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James Lind
- Oct. 4, 1716 - July 13, 1794
- Discovered the through experimentation, the need for citrus in diet to prevent scurvy
- In doing so, he noted a lack of scurvy symptomology among the sailor that had been allotted a daily orange to eat Merrill
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Ellen Richards
- December 3, 1842 - March 30, 1911
- Her pioneering work in sanitary engineering, and experimental research in domestic science, laid a foundation for the new science of home economics
- She was the founder of the home economics movement characterized by the application of science to the home, and the first to apply chemistry to the study of nutrition.
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James Cattel
- May 25, 1860 - Jan. 20, 1944
- Contributions to Psychology
- Also during his Cambridge years, Cattell’s father helped him to secure a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught for two and a half years
- It was during this time that Cattell coined the term “mental testing” to characterize his research
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Anna Y. Reed
- 1871 - 1946
- Progressive Educator and Social Reformer
- She was born in September 1871 in Walworth, New York
- She taught for many years
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Eli Weaver
- 1884 - 1956
- contributed to Human Services because he went to a agency to collect industry data to match careers to students
- he organized groups to help students to plan their future and their careers.
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E.G. Williamson
- 1900-1979
- 10th President
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Carl Pfeiffer
- March 19, 1908 - November 18, 1988
- He made major contributions to the understanding of trace element and mineral metabolism in the schizophrenias
- made a rational division of the schizophrenias into three biochemical groups, and discussed amino acids in medicine. His contributions were of the greatest value.
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Doris Calloway
- Febuary 14, 1923 - August 31, 2001
- American nutritionist noted for her studies of human metabolism
- In public health, and food preservation and safety.
