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Ellen Richards
Ellen Richards wrote “A Treatise on Domestic Economy” which was the first FACS textbook recognized by the Department of Education. -
W.O. Atwater
Atwater was born in 1844 and was later named the "Father of Nutrition" after creating the bomb calorimeter and writing nutrition bulletins for Ellen Richards. -
Morrill Act of 1862
This act made it possible for new western states to establish colleges for their citizens. -
University of Arkansas
UofA Fayetteville and UofA Pinebluff are both land grant universities in Arkansas. These universities were supplied government land to carry out the duties of the Morrill Acts. -
Carolyn Hunt
Carolyn earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Northwestern in 1888 and later had her study over dietary histories and social and economic information published by governmental departments. -
Benjamin Thompson
In the late 1800's, Benjamin Thompson was the first to label nutrition as a science. -
Martha Rensselaer
Martha was a professor at Cornell and developed the Cooperative Extension Service Programs at Cornell. She was also one of the many Presidents of AAFCS. -
Smith-Lever Act
Created the Cooperative Extension Service including FACS. -
Smith Hughes Act
This act established FACS as part of Vocational Education. -
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The ADA, formerly American Dietetics Association, was founded in 1917 and they were dedicated to improving the health and nutrition of our nation's people. -
Vocational Education Act of 1963
This act replaced the Smith Hughes Act and expanded vocational education with much higher funding for the programs. -
Vocational Amendment of 1968
This amendment focused more on the social and economical problems of the nation by providing funding for students who were at risk or had disabilities. -
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
This act furthered resources for vocational learning even more and extended grants to states working with rehabilitation services. -
Vocational Amendment of 1976
This amendment required states that received funding for vocational education, to participate in helping with the elimination of biases, stereotypes and discrimination within vocational education. -
The First Ph.D. Program
This was the year the first Ph.D. program in Child and Family Development was approved. Lynda Walters was the first recipient of said degree in 1978. -
College of Home Economics
The School of Home Economics was renamed the College of Home Economics as the addition of a Ph.D. program warranted a more "intriguing" name. -
Clara Belle Drisdane Williams
Clara was the first African American to graduate from New Mexico State University. She was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in 1980 after being forced to sit in the hallway during lectures over 40 years prior. -
Carl Perkins Act
The Carl Perkins Act gives people the academic and technological resources they need to succeed in a high paced, competitive economy. -
American Home Economics Association
In 1994, the AHEA changed the name of the profession to Family and Consumer Sciences. -
UCA
In August of 1994, UCA followed the AHEA by updating the name of the degree to Family and Consumer Sciences.
