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THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE VARIOUS AWARD PURPOSES IN RECOGNITION OF: 1) OUTSTANDING FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN NUTRITION 2) PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL OF NUTRITION OF OUTSTANDING EXPERIMENTAL, APPLIED OR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN NUTRITION 3) AN OUTSTANDING CAREER IN MEDICAL NUTRITION EDUCATION, FOR A SINGLE OUTSTANDING PIECE OF RESEARCH EARLY IN THEIR CAREER 4) AN INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTING CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL, IN VITRO AND/OR EX VIVO RESEARCH, WHOSE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE ADVANCED THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF CULINARY HERBS AND SPICES 5) AN INVESTIGATOR FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH ON THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FOR HUMAN HEALTH 6) FOR MERITORIOUS RESEARCH IN NUTRITION USING EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS AS MODELS BY AN INVESTIGATOR WHO RECEIVED THE DOCTORAL DEGREE IN THE 10 YEARS PRECEDING THE MONTH THE AWARD IS PRESENTED 7) IN RECOGNITION OF RECENT INVESTIGATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NUTRITION 8) RECOGNITION OF SCIENTIFIC AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION, 9) OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING NUTRITION 10) AN INVESTIGATOR WHOSE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF WHOLE GRAIN, OR A CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR WHO IS PERCEIVED CURRENTLY AS A MAJOR CREATIVE FORCE, ACTIVELY GENERATING NEW CONCEPTS IN NUTRITION AND PERSONALLY SEEING TO THE EXECUTION OF STUDIES TESTING THE VALIDITY OF THESE CONCEPTS. 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PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 1 5000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - MARY SWARTZ ROSE SENIOR AWARD 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - MARY SWARTZ ROSE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - MCCORMICK SCIENCE INSTITUTE RESEARCH AWARD 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - MCNEIL NUTRITIONALS PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 1 5000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - MEAD JOHNSON AWARD 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - MILT SUNDE AWARD 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - NIH DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PRACTICUM AWARDS 38 51950 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - NORMAN KRETCHMER MEMORIAL AWARD IN NUTRITION AND DEVELOPMENT 1 1500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - NUTRIENT GENE INTERACTIONS RIS 1 400 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - NUTRITION EDUCATION 2 500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - NUTRITIONAL IMMUNOLOGY RIS 4 3000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - OSBORNE MENDEL AWARD 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - PETER J. REEDS MEMORIAL YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 1 1050 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - PFIZER PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 1 5000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD COMPETITION 6 1750 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - ROLAND WEINSIER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL/DENTAL NUTRITION EDUCATION 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - SAMUEL J. FOMON YOUNG PHYSICIAN AWARD 1 3500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - VERNON R. YOUNG INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR AMINO ACID RESEARCH 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - VITAMINS AND MINERALS RIS 1 1300 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - WRIGLEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 1 5000 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION ANNUALLY RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN NUTRITION RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE. NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE BY ANYONE, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE NOMINATING COMMITTEES AND NONMEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. NOMINATIONS FOR EACH AWARD WILL BE RETAINED FOR TWO YEARS. CANDIDATES MAY BE RE-NOMINATED. CANDIDATES FOR AWARDS NEED NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. HOWEVER, THE AWARDS ARE USUALLY GIVEN TO PROFESSIONALLY ACTIVE NUTRITION SCIENTISTS. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RECEIVED ONE ASN AWARD IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANOTHER AWARD UNLESS IT IS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOT COVERED BY THE FIRST AWARD. AWARD JURIES, COMPOSED OF ASN MEMBERS, ARE APPOINTED EACH YEAR BY THE PRESIDENT. THEIR NAMES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. THE JURIES SELECT THE AWARD WINNERS FOR THAT YEAR. IF A JURY BELIEVES THAT NO NOMINATED CANDIDATE MERITS AN AWARD, NO AWARD WILL BE GIVEN THAT YEAR. AN AWARD IS USUALLY GIVEN TO ONE PERSON, BUT A JURY MAY RECOMMEND THAT THE AWARD BE GIVEN TO TWO OR MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO COLLABORATED IN RECENT RESEARCH. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JOHN COURTNEY PHD 394729 0 39340 0 0 0 22462 0 19958 0 476489 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 BONUS TO JOHN COURTNEY OF $63,597 PAID IN 2012 (ACCRUED IN 2011) BONUS TO JOHN COURTNEY OF $39,340 PAID IN 2013 (ACCRUED IN 2012) FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ARTICLE VI. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS SECTION 1. NOMINATING COMMITTEE. A NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY. THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER, WITH THE PRESIDENT AS CHAIR, SHALL PROPOSE FIVE PAIRS OF NAMES SELECTED FROM THE MEMBERSHIP. EACH OF THE PAIRS PROPOSED SHALL BE FROM A DIFFERENT AREA OF NUTRITIONAL INTEREST. PERIODIC IDENTIFICATION, DEFINITION AND REVIEW OF THE DESIGNATED AREAS OF INTEREST ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. AFTER THE PRESIDENT HAS ASCERTAINED THAT EACH NOMINEE IS WILLING TO SERVE IF ELECTED, THE FIVE PAIRS OF NAMES SHALL BE INCLUDED ON THE BALLOT SENT TO THE MEMBERSHIP. THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL SERVE AS CHAIR. