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Management in Food and Nutrition Systems -- DPG 41
Celebrates 20th Anniversary 1977-1997

by Linda S. Horace, RD

History of the Council on Practice and Dietetic Practice Groups

Dietetic practice groups (DPGs) are units within ADA that promote networking, mentoring, information exchange, professional enhancement and leadership opportunities organized by areas of practice.

The existence of practice areas within the profession of dietetics and nutrition dates back to the first ADA Annual Meeting, September, 1918. At that meeting, four sections were formed: administration, dieto-therapy, teaching and social welfare. Over the years the sections were renamed food administration, diet therapy, education, and community nutrition. Smaller groups began networking within the sections.

The concept of ADA's offering special interest groups (SIGs) was introduced to the House of Delegates during its October, 1970 meeting. In June, 1977 the Council on Practice was organized with five divisions: management practice, clinical dietetics and research, dietetic consultation, community dietetics, and education. Special interest groups were renamed dietetic practice groups (DPGs) when the COP was created. Formal recognition for DPG required a petition with at least 50 member signatures. Thirteen DPGs applied for recognition in 1977-78 including ADA Members with Management Responsibilities in Health Care Delivery Systems. the Dietitians in College and University Food Service dietetic practice group was recognized in 1978-79.

Reference: Cop Grapevine.

Year One-Five 1977-82 The organizational seed for DPG 41 was planted in 1977. Elizabeth Frakes, MS, RD, Director of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Kansas Medical Center, worked diligently as organizational chair. By 1979 officers were elected, the Standing Rules were approved, the newsletter was published and Annual Meeting programming was implemented. DPG 41 was alive and growing! During the next four years, the dietetic practice group experienced a phenomenal growth spurt reaching a membership of 3564 as it began gaining recognition and influence in identifying the role and scope of practice for the management dietitian and dietetic technician. Productivity became the thrust of the Program of Work.

Founding Member - Elizabeth Frakes

Year Six-Ten 1982-1987
Efforts to enhance member services were primary during these years. Productivity, coordinated by the Productivity Task Force, was central to the Program of Work. The Productivity Symposium initiated in St. Louis was repeated in Philadelphia. Scholarships were offered to take the information to their state organization. In 1986 the Productivity Management for Nutrition Care Systems manual was published by the Task Force through ADA publications.

American Hospital Association Exhibit L-R: D. Smith-Becker, M.J. Gelpi, M. Brennan, J. Halling

Marketing became a focus in 1987 and James Rose, MS, RD was named chair of the Marketing Committee. Jim assisted the Executive Committee in evaluating past and current projects and in developing a 5 year strategic plan. In 1988 DPG 41 began exhibiting at the American Hospital Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition with the purpose of marketing members to the decision makers in the American hospital arena. The exhibits in New Orleans, LA, Chicago, IL and Washington, DC were successful and administrators were anxious to know how to recruit members as directors.

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DPG 41 member benefits and services were expanded. Identification materials were developed and distributed including marketing brochures, membership directories, membership certificates, post-it notes, tri-color markers, mugs, tote bags, bookmarks, sports bottles, AME ribbons and table tents. In 1981 a second table top display was produced for use at AME, State and local exhibitions.

In 1983 the name and look of the newsletter took a dramatic turn. The name was changed to the Market-Link and a new logo was developed utilizing the 5 M's of management: Money, Minutes, Materials, Manpower, and Machines. Identified as the most valuable member benefit, the Market-Link was expanded from a 4 to 12 page publication. Networking at the grass roots level was increased by the election of Area coordinators who were at first advisory to the Executive Committee and subsequently became voting members.

An ADA foundation scholarship was established to assist graduate students in management. The $1000 Graduate Scholarship has since been awarded to several members.

Year Eleven-Fifteen 1987-1992

Future planning became the focus resulting in the development of the long range Program of Work compatible with ADA's Strategic Plan. In 1990 and 1992 Needs Assessment surveys were distributed to members. The survey was used by the Executive Committee in formulating the Program of Work. The following programs became the focus: Minority Recruitment and Retention Program, Student Summer Practicum, Summer Practicum for Educators, Alliance Program and standards of Practice and Quality Assurance.

5 M’s of Managment Money    Minutes       Materials          Manpower             Machines

In 1989 the Elizabeth Frakes Continuing Education Award was established to assist qualified members in maintaining registration through attendance at Annual meeting. In 1991 DPG 41 was granted an educational stipend from Dietary Products which was used to underwrite the cost of 5 issues of the Market-Link.

Year Fifteen-Twenty 1992-1997
In 1992 the House of Delegates adopted the Position of the ADA: "Management of Health Care Food and Nutrition Services" authored by DPG 41 members Linda Lafferty, PhD, RD and Rebecca Dowling, PhD, RD.

