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W.O. Atwater
He graduated from Yale University with a Doctorate in chemistry. At Richard's request, he created the Bomb Calorimeter and authored nutrition guides. According to some, he is the "Father of Nutrition" (1844-1907) -
Wilbur Atwater
The bomb calorimeter was created by Wilbur with the assistance of E.B. Rose. The bomb made it possible to calculate the number of calories in food and contributed to the demonstration of the law of conservation of energy in humans. He also obtained a Doctorate from Yale University in 1869. -
Booker T. Washington
The importance of Booker T. Washington to vocational education is what makes him most famous. He thought that economic success and vocational training were the paths to equality. As part of the segregationist policy of the St. Louis Public Schools, the Booker T. Vocational School was the city's first vocational institution for the black community. -
Land Grant Universities in Arkansas
The primary purpose of these schools, as laid forth in the first Morrill Act, was to educate agriculture, military tactics, and the mechanic arts as well as classical studies so members of the working classes may get a liberal, practical education. -
Morrill Act of 1862
Gave land grants to states so they could pay for the construction of institutions with a focus on "agricultural and the mechanic arts." -
CF Langworthy
He researched the chemical make-up of food and created nutrition guides for his test sites. (1864-1932) -
Land Grant Universities in AR
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff -
Benjamin Thompson
He contributed significantly to the Rumford Kitchen, which was named after Rumford, during the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, and created the first range with temperature controls (1753-1814) -
Rumford Kitchen
Chicago World's Fair Department of hygiene and sanitation exhibit. An outgrowth of the work in the application of the principles of chemistry to the science of cooking. -
Ellen S. Richards
She sold wholesome meals at the 1894 Chicago World's Fair while scientifically preparing food for the event. furthermore has expertise in FACS and water pollution. (1842-1911) -
Martha Rensselaer
1900 saw the creation of cooperative extension service programs at Cornell University in New York, and she rose to the position of AAFCS president. (1864-1932) -
Headquarters for Family and Consumer Sciences
One of the leading figures in consumer sciences, Ellen Richards, formed this particular organization. This organization was founded with the intention of elevating the field by encouraging leadership, service, and research to strengthen communities, families, and individuals. -
Smith Lever Act 1914
Expanding outreach initiatives through land-grant colleges to inform rural Americans about agriculture technology and practice advancements. -
Smith Hughes Act 1917
Federal funding to the states for the promotion of pre-college vocational education in the fields of agriculture, industry, and home economics. -
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
ADA/AND was founded in 1917 by 58 people who saw the need for persons educated in the science of nutrition and trained in the art of feeding people and the first President was Lulu C. Graves. -
Vocational education act 1963
Funding to states for the upkeep, development, and expansion of vocational-technical education programs. -
Vocational Amendment 1968
Addressed the country's social and economic issues and maintained assistance for disadvantaged or disabled students. -
Vocational Amendment of 1973
Prohibits discrimination based on a person's handicap in federally funded programs, programs run by federal agencies, in federal employment, and in the hiring practices of government contractors. -
Vocational Amendment 1976
States that receive federal funds for vocational education must create and implement initiatives and programs to combat discrimination, stereotypes, and gender prejudice in the field. -
Clara Drisdale Williams
She raised kids who became doctors, became an educator, and was the first African-American to graduate from the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. She received an honorary doctorate in 1980 from New Mexico State University, which expressed regret for how it had treated her when she was a student (1885-1993). -
Carl Perkins Act
Enacted to improve learner access to top-notch CTE programs of study, particularly for pupils who had previously received inadequate educational services or who had pressing educational needs. -
UCA Name change
In August 1994, UCA changed the name of the major from "Home Economics" to "Family and Consumer Sciences." -
Voted Name Change
The American Home Economics Association (AHEA) resolved to rename the field Family and Consumer Sciences in June 1994. (FACS).