Significant Contributors

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    James Lind

    discovered the use of citrus fruit as a cure for scurvy when he conducted an early clinical trial. He went to the University of Edinburgh
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    Ellen Richards

    A founder of home economics, She highlighted public health issues, like hygiene and lunch in schools, and household issues, like arsenic content in wallpaper and fabric. She graduated from Westford Academy.
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    Eli Weaver

    Eli Weaver organized committees to help students plan their careers.
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    James Cattell

    psychology to the fields of education, business, industry, and advertising.
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    Anna Y. Reed

    She did a study of 1800 juvenile cases brought before the King County Juvenile Court and deduced that school failure was a significant contributor to juvenile delinquency.
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    E.G Williamson

    He served as an Assistant in Counseling.
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    Carl Pfeiffer

    He was Chair of the Pharmacology Department at Emory University
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    Doris Calloway

    American nutritionist noted for her studies and role in public health, and food preservation and safety.