A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring North carolina family and consumer sciences on the 100th anniversary of its founding.
Whereas, in 1911, Dr. I.O. Schaub encouraged Dr. Jane S. McKimmon to accept the position as the first State home demonstration agent; and
Whereas, beginning 100 years ago, Dr. Jane S. McKimmon worked to improve the quality of rural life and helped this State prevail during the Great Depression and two World Wars; and
Whereas, Home Demonstration became Home Economics in 1967 and then Family and Consumer Sciences in 1995; and
Whereas, from its modest beginnings, North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences has grown into a diverse, wide‑ranging statewide organization supported by adult volunteers and led by the professional extension staff from North Carolina's two land grant universities, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University in Greensboro and North Carolina State University in Raleigh; and
Whereas, during the last century, North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences has been led by a succession of outstanding leaders, including Dr. Jane S. McKimmon, Ruth Current, Dr. Eloise Cofer, Dr. Martha Johnson, Dr. Marilyn Corbin, Dr. Judy Mock, Dr. Sandy Zaslow, and Dr. Marshall Stewart at North Carolina State University; and Dr. Thelma Feaster and Dr. Claudette Smith at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; and
Whereas, North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences is organized and active in all of North Carolina's 100 counties and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation; and
Whereas, North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences views the family, in all its diverse forms, as the cornerstone of a healthy society, and provides research‑based programming to support families; and
Whereas, North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences will be celebrating its centennial anniversary on May 25, 2011, and throughout the remainder of 2011; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
SECTION 1.  The Senate honors the life and memory of Dr. Jane S. McKimmon, whose steadfast dedication and far‑reaching vision established the foundation upon which today's North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences is built.
SECTION 2.  The Senate congratulates North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences on the attainment of its centennial anniversary and thanks all North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences agents and specialists, past and present, for their outstanding contribution to the improvement of quality of life for families of our State.
SECTION 3.  The Principal Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to Chancellor W. Randolph Woodson and to the Director and Associate Director of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at North Carolina State University.
SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.