Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RD, LD, FAND, University of Iowa professor of epidemiology and chair of preventive nutrition education, was one of eight registered dietitian nutritionists presented with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ prestigious 2018 Medallion Awards on Oct. 21 during the Academy’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. The awards recognize outstanding service and leadership in the Academy and the nutrition and dietetics profession.

Snetselaar is the director of the Department of Epidemiology’s Nutrition Center at the University of Iowa College of Public Health and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is also the University of Iowa associate provost for outreach and engagement.