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Morrill Act of 1862
allowed creation of land grant colleges using proceeds of federal land sales -
Land Grant Universities
institutions of higher education that receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts -
Land Grant Universities in AR
U of A, UAPB -
Rumford Kitchen
work in the application of the principles of chemistry to the science of cooking -
Caroline Hunt
Appointed as the first professor of home economics at the University of Wisconsin in 1903 -
Cooperative Extension Service
4H, agri, community development, FACS -
W.O. Atwater
published analysis of average values for food -
Ellen Richards
founded AAFCS -
Smith Lever
federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to the land-grant universities, in order to inform people about current developments in agriculture, home economics, public policy/government, leadership, 4-H, etc -
Smith Hughes
promoted vocational education in agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking -
Lenna Cooper
president of academy of nutrition and dietetics -
Martha Rensselaer
founded the college of home economics -
Vocational Education Act
provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs -
Vocational ammendment act
emphasis changed from occupations to people -
Vocational amendment act
Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity -
Vocational amendment act
Overcome sex discrimination/bias, Special appropriations for the disadvantaged, Program evaluation every five years -
Carl Perkins Vocational Act
established to increase the quality of technical education in the United States -
Carl Perkins Act
contextual learning and academic measures were made more of an emphasis, assistance for economically challenged students -
Carl Perkins Act
State and local funds have to be submitted in a state plan and local plan to the department of education -
FCS day
AAFCS provides information, tools, and research on the benefits of families preparing and eating healthy meals together