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Benjamin Thompson
First to label nutrition as a science in the late 1800’s Rumford Kitchen at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 named after Rumford Invented the first range with temperature
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lake placid conference
11 leaders gathered and decided tat home economics would be the new name of their study -
Clara Belle Drisdane Williams
First African American to graduate New Mexico State University Became a teacher to black students by day- taught their parents by night in areas of home economics 1961- New Mexico State University named a campus street after her 2005- New Mexico State University named English Building after her 1980- awarded honorary doctorate degree from New Mexico State University who apologized for treatment as a student Died 108 years of age -
a meeting in 1944
29 home economics leaders met in Chicago, IL with the idea of creating one national student organization. -
founding of FHA
future homemakers of America was officially founded at a convention in Chicago, IL -
purchasing land
The national board of directors approved the purchase of land on which the build the national headquarters and leadership center in Reston, VA -
teen times
for the first time, one copy of the teen time FCCLA's national magazine was mailed to every FCCLA member -
ceremony
the official ground breaking ceremony was held at the building site in Reston, VA -
50th anniversary
74 honorees were inducted into the FCCLA leadership hall of fame at the national leadership conference in Washington D.C. in recognition of FCCLA's 50th anniversary -
changed name
voting delegates voted in favor of the proposed name change to Family, Career and Community Leaders of America at the national leadership meeting in Boston, MA. -
teen times
the first all four color Teen Times was sent to all nationally affiliated FCCLA -
Academy
FCCLA Leadership academy was launched to provide national opportunities and recongnition to any FCCLA member seeking leadership development