Traveling Exhibit L-R: P. Russo, N. Gregory, P. Henry

At members' request, a regional networking workshop was held in Pittsburgh, PA in 1994 sponsored by Dietary Products: "Sustaining Excellence" which focused on quality issues in the health care industry. Strengthening alliances with the National Association of College and University Food Service (NACUFS), the American Society of Healthcare Food Service Administrators (ASHFSA), and the National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) has been a priority. Three Annual Meeting programs were planned with NAFEM: Chicago, 1995: "Magical Solutions to Equipment Mysteries"; San Antonio, 1996: "Getting Solutions to Today's Problems"; Boston, 1997: "Keeping Your Cool: Refrigeration Ideas for Efficiency and Food Safety."

Receptions at Annual Meetings in Chicago and San Antonio were planned with the New York State Dietetic Association and in Boston with the Kansas Dietetic Assn., Kansas State University and the University of Kansas Medical center to honor members receiving national awards and to support the goal of providing a means of communicating among members and other groups.

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DPG41's name changed twice during this period. The first change was made to shorten the name from "ADA Members with Management Responsibilities in Health Care Delivery Systems" to "Management in Health Care Systems." The second change to "Management in Food and Nutrition Systems was made to broaden the dietetic practice group's scope to include other areas of management practice following the merger with the "Dietitians in College and University Food Service" dietetic practice group in June, 1995. Both dietetic practice groups had similar missions: to promote the dietetics professional as a leader in foodservice management and nutrition education. Member benefits were expanded as a result of the merger. DICUFS had an active Audio Lending Library and a successful cookbook: Campus Favorites" Quantity Vegetarian Recipes. The Executive Committee was streamlined and the 7 area coordinators were reduced to 5 Members-at-Large representing a variety of areas of management practice across the country.

DICUFS Executive Committee Joins DPG #41 L-R: S. Procter, J. Irvin, A. Smith (Not Pictured: C. Fagan

The Present: 1997 until today and into the future
Using the 5 M’s of Management our group continues to develop. Incorporating the principles of good fiscal management (money), the Executive Committee was down sized. The 5 members at large became 3 members at large and we combined the positions of Secretary and Treasurer (manpower).

E-mail now drives the way we do business (machines). Our smaller Executive Committee meets twice a year (minutes) and we continue to become more electronically oriented (materials). Our web site has a “Members Only” section and each spring issue of Market Link is only on-line (money and materials). Electronic voting has become the norm and the ability to communicate with our members though “blast e-mails” is in place. A membership directory is also available on the member only web site.

Our members continue to be honored by ADA with some of its highest honors. In 2003, Ruby Puckett, our 2002 Chair, became our 4th Copher Awardee. We look forward to even more exciting developments in the future.

Dietitians in College and University Food Service

History of DICUFS

1974-76	Dietitians working in the college and university setting established a special interest group within ADA
1976	Dietitians who are members of NACUFS establish the "Nutrition Awareness" standing committee. "Nutrition Awareness" publications are distributed to members of NACUFS.
1978-79	DICUFS is formally organized as a dietetic practice group with a Chair. The "Sharing and Caring" newsletter is published for members. Communication committee members are appointed. Dues for membership are established at $5.00.
1979	The first information table to promote the DICUFS dietetic practice group is featured at ADA AME in Las Vegas. Annual Meeting programming begins with "Commitment to Cost Management."
1982	The first formal membership survey was issued.
1983	The new member "Welcome Letter" is sent to all new members.
1985	the first membership resource directory was issued.
1986	A Long Range Planning committee is appointed to set new goals and objectives. The "Outstanding Service to DICUFS Award" is established and resented to Ruth Chesmore, Indiana University, first Chair of DICUFS. The first recipe collection of college and university quantity "signature" recipes, submitted, analyzed for nutrient content and tested by members, was published. The DICUFS recruiting pin was distributed.
1991	The lending library of educational audio cassettes was offered to the membership. Campus Favorites: Quantity Vegetarian Recipes cookbook is published.
1995	Merger with "Management in Health Care Systems." Carolyn Fagan, Sandra Procter, Arline Smith and Jill Irvin join the DPG 41 Executive Committee.

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DICUFS Chairs of the Executive Committee
78-80	Ruth Chesmore	88-89	Peggy Smith
80-81	Scott Frear	89-90	Carl Christoph
81-82	Fayrene Hamouz	90-91	Janet Maxwell Roseland
82-83	Mary Molt	91-92	Barbara Brooks
83-84	Jill Feldman	92-93	Fayrene Hamouz
84-85	Janet Maxwell	93-94	Susan Davis Allen
85-86	Jim Haynes	94-95	Carolyn Fagan
86-87	Rachel Mays		Chair-Elect: Sandra Proctor
87-88	Anne Dumper

