Applications are now open! Submit your application by August 19.
The Distinguished Nutrition Support International Service Award recognizes an international ASPEN member who has been in the profession for a minimum of ten years and has made substantial, exceptional leadership and service contributions to ASPEN and the nutrition support field over a sustained period of time, including activity within the last five years. These activities, regional or national, have significantly supported and enhanced the vision and mission of the Society.
- Must be a healthcare professional for a minimum of 10 years and a current member of ASPEN.
- Must reside outside of the United States.
- Must demonstrate the applicant’s activities over a sustained period of time, including activity in the past 5 years
- Leadership activities in ASPEN at the national and/or chapter levels, including committees, sections, task forces, and other activities
- Contributions to ASPEN programming (speaking, providing hands-on workshops, planning committees, etc.)
- ASPEN publications, or publications resulting from ASPEN-sponsored activities (national or chapter levels)
- Nutrition support-related volunteer activities similar to those listed above at organizations and institutions outside of ASPEN are encouraged
- Leadership and innovation in the nutrition support field is encouraged
- Past award recipients, current section leaders, current chairs of committees with section oversight, current members of the Membership & Engagement Committee, and current ASPEN Board of Directors members are ineligible.
2026 Distinguished Nutrition Support International Service Award Winner
Regina (Gina) Rempel, MD, FRCPC, FASPEN, is a pediatrician, educator, and nutrition support specialist at the University of Manitoba and Children’s Hospital Winnipeg. As Medical Lead of the Manitoba Home Nutrition Program, she has dedicated her career to advancing the care of children with complex medical needs while mentoring trainees, clinicians, and emerging leaders in pediatric nutrition support. Dr. Rempel is widely recognized for her contributions to education, advocacy, and interdisciplinary care, which have shaped the practice of pediatric nutrition support across Canada and beyond.
| Gina Rempel, MD, FRCPC, FASPEN | 2026 |
| Eliza Mei Perez Franc, MD, FPAFP, FPCMNP, FASPEN | 2025 |
| Claudia Patricia Maza Moscoso, Msc, RD | 2024 |
| Diana Cardenas, MD, PhD | 2023 |
| Leah Gramlich, MD, FASPEB | 2022 |
| Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia, MD, PhD, FASPEN | 2021 |
| Daren Heyland, MD, FRCPC, MSc | 2020 |
| Olle Ljungqvist, MD, PhD | 2019 |
| Kazuhiko Fukatsu, MD, PhD | 2018 |
| Stanislaw Klek, MD, PhD | 2017 |
| Nicolas Velasco, MD | 2016 |
| Sonia Echeverri, MS, RN | 2015 |
| Gil Hardy, PhD | 2014 |
| Gertrudis Adrianza de Baptista, LDN, RD | 2013 |