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PROJECT IDENTIFY AND
RECOGNIZE
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Are you a home economist, family and consumer sciences
educator, or dietician who has served or is currently
serving in the U.S. military? If so, Project Identify and Recognize
wants to hear from you. Project Identify and Recognize
is collecting and recording the personal data from
servicepersons to document their accomplishments and contributions
to the US Armed Forces.
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) and International Division and International Federation of Home Economics-United States (IFHE-US) initiated this project to identify those in its rank who are veterans or are currently serving in the US military. "The goal is to give these professionals the recognition which they rightly deserve," said Janett Gibbs, director of Project Identify & Recognize. The first recognition ceremony was held June 2003 at the Women in Military Service for America (WIMSA), in Washington, DC. The 108 professionals who were registered in the Project’s Database were honored. Invitations to the second Recognition Ceremony will be mailed to all service persons registered with the Project Identify and Recognize. The ceremonies will be held at the Veterans Center and Museum at the Old Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA, June 25, 2004. Veteran of the Year, Chaplain Darcy Pavich, will be guest speaker. Women, and a few men, with degrees in home economics, dietