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  MS-AND Awards - November 1st Deadline What better way to honor that exceptional colleague of yours than to nominate her for a MS-AND award? The nominating committee is accepting nominations for 3 awards for RDs and 1 award for a non-dietitian.  Read the...

August 2017 Newsletter Greetings to all of our Members of MSAND!  Have you considered serving on the Board of Directors  for the Mississippi affiliate of the Academy? It’s a great way to promote our profession, get to know other dietitians in the state,...

July 2017 Newsletter Greetings to all of our Members of MSAND!  Dr. Connie Black and I were given the opportunity to attend the Public Policy Workshop in Washington D.C. this past month. We spent one day in conferences with our National Academy Presidency...

Greetings to all of our Members of MSAND!  I hope everyone has a great summer and that you find some time to relax in the sun. I wanted to let everyone know what an honor it is to be your elected President. Many thanks to LaShaundrea Crook for leading us...

May 2017 Newsletter Greetings: The 2016-2017 year has come to an end. It was an  honor serving as your president. This weekend,  new officers will be inducted and will officially take  office on June 1, 2017.   I would like to encourage you to...

Thank you all for a successful National Nutrition Month! Please enjoy some pictures from the MS-AND events! Keep scrolling to take a survey for a graduate student's research project. We received a proclamation signed by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI)...

March 2017 Newsletter Greetings: Happy National Nutrition Month! I hope you enjoyed RDN Day and were able to celebrate our wonderful profession. I would like to thank those who participated in the Mississippi Capitol Day event on March 8th. Thank you for...

February 2017 Newsletter Greetings: As always, I hope all is well with you and your families.  First I'd like to start by saying, I'm proud to be a member of an organization that recognizes the importance of diversity. The Academy's consistent effort to ensure...

MSAND January 2017 Newsletter           Happy New Year!   We're half way through 2016-2017. We have several upcoming events to announce: MS Medical Association Alliance Capitol Screening Day, January 19, 2017 MSAND Capitol Day, March 8,...

MSAND December 2016 Newsletter           Greetings!   As the year draws to a close and we are focused on the holiday celebrations, MSAND would like to extend warm wishes to you and your family. We look forward to the new year and all the...