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W.O. Atwater
An American chemist known for his studies of human nutrition and metabolism, and is considered the father of modern nutrition research and education. -
Morrill act of 1862
The idea was sponsored by Justin Morrill a senator from Vermont. This act allowed federal lands to be set aside and used for the creation of colleges for agricultural and mechanical arts -
Land Grant University
A university that benefitted from the Morrill Act of 1862. It is an institute of higher education -
Martha Van Rennsselaer
A founding co-director of the College of Home Economics. She served as an educator and proponent of the application of knowledge to improved quality of life in the home -
Land Grant Universities in AR
- University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
- University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff
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Hatch Act 1887
The purpose of Hatch Act funding is to conduct agricultural research programs at State Agricultural Experiment Stations in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Insular Areas. -
Ellen Richards
American chemist and founder of the home economics movement in the United States. She was one of America's first female professional chemists and the first woman to be accepted by a scientific school. She is best known for pioneering the field of sanitary engineering. -
Caroline Hunt
She was appointed as the first professor of home economics at the University of Wisconsin in 1903, Caroline Hunt was forced to resign only five years later. Her attempts to create a home economics program may not have met with approval from university officials in her own time, but with the benefit of hindsight her vision for the field appears worthy of much admiration. -
AHEA Founded
The American Home Economics Association (AHEA) is one of the oldest professional societies in the United States. Founded in 1909, its purpose is to improve the quality and standards of individual and family life through education, research, cooperative programs, and public information. Founded by Ellen Richards -
Smith Lever Act
This act established a national Cooperative Extension Service which extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advances in agricultural practices and technology. -
World War I
Dietitians performed many important roles during World War I, both overseas and on the home front. During the war, 356 dietitians were recruited for Army service through the American Red Cross. -
Smith Hughes Act 1917
Provided federal aid to the states for the purpose of promoting precollegiate vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics. The provided funds were to be matched by the states to pay the salaries of agriculture, home economics, and industrial education teachers and to help states prepare teachers in these subjects -
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Founded in 1917 in Cleveland Ohio. The academy is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. -
Lulu G. Graves
An American dietitian, who was, from 1917 to 1920, the first president of the American Dietetic Association. -
First Dietetic Conference
Lenna F. Cooper, director of the training school of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan, and Lulu Graves, supervisor of dietitians at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, organized the first conference of dietitians in Cleveland, Ohio. -
Handbook of Diet Therapy first published
The first edition of The Handbook of Diet Therapy was published — used both as a college textbook and as a manual for hospital dietary departments. Today's equivalent is published online as the Nutrition Care Manual. -
Vocational Education Acts of 1963
Provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs. The funds were earmarked for occupations in demand. -
Vocational Amendment of 1968 & 1973
This act addressed the nation's social and economic problems and continued funding for students who were at risk or with disabilities. The Rehabilitation Act 1973 replaced the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, and aimed to extend and revise the authorization of grants to states for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to individuals with the most severe disabilities, -
Vocational Amendment 1976
The 1976 Amendments to the Vocational Equity Act of 1963, 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
Often referred to as the Carl D. Perkins Act or the Perkins Act, authorizes federal funds to support vocational education programs. One of the goals for the Perkins Act is to improve the access of either those who have been underserved in the past or those who have greater-than-average educational needs.