MFNS DPG Members as Leaders MFNS DPG members are leaders in the profession. While space does not permit a listing of all the honors awarded and positions held by members, several noteworthy members and their accomplishments are spotlighted: Marjorie Hulsizer Copher Award Aimee Moore, PhD, RD Marian Spears, PhD, RD Jack Bellick, MA, RD Ruby Puckett, MA, RD, FCSI, CFE ADAF Award for Excellence in Practice: Dietetic Education Deborah Canter, PhD, RD Medallion Award Mary Ruth Bedford, PhD, RD Amelia Catakis, MBA, RD James Rose, MS, RD Ruby Puckett, MA, RD Kathleen McClusky MS, RD Jack Bellick, MA, RD James Halling, MS, RD Inez Speranza, RD Charnette Norton Judy Ford Stokes Award for Innovation in Administrative Dietetics or Food service Facility Design Peggy Smith, MS, RD Linda Hofmeister, MM, RD, FADA Jane Dunn, MS, RD Kris Schroeder, RD Jill Irvin, MA, RD, LD Mary Angela Miller, MS, RD, LD, FADA Sarabeth Kayton, MS, RD, SFNS ADAF Award for Excellence in Practice: Management Elizabeth Frakes, MS, RD James Halling, MS, RD Charnette Norton, MS, RD Mary Molt, PhD, RD Judy Ford Stokes, RD, FCSI Ruby Puckett ADA Board of Directors Dawn Treadwell, MS, MBA, RD Jack Bellick, MA, RD James Halling, MS, RD Cheryl Bittle, MS, RD

Goals of MFSN DPG:

• Unite in a national organization the ADA members who have management responsibilities in food and nutrition systems
• Provide a means of communication among members in this dietetic practice group and with other established groups
• Promote the professional and personal development of members
• Promote visibility of and career opportunities for this field of dietetic practice
• Promote applied research in the practice of dietetics

Membership Benefits

• Quarterly newsletter
• Networking opportunities
• Annual Meeting and Exhibition educational programming/special events
• Monitoring of legislative activity
• Support to state meetings
• Representation to Council of Professional Issues by officers
• Promotion of the management RD and DTR
• Educational Scholarships

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MFNS DPG Sponsored Educational Sessions
Committed to excellence in providing meaningful programming at Annual meeting, DPG 41 has sponsored exceptional educational sessions including:

• Dr. Kenneth Blanchard
  "Leadership and the One Minute Manager";
  "The Power of Ethical Management"
• Dr. Gayle Carson
  "Marketing Yourself for Upward Mobility"
• Kay Cash-Smith
  "Leadership Changemasters"
• Jack Jackson
  "Customer Service"
• Dr. Dayna Waitley
  "The Challenge of Change"
• Andrea Hunt
  "Total Quality Management"
• Sandra Murray
  "Continuous Quality Improvement: How To Do It"
• Jane Shuman
  "Navigating the Rough Waters of Change"
• Sam Depp
  "The Steel Spiked Servant"
• Dr. Josepha Campinha Bacote
  "Culture Competence in Health Care"
• Dan Holden
  "Prescription for Effective Position Descriptions in a Climate of Change"
• James W. Snyder, PhD
  “The US Food and Water Supply...A Target for Committing an Act of Bioterrorism”
• Hugh Templeman
  “Legendary Service at the Ritz-Carlton”
• John Tolsma, "Transforming the Way We Train"
• Polly Fitz & Kathy McClusky
  “Manager to leader: Can you get there?”
• Ellyn Luros-Elson, Michele Fairchild and Sharron Lent
  “The Interview Process: Finding the Right Fit to Complete Your Puzzle”

Years of Dedicated Leadership Year Chair Secretary/Treasurer No. Of Members 05-06 Pam Ferguson Nancy Bowman   1205 04-05 Monica Ceille Gary Kawula   03-04 Kathy McClusky Gary Kawula 1191 02-03 Ruby Puckett Monica Ceille 1199 01-02 Sr Carol Carne Monica Ceille   00-01 Inez Speranza Kathy McClusky   Year Chair Secretary Treasurer No. Of Members 99-00 Jill Irvin Pam Ferguson Kathy McClusky   98-99 Bridget Griffin Pam Ferguson Arline Smith   97-98 Jane Dunn Jill Irvin Arline Smith 1192 96-97 Nancy Gregory Jill Irvin Arline Smith 1374 94-96 Pamela Henry Mary Ellen Collins Arline Smith 1358 93-94 Joyce Scott Smith Mary Ellen Collins Nancy Gregory 1515 92-93 Rose Ann Sippy Patricia Engel Nancy Gregory 1775 91-92 Lissa Bauwin Patricia Engel Pamela Henry 1776 90-91 Linda Horace Mary Jane Gelpi Pamela Henry 1860 89-90 Carol Sichterman Mary Jane Gelpi Lissa Bauwin 1992 88-89 Donna Smith-Becker Mildred Burke Lissa Bauwin 2022 87-88 Susan McGinley Mildred Burke Carol Sichterman 2276 86-87 Charnette Norton Patty Lueken Carol Sichterman 2277 85-86 Mary Ruth Bedford Patty Lueken Susan McGinley 2339 84-85 Margaret Abbott Charnette Norton Susan McGinley 2430 83-84 Marie Brennan Charnette Norton Robert Parry 2787 82-83 James Halling Charlotte Mosquiera Robert Parry 3223 81-82 Dawn Treadwell Gladys Blackwood Jack Bellick 3564 80-81 Ruby Puckett Donna Becker James Halling 1859 79-80 Ruby Puckett Donna Becker James Halling 223 77-79 Elizabeth Frakes     150

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