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE FOR ONE YEAR. NO MEMBER OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE FOR MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. SECTION 2. NOMINATIONS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT ANNUALLY AND FOR SECRETARY AND TREASURER-ELECT WHEN APPLICABLE. THE CHAIR OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, HAVING ASCERTAINED THAT EACH NOMINEE IS WILLING TO SERVE IF ELECTED, SHALL TRANSMIT THE COMMITTEE'S LIST OF NOMINEES TO THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE LATTER SHALL PREPARE A BALLOT LISTING THE NOMINEES AND ALSO PROVIDING SPACE FOR WRITE-IN NOMINATIONS. THE BALLOT SHALL BE SENT TO EACH REGULAR, ASSOCIATE, AND EMERITUS MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, TOGETHER WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND A DEADLINE FOR ITS RETURN. SECTION 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. THE PRESIDENT SHALL APPOINT TELLERS WHO, PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, SHALL COUNT THE BALLOTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. THE TELLERS SHALL PRESENT THE RESULTS IN WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY. A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ELECT. IN THE EVENT THAT NO ONE CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST, A SECOND BALLOT SHALL BE TAKEN BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES ON THE FIRST BALLOT. THE SECOND VOTING THUS REQUIRED SHALL BE TAKEN AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING BY THE QUALIFIED MEMBERS PRESENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE CONTROLLER OF ASN CONDUCTS AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF EACH YEAR'S FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENT TO THE IRS. EACH PAGE OF THE FORM 990/990-T IS REVIEWED FOR MATHEMATICAL ACCURACY AND ACCURACY OF CONTENT. A COPY OF THE 990 AND 990-T ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ASN MONITORS POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL CONFLICTS WITH AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE BY OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, ASN REQUIRES THE FILING OF COI DISCLOSURES OR ATTESTATIONS OF ZERO CONFLICT FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY SPEAKERS OR OTHER KEY PARTICIPANTS. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (OR PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS) DETERMINES CONFLICTS AND RESTRICTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. FOR EXAMPLE, BOARD MEMBERS WITH A DETERMINED CONFLICT ON A CERTAIN ISSUE ARE RESTRICTED FROM VOTING ON OR PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS OF RELATED MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION IS GOVERNED BY AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EO AND THE ASN EXECUTIVE BOARD. THE CONTRACT SPELLS OUT THE PROCESS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW, APPROVAL, ANNUAL INCREASE AND CRITERIA FOR RECEIVING BONUSES. AS PER THE AGREEMENT, THE ANNUAL BASE SALARY PAID TO THE EO WILL BE IN THE TOP 25% OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE-BASED INCREASE AND BONUS IN SALARY SHALL BE PAID TO THE EO BASED UPON SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING IDENTIFIED PERFORMANCE GOALS AS MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ALL OTHER REVIEW PROCESSES FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE GOVERNED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES PROVIDER. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE PROVIDED TO ASN BY THEIR HR SERVICE PROVIDER AT FASEB. AND BY DEFINITION THERE ARE NO KEY EMPLOYEES OF ASN OTHER THAN THE EO JOHN COURTNEY. THE LAST YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN FOR THE EO WAS IN DECEMBER OF 2010. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST OR BY INSPECTION AT THEIR OFFICE ADDRESS OF 9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BETHESDA, MD 20814. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E ASSOCIATE EDITOR/EB SUPPLEMENT/SYMPOSIUM REVIEW: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 159,439. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 159,439. ADDRESSING, MAILING & SHIPPING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 129,370. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,686. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 37. TOTAL EXPENSES 144,093. SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 126,826. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 126,826. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 110,988. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,988. SUPPLEMENTS/EB SYMPOSIA EDITING, COMPOSITION & PRINTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85,992. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,992. DUES PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 74,447. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,976. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,238. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,661. BANK FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 64,987. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,942. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,533. TOTAL EXPENSES 83,462. HONORARIA & STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,625. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,625. SUBSCRIPTION FULFILLMENT - FASEB: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 62,541. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 62,541. RIGHTSLINK - REPRINTS & ROYALTIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 58,209. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 58,209. EQUIP. LEASES & MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 17,819. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 33,123. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,942. SUBSCRIPTION REPRESENTATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 47,741. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,741. BOARD & OFFICERS' EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 274. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 38,510. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,784. COMMITTEE EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,563. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 19,135. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 37,698. STAFF DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,887. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 19,943. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,341. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,171. BAD DEBT EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,980. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,800. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,780. EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING/RECEPTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,255. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,255. SUSTAINING MEMBER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,624. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,624. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,726. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,726. MEDIA TRACKING & TRAINING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,500. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,858. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 602. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,460. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,961. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,584. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 145. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,690. STORAGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,240. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 715. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,955. ACCME FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,815. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,815. GRANTS & CONTRIBUTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,554. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,554. LESS: M&G AWARDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES -1,554. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES -1,554. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.