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Ellen Richards
one of America's first female professional chemists and the first woman to be accepted by a scientific school. She is credited for making important contributions to the understanding of environmental systems. -
Justin Smith Morrill
He was a representative and a senator from Vermont, most widely remembered today for the Morrill land grant acts that established federal funding for establishing many of the U.S. public colleges and universities. -
Morrill Act of 1862
The Morrill Act provided each state with 30,000 acres of federal land for each member in the congressional delegation. Signed into law by president Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. -
Land Grant University
Land Grant University was institution that has been designated by it's state legislature or congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862, 1890, and 1994. -
What are the Land Grant Universities in AR
University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas Pine Bluff -
Martha Rensselaer
She was founding co-director of the college of home economics, which led to the establishment of the New York state college of human ecology in Ithaca, Rensselaer served as an educator and proponent of the application of knowledge to improve quality of life in the home. -
Caroline Hunt
She was appointed as the first professor of home economics at the University of Wisconsin in 1903, Hunt believed that home economics ought to provide a general and interdisciplinary education. -
Wilbur Olin Atwater
He was an american chemist known for his studies of human nutrition and metabolism, He is credited with developing the Atwater system, laying groundwork in the 19th century for the science of nutrition in the U.S. and modern Olympic nutrition. -
Rumford Kitchen & Chicago's Worlds fair
In the department of hygiene and sanitation was the exhibit known as "The Rumford Kitchen", an outgrowth of the work in the application of the principles of chemistry to the science of cooking. The intention of the exhibit was to illustrate the present state of knowledge in regard to the composition of materials for human food, the means of making these materials most available for nutrition, and the quantity of each necessary for a working ration. -
Smith Lever Act of 1914
Established a national cooperative extension service that extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advance in agricultural practices and technology. -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
U.S. legislation adopted in 1917, that provided federal aid to the states for purpose of promoting vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics. -
AND History & Founders
The academy was conceptualized as the American Dietetic Association at a meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1917, ultimately leading to it's formal incorporation and first central office in Chicago. The academy's founders were a visionary group of women led by Lenna F. Cooper and the organization's first president, Lulu C. Graves - dedicated to the helping the government consent food and improve the public's health and nutrition during World War I. -
Cornell University FACS Archives
The archives collects and preserves records of historical, legal, and fiscal administrative value to Cornell University. The archives provides consulting on records retention and management issues for transfer of materials, as well as providing archival supplies as necessary. -
Vocational Education Acts of 1963
This act was implemented by one of America's most prominent presidents, John F. Kennedy, who had set up an advisory board for the evaluation of and make recommendations about existing vocational education programs in America. -
Vocational Amendment of 1968 & 1973
This amendment extend the work of the 1963 amendments, but the emphasis has changed from occupations to people. National and state advisory councils are required. -
Vocational Amendment of 1976
This amendment required states receiving federal funding for vocational education to develop and carry out activities and programs to eliminate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in vocational education. -
Carl Perkins Act
Act of 2006 that went into law on August 12, 2006. The new act will provide an increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, strengthen the connections between secondary and post secondary education and improve state and local accountability. -
FACS Brand
Where family consumer sciences organizations would develop messages to clearly communicate the value of the family and consumer sciences field, as well as an icon that would convey the essence of the field. In 2018 the family and consumer sciences brand was expanded to include the related titles of human ecology, human services, health and human sciences and home economics. -
FACS Day
AAFCS honors founder Ellen Swanlow Richards by celebrating FCS day on her birthday. Through the FCS day initiative, AAFCS provides information, tools, and research on the benefits of families preparing and eating healthy meals together. -
FCS Fit
FCS Fit is an AAFCS signiture initiative focused on setting small, realistic goals and delivering resources and community support to our membership and our supporters as they "model the mission" of AAFCS, and make informed decisions about their own well-being, relationships, and resources with the goal of achieving an optimal quality of life.
