It is with pride and reverence that we remember our deceased AFDA members. They served our country, the military services, and the medical mission with great professionalism and dedication. We honor them here as leaders who laid the foundation for today's medical nutrition programs.
Dietitians with "*" transferred from USA to AFMS 1 July 1949 as one of the first Air Force dietitians
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Date Served | Deceased | |
Lt Col Mary E. Murphy | 1951 - 1971 | 1990 |
Lt Col Moxie Goll (USA Ret) | 1932 - 1957 | 1992 |
Lt Col Miriam Fortune | 1959 - 1987 | 1995 |
Capt Lilly Haddad Ulitt | 1964 - 1968 | 1996 |
Maj Melba Russell | 1970 - 1990 | 1997 |
Lt Col Bonnie Stewart Hurst | 1962 - 1982 | 1999 |
* Col Kathleen Creech Schultz | 1943 - 1965 | 1999 |
* Lt Col Mary Horak Burns | 1944 - 1964 | 2000 |
Lt Col Dorothy Friedlander | 1943 - 1945 | |
1951 - 1954 | ||
1957 - 1973 | 2000 | |
* Lt Col Mary Lou Yancey | 1943 - 1963 | 2000 |
Maj Juanita Hysen Van Dorn | 1953 - 1970 | 2001 |
Capt Ellen Peterson | 1972 - 1978 | 2004 |
Col Marilyn Walker | 1966 - 1995 | 2004 |
Maj James D. Evans | 1966 - 1995 | 2005 |
Col Carolyn E. Bobo | 1954 - 1979 | 2007 |
Lt Col Lucille Patterson | 1960 - 1984 | 2007 |
Lt Col Barbara Whaley | 1963 - 1983 | 2008 |
Col Filomena R. Manor | 1950 - 1983 | 2009 |
Lt Col May O'Hara Awe | 1960 - 1980 | 2010 |
Capt Betty Lou Johnson | 1951 - 1955 | 2011 |
Capt Donald T. Simon | 1962 - 1994 | 2011 |
Capt (Dr.) Dana Richard Spencer | 1964 - 1972 | 2013 |
* Col Virginia N. Brice | 1944 - 1974 | 2014 |
Lt Col Alice L. Cox-Mosher | 1962 - 1982 | 2015 |
Lt Col Doug MacLean | 1966 - 1986 | 2015 |
* Col Frances G. Ballentine | 1945 - 1970 | 2017 |
Lt Col Judith C. "Judi" Johnson | 1968 - 1989 | 2019 |
Lt Col Bernice M. Kaylin | 1966 - 1986 | 2022 |