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EMail: dicka@umd.edu
Office: 3215 Marie Mount Hall
Mailing Address:
Nutrition & Food Science (NFSC)
0112 Skinner Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-7521
Phone: 301 474-3328
Alternate: 301 405-4347
Fax: 301 474-0624

Dr. Richard A Ahrens
Professor Emeritus
Nutrition & Food Science (NFSC)

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Nutrition. University of California at Davis. 1963.
  • B.S. in Dairy Husbandry. University of Wisconsin at Madison. 1958.

Awards and Honors:

  • Appointed Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, College Park, July 1, 1999.
  • Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Office of Undergraduate Studies, UMCP. 1996.
  • Excellence in Instruction Award, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UMCP .1993.
  • Outstanding Teacher, Center for Teaching Excellence, UMCP. 1992.
  • Fulbright Scholar, Kenya. 1987-88.
  • Invitee, Strategic Planning Workshop for the 21st Century, American Home Economics Association, Dallas, TX. 1989.
  • Invitee, White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health, Washington, D.C. 1969.

Professional Membership:

  • American College of Nutrition, Fellow
  • American Society for Nutritional Sciences
  • Society for Nutrition Education
  • Nutrition Today Society
  • New York Academy of Sciences
  • American Dietetic Association. R.D. 1975 - present.
  • Royal Society of Medicine, U.K. 1973, temporary membership.
  • American Dairy Science Association
  • American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

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