2007 Affordable Housing Champion
Anne Sweaney (Professor and Department Head, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been named the 2007 Affordable Housing Champion of the Year by the Georgia State Trade Association of Nonprofit Developers..
Family Impact Seminar Examines Childhood Obesity in Georgia
Rick Lewis (Professor, Foods and Nutrition) was among the experts addressing Georgia senators and representatives at the 2008 Family Impact Seminar, held during the 2008 session of the Georgia General Assembly. The seminar focused on the ongoing issue of childhood overweight and obesity in the state and programs developed by other states to address this increasing problem. The seminar was co-sponsored by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the House Committee on Children and Youth. Other speakers included Rodney Lyn of the Institute of Public Health at Georgia State University and Joe Thompson, director of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and state surgeon general.
Project Identify and Recognize Searches for Those In Military
Project Identify and Recognize, initiated by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and the International Federation for Home Economics, honors current and former members of the Armed Forces who have degrees in home economics, family and consumer sciences, or related areas.
“The goal is to identify professionals and give them the recognition which they rightly deserve,” according to Janett Gibbs, the program’s director. Currently, more than 185 women and men have been recognized by the program. The honorees are from 40 states and represent all branches of the military service.
To register for Project Identify and Recognize, contact Janett Gibbs by phone at 706-546-6372 or jangibbs@ix.netcom.com. Personal data forms will be sent and can be filled out by those wishing to be recognized or, in the case of the elderly or deceased, by family members.
From Billy Beer to Redneck Power
José Blanco (Assistant Professor, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors), director of the FACS Historic Costume Collection, is consulting with the Plains Better Hometown Association and the Carter family in the future opening of the Billy Carter Service Station Museum in Plains.
Billy Carter, brother of the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter, became well known during his brother’s presidential campaign. During Jimmy Carter’s tenure in the White House, Billy appeared on several television shows, including “Hee Haw,” and endorsed products including Billy Beer and the “Redneck Power Pickup.”
Several items from Carter’s wardrobe, as well as other memorabilia, have been under the department’s custody for processing and preparation for future display at the museum. The family agreed to allow the department to show a sampling of the items for a short period in the new Barrow Hall gallery.
Titled, “The Other Man from Plains: Billy Carter’s Wardrobe Revealed,” the display included everyday clothing worn by Carter, such as cowboy boots, shirts and hats, as well as iconic “redneck power” T-shirts. Also on display were items revealing his celebrity years such as colorful “Hee Haw Show” overalls, a NASCAR racing jacket, and a Billy Beer shirt.
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