BARBARA CHESTER MEMORIAL AWARD

NOMINATION FORM

This award honours the contributions of the late Barbara Chester who was the driving force behind establishing the DAA (Qld Branch). She was one of the first three dietitians employed in the major Queensland hospitals and assisted in developing the dietetic course at QIT. Barbara played a leading role in the training of new graduates in the 1970s.

Selection criteria:

The Barbara Chester Memorial Award is a fitting tribute to her life and dedication to her work.

When submitting a nomination please address all criteria that are appropriate and in enough detail so the response can be scored.

The following criteria will be considered when nominating Queensland branch (current) members for this award, the candidates must satisfy one or more of the following criteria:

  1. Recognised leadership role in nutrition and dietetics within the profession or within the community.
  2. Has improved the profile of dietitian-nutritionists within the community.
  3. Has contributed significantly to Association activities without financial reward.
  4. Has initiated the introduction of a policy in nutrition or dietetics at governments or industry level.
  5. Is sought by the media as an expert in nutrition matters.
  6. Has demonstrated innovative thoughts and excellence in practice, or has published in a new areaof research.
  7. Has contributed significantly to high quality student training.

The Barbara Chester Award has been funded by the Qld Health Director General since 2004 in recognition of outstanding contribution to the profession of dietetics in Queensland.

Completion and Submission of nomination forms:

  1. Save this document in a different name: that of the person being nominated (eg: Mary_Jones_AM).
  1. Complete all fields by clicking and typing where it says ‘Click here and enter text’.
  1. Where available, add electronic signature. Where not available a signed copy will need to be scanned and emailed to Services Manager
  1. Email completed form 15 June, even if in #3 above you have emailed or scanned it. A Word document is required for preparation of reports.

BARBARA CHESTER MEMORIAL AWARD

NOMINATION FORM

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