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Justin Smith Morrill (1810- 1898)
A Representative and a Senator from Vermont, most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Acts that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States' public colleges and universities. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party. -
Ellen H. Richards (1842-1911)
Founded AAFCS, first female graduate and professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An activist for consumer education, nutrition, child protection, and the application of scientific and management principles to the family. In 1909, she and a small group of women and men met in Lake Placid, NY, and created what became known as the American Home Economics Association. In 1994, the organization changed its name to the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. -
Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844-1907)
an American chemist known for his studies of human nutrition and metabolism, and is considered the father of modern nutrition research and education. He is credited with developing the Atwater system, which laid the groundwork for nutrition science in the United States and inspired modern Olympic nutrition. -
Morrill Act of 1862
An act that provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in "agriculture and mechanic arts." Namer for its sponsor, Vermont Congressman Justin Smith Morrill, it granted each state 30,000 acres for each of its congressional seats. -
Land Grant University
A land grant university is a US institute of higher education that was given federal land by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. Arkansas' universities are University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. -
Martha Van Rensselaer (1864-1932)
a founding co-director of the College of Home Economics, which led to the establishment of the New York State College of Human Ecology in Ithaca, New York. -
Lenna Frances Cooper (1875-1961)
An American dietitian and co-founder of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has been called “a pioneer in vegetarian nutrition and dietetics.” -
Agnes Faye Morgan (1884-1969)
Morgan was one of the earliest married female college professors in the United States. an American chemist and academic. She was the longtime chair of the home economics program at the University of California. -
Smith Lever Act of 1914
established a national Cooperative Extension Service that extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advances in agricultural practices and technology -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
formally National Vocational Education Act, US legislation, adopted in 1917, that provided federal aid to the states for the purpose of promoting precollegiate vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics -
George Reed Act of 1929
The George read act increases federal support of vocational education, and guarantees future funding. This is huge in assisting agricultural education, because it means that the program doesn't have to worry about being cut off financially. This allows a program to build on what they have in order to make the program the best it can be -
Vocational Education Acts of 1963
provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical educational programs. The funds were earmarked for occupations in demand -
Vocational Amendment of 1968
addressed the nation's social and economic problems and continued funding for students who were at risk or with disabilities. -
Vocational Amendment of 1973
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the first legislation to address the notion of equal access for individuals with disabilities through the removal of architectural, employment, and transportation barriers. It also created rights of persons with disabilities through affirmative action programs. -
Vocational Amendment of 1976
Required states receiving federal funding for vocational education to develop and carry out activities and programs to eliminate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in vocational education. -
Carl Perkins Act
The Vocational Education Act of 1984, often referred to as the Carl D. Perkins Act or the Perkins Act, authorizes federal funds to support vocational education programs. This law is particularly important, because it requires that vocational education be provided for students with disabilities. -
National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
The Association changed its name in 1995. During the business meeting of the 1995 annual session in Dallas, Texas the voting delegates approved a change to the By-Laws to change the name. The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Science (NEAFCS) name was adopted and Donna Donald was the first president under the new name and structure. -
Carl Perkins Act of 2006
a principal source of federal funding to states and discretionary grantees for the improvement of secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs across the nation. -
Farm to School
Connects schools, local growers, and the community to food and farm education experiences paired with healthy, locally grown food. -
References
https://www.neafcs.org/historical-archives
https://www.fns.usda.gov/cfs/farm-school-grant-program
https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/agnes-fay-morgan-home-economics-berkeley
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Justin_S_Morrill.htm
https://www.vndpg.org/about/academy-co-founder-lenna-frances-cooper-a-pioneer-in-vegetarian-nutrition-and-dietetics
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wilbur-Olin-Atwater
https://www.aafcs.org/advertise/about-aafcs