New
Hampshire Resident Receives the American Association of Diabetes Educators
2002 Educator of the Year Award
CHICAGO,
September 16, 2002- The American
Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) announces the selection of Mary Jo
Dudley, RN, BSN, CDE for its 2002 Educator of the Year Award.Ms. Dudley received the award last month at AADE’s 29th
Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. She is a diabetes program coordinator at
Lamprey Health Care and the Community Health Access Network in Newmarket, NH.
The award, sponsored by LifeScan, Inc., recognizes individual diabetes
educators who have made special contributions to the field through dedication,
innovation and sensitivity in patient care.
Dudley
was singled out for her contributions to both AADE and the specialty of
diabetes education and care. “Mary Jo was chosen for her long-standing
commitment to the advancement of diabetes education, innovative ideas and
educational tools that have benefited diabetes education and care on the
local, state and national level,” said AADE Awards Committee Chair Donna
Young.
In
addition to her service in diabetes education and care, she helped create the
Lamprey Health Care Diabetes Program funded through a U. S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention grant.Dudley
served nine years as the program coordinator of“Many Hats of Diabetes, ” a group diabetes education class, and was
also the coordinator of the Seacoast Diabetes Institute, an educational
resource for people with diabetes and their families. She co-founded a day
camp for children ages 5-9 with diabetes and has also participated in the
25-mile Tour de Cure in New Hampshire to help raise funds for diabetes
research. Dudley is the incoming chair of the Pregnancy and Reproductive
Specialty Practice Group.
The
American Association of Diabetes Educators is a multidisciplinary organization
of more than 10,000 health care professionals dedicated to promoting the role
of the diabetes educator and improving the quality of diabetes education and
care.
