Former Nutrition and Dietetics Associate Professor Awarded Seton Hill Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award
Seton Hill University recognized 10 outstanding alumni for their individual achievements, contributions to their industry or profession, service to their community and loyalty to the University at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony on June 6. The award ceremony was a key event of Alumni Weekend celebrations.
Janice Germy Sandrick, class of 1976, is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award.
Sandrick not only began her career studying dietetics at Seton Hill, she spent nearly four decades shaping the student experience for Setonians in the nutrition and dietetics program.
After graduating, Sandrick completed her dietetic internship at Mount Sinai Hospital and earned her master’s degree in nutrition from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Sandrick then came back to western Pennsylvania, working as a clinical dietitian at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh while beginning her doctoral studies.
She returned to Seton Hill in 1980 as a faculty member. Sandrick rose to the rank of associate professor in addition to serving as the program director for the Coordinated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics from 1986 until her retirement in 2018, receiving recognition as the University’s Professor of the Year during her tenure.
Sandrick also served as sub award principal investigator in the SHU Personal Empowerment Program, a $1.5 million multi-year cooperative research project with the Integrative Cardiac Health Project at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Sandrick, who also has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Pittsburgh, was involved in professional associations and published research in her field. She earned the PA Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award and the Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award from the American Dietetic Association, where she was active as a program reviewer.
Janice Germy Sandrick, class of 1976, is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award.
Sandrick not only began her career studying dietetics at Seton Hill, she spent nearly four decades shaping the student experience for Setonians in the nutrition and dietetics program.
After graduating, Sandrick completed her dietetic internship at Mount Sinai Hospital and earned her master’s degree in nutrition from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Sandrick then came back to western Pennsylvania, working as a clinical dietitian at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh while beginning her doctoral studies.
She returned to Seton Hill in 1980 as a faculty member. Sandrick rose to the rank of associate professor in addition to serving as the program director for the Coordinated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics from 1986 until her retirement in 2018, receiving recognition as the University’s Professor of the Year during her tenure.
Sandrick also served as sub award principal investigator in the SHU Personal Empowerment Program, a $1.5 million multi-year cooperative research project with the Integrative Cardiac Health Project at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Sandrick, who also has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Pittsburgh, was involved in professional associations and published research in her field. She earned the PA Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award and the Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award from the American Dietetic Association, where she was active as a program reviewer.