Distinguished Service Award 2009 - Jennifer Newell 

She joins a prestigious list of WADE members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and support to the chapter. The following is an excerpt from the announcement at the Spokane awards dinner:

 Our distinguished service award winner has given countless hours in her young career to the Washington Association of Diabetes Educators.  She has already served on several WADE committees but has chaired the annual meeting and public awareness committees. She always brings enthusiasm and passion to any task of WADE with which she is involved.  This year’s winner was a primary mover and shaker behind the new WADE website, which is the envy of most other chapters around the nation.  She has also been instrumental in recruiting fellow educators to join WADE.  Jennifer is a past chair of the annual conference and a past president of WADE.  Thank you for your outstanding service to our organization.

Distinguished Service Award 2008 - Brenda Montgomery

 
 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.