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	Katie Miner Senior Instructor Niccolls 302C 208-885-7747 Fax: 208-885-5751 kminer@uidaho.edu www.agls.uidaho.edu/food	Laurel J. Branen Professor UI Coeur d'Alene 1000 W Hubbard Ave Ste 145 Coeur d'Alene ID 83814-2276 208-292-2544 Fax: 208-292-2535 ljbranen@uidaho.edu www.agls.uidaho.edu/ljbranen	SeAnne Safaii Assistant Professor UI Coeur d'Alene 1000 W Hubbard Ave Ste 145 Coeur d'Alene ID 83814-2276 208-292-2511 Fax: 208-292-2535 sjsafaii@uidaho.edu www.agls.uidaho.edu/sjsafaii
	The University of Idaho Coordinated Program in Dietetics is currently granted continuing accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 312/899-0040 ext 5400.