We Need Your Vote for 2008's Diabetes Educator of the Year!

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American Diabetes Wholesale (http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com/) is pleased to announce the five finalists for our second annual Diabetes Educator of the Year (DEY) Contest! (http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com/-strse-template/decontest/Page.bok)

Our judges received hundreds of inspiring nominations, and it was a challenge, but they narrowed down the five finalists (in alphabetical order):


Linda C. Aman
RN, BS, MSN, NP-C
Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Providence Hospital, South, MI.

Janet W. Brown Crockrel
LPN, RN, CDE
Ironton City Schools, OH

Joyce Malaskovitz
PhD, RN, CDE
Diabetes Treatment Center at Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada

Suzanne Swann Laws
MS, RD, LD, CNS, FADA, BC-ADM, CDE
Consulting Nutritionist & Diabetes Educator

Laurie Terrio
RN, BS, CDE
St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH


Please take a few moments to review the finalists' biographies (in their own words), and place your vote for Diabetes Educator of the Year! (http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com/-strse-template/decontest/Page.bok) The winner receives a trip for two down to sunny South Florida for a stay at the luxurious Boca Raton Resort and Club (http://www.bocaresort.com/), and is the guest of honor at a special ceremony hosted by American Diabetes Wholesale and the contest sponsors/supporters.

Rules, information on last year's contest and more can be found there as well.

Help us give back to the health professionals who dedicate themselves everyday to the fight against the diabetes epidemic.

Thanks for your time and support!

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Hey everyone! This is the last week of voting for the five finalists for Diabetes Educator of the Year for 2008! If you have not done so, please take a few moments to visit our contest voting page (http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com/-strse-template/decontest/Page.bok), read the brief biographies and make your decision as to who should be Diabetes Educator of the Year!

Voting ends on March 20, 2009 so time is running out to help us recognize these dedicated individuals who actively battle the diabetes epidemic everyday! It's a great way to help give back to these professionals, so why not place your vote today (http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com/-strse-template/decontest/Page.bok)?

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After weeks of the votes coming in for whom should be recognized as American Diabetes Wholesale’s Diabetes Educator of the Year 2008 (http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com/-strse-template/decontest/Page.bok), the three finalists have been announced:


Suzanne Laws
Joyce Malaskovitz
Laurie Terrio
American Diabetes Wholesale (http://www.americandiabeteswholesale.com) would like to thank everyone out there who took the time to nominate a diabetes educator and vote for the final contestants, including the finalist runner-ups, Linda Aman and Janet Crockrel. It is crucial to recognize the efforts of diabetes educators all over the country, and our goal is to raise awareness of the contributions that these health professionals make as well as the positive impact they have upon the lives of their patients.

Stay tuned for the announcement of the winner at a special ceremony on May 1, 2009 in Boca Raton, Florida.

More... (http://diabeticblogs.net/adw/2009/03/31/diabetes-educator-of-the-year-finalists-announced/)