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Educational Background
  • Doctorate in Administration at Columbia University, NYC in 1963.
  • Master's Degree in Foods and Nutrition at WCUNC, Greensburo, North Carolina in 1945.
  • BS Degree in Home Economics from Winthrop College, South Carolina in 1940.

Professional Experiences
  • Dean of the School of Home Economics for Eastern Illinois University from 1963 to 1980. She retired from this position.
  • Head of Foods and Nutrition for the University of Nevada from 1958 to 1961, when she resigned to pursuea Doctorate.
  • Assistant Professor of Foods and Nutrition for Purdue University from 1956-1958.
  • Head of the Home Economics Department for Queen's College from 1946-1949.
  • A District Nutritionist for The Ohio Health Department from 1944-1946.
  • High School Teacher in North Carolina for six years.

Professional Honoraries
  • Kappa Delta PiM
  • Omicron Nu
  • Phi Lambda Theta
  • Kappa Omicron Phi
  • Delta Kappa Gamma
  • Phi Delta Kappa

Research and Publications
From 1960-1980 she has conducted nine projects and written thirty-seven professional journal publications.

Major Offices Held
  • A member of several policy-making committees of the American Home Economics Association.
  • The Treasurer and later President of the National Council of Administrators of Home Economics.
  • The President of the Illinois Home Economics Association.
  • And President of the Illinois Council on Family Relations and the Illinois Nutrition Committee.

Retirement Activities
She is the author of the following books:
  • Nutrition for Christians
  • Are You Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired?
  • Listening Prayer
  • Green Leaves of Barley: A Food With Real Power
  • The Spiritual Roots of Barley
  • Green Leaves of Barley: Inspiring Secrets of Nature's Miracle Rejuvenator ( an update )
  • Bless Your Children Every Day
  • Lifelong Health ( an updated Sick & Tired )
  • The Root and Fruits of Fasting
  • Some Gold Nuggets in Nutrition (Booklet)
  • Hearing God

TV Appearances
Nationally: Examples
  • CBN - Virginia Beach, VA
  • TBN - California, Arizona, Texas
  • PTL - Charlotte, North Carolina
  • LeSea - South Bend, Indiana
  • Action Sixties - Clearwater, Florida
  • Channel 22 - Houston, Texas
  • Channel 40 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • And many others
Internationally: Examples
  • Trinity Television, Winnipeg, Canada
  • Singapore
  • St. Maarten's Island
  • Costa Rica
  • Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Radio South Africa
  • And many others
Radio Program Examples
  • Southwest Radio Church - Oklahoma City, OK
  • Mr. Carrot - KFIA, Sacramento, CA
  • Dr. Shawn Benzinger - Indianapolis, IN
  • KXEG - Phoenix, AZ
  • KPHP - Portland, OR
  • KCHG - San Antonio, TX
  • WISC - Pittsburgh, PA
  • And many others

Her Worldwide Seminars and Lectures have been held in 37 nations around the world and in most states within the United States. She was also on a weekly around-the-world short-wave radio program sponsored by High Adventure Ministry, from April 1993 to March 1994.