Outstanding Director of the Year Award
The 2012 Missouri Outstanding Director of the Year is Candy Gruenewald from Fox School District. Congratulations Candy!!
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) sponsors the Outstanding Director of the Year Award. This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of school nutrition directors who manage effective programs that provide healthful, appetizing and nutritious meals to students.
Background
School nutrition directors are responsible for all aspects of foodservice operations, including budgeting, staffing, training, marketing, as well as championing the benefits of these programs to students, the education community, and the public. SNA has established award programs to recognize the contributions of managers and front-line school foodservice workers who prepare and serve meals to students. This award recognizes the valuable contributions of school nutrition directors who ensure the success of foodservice programs.
Who is Eligible
This award is intended to recognize school nutrition directors at the district level. The person’s supervisor, staff or peers may submit nominations. Self-nominations will not be accepted. A director may be nominated if he or she meets the following criteria:
- Director of school nutrition for at least ten years.
- Member of SNA and their state association for the past five years
(District Director or Major City Director Sections):
- Served in at least one position on the state or national executive board or on an SNA national committee or state committee.
- Involved in their community by sharing their foodservice and nutrition knowledge and expertise.
- SNA Certified. Credentialed as a School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) is preferred.
Nomination Criteria
The nomination should be based on how well the nominee meets the following areas:
- Program Enhancement (i.e. manage staff well).
- Staff Development (i.e., leading, training, and motivating staff).
- School Involvement (i.e., promoting school foodservice programs).
- Association Involvement/Promotion (i.e., promoting the value of SNA/state association membership).
- Community Involvement (i.e., sharing foodservice and nutrition knowledge/expertise with community organizations.
- A second nomination is allowed unless the previous nomination resulted in being named the National Outstanding Director of the Year.
The nomination must be written in third person so that nominee’s name does not appear throughout the entry and only on first page of form. This will allow the judges to be as objective as possible. All award entries are confidential and not to be shared.
Download the Outstanding Director of the Year Application.