Welcome to WADE, The Washington Association of Diabetes Educators
Every year WADE honors one of it's members by awarding the Distinguished Service Award. This award honors a member of WADE who has consistently demonstrated leadership and support to the chapter. The recipient of the Distinguished Service Award is recognized at WADE Annual Conference and receives a monetary award of $250.
Purpose: To recognize a member of the Washington Association of Diabetes Educators (WADE) who has demonstrated leadership and support to the chapter.
Who can nominate: Anyone can nominate a qualified candidate including a WADE member, nonmember, or her/himself.
Candidate Eligibility criteria: Active Member of WADE, member of AADE, and three years of experience as a diabetes educator who has volunteered for WADE.
Procedure:
For email (preferred method) Download application (word document). Answer the questions (You may expand the answer area, if needed) save to your computer and send as an attachment to Pat Haldi MN, RN, CDE phaldi@comcast.net by the entry deadline, April 1, 2010.
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You may print the application PDF file or word document, fill in answers and send it to at directly to:
Pat Haldi MN, RN, CDE
23316 E Inlet Drive
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
She joins a prestigious list of WADE members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and support to the chapter.
Brenda Montgomery was the recipient of WADE’s 2008 Distinguished Service. Brenda has been an active member of WADE and a board member for over 10 years. She has held the position of President of WADE and for a number of years chaired the Professional Education and Research committees. In the years she served as Professional Ed Chair, she coordinated many informative and enjoyable continuing education opportunities and worked with our industry representatives to gain sponsorship and support. As chair of the Research Committee she applied her knowledge and vast experience in the field of diabetes research to evaluate annual applications for the WADE research grant.
Brenda has also served locally and nationally for the American Diabetes Association. This year, in addition to chairing the Research Committee, Brenda was the coordinator of booth sponsors for the WADE Annual Conference. Through her years of being on the board Brenda has demonstrated leadership and earned a reputation for being one who listens and contributes to discussions with a unifying professional attitude. She “brings a positive spirit to her every endeavor.” WADE has been fortunate to have Brenda’s participation and leadership and celebrates her many contributions.
Brenda with her daughter Maggie and husband Tom