Rachel Johnson, UVM professor emerita of nutrition and food science and a renowned expert on national nutrition policy, has been elected a Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences (VAAS) in recognition of her leadership in the field of nutrition and public health, and her advocacy as a member of numerous national boards and committees on public health issues. 

Johnson served as the dean of CALS from 2003 to 2008, UVM Associate Provost from 2009 to 2011 and was the inaugural recipient of the Robert L. Bickford, Jr. Green and Gold Professorship.

VAAS annually recognizes a selection of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, humanities, sciences, or education in Vermont, or whose work in these fields has made a significant impact in Vermont. VAAS Fellows have accrued significant and longstanding accomplishments and are considered to be exemplary within their professions. 

Johnson is one of four new VAAS Fellows who will be honored at a luncheon at the Windjammer Restaurant in South Burlington on Saturday, September 22, 2018.  More information is available at VAAS.us, or by contacting Jeffrey D. Marshall, Director of Special Collections for UVM Libraries, at jeffrey.marshall@uvm.edu.