glossary and The Diet Selector and Contemporary Nutrition 
for Latinos. She has received numerous awards, including the 2008 Women 
of Color Cultural Foundation Award, the 2003 Hispanics Achieving 
Community Excellence Award, and from her peers in the Florida Dietetic 
Association, the Distinguished Dietitian Award in 2001. She has also 
held numerous leadership positions within ADA and currently serves as a 
peer reviewer for the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
  Dr. Rodriguez earned bachelor and master's degrees in nutrition and 
higher education from New York University, and a doctorate in cultural 
anthropology from Rutgers University.
  I know the House will join me in extending congratulations to Dr. 
Judith Rodriguez as she assumes the leadership of the American Dietetic 
Association on June 1. Those of us who have worked with professionals 
in the nutrition and dietetics community look forward to the expertise 
she and her colleagues will provide during her year-long term on such 
issues as obesity, wellness and healthful eating habits.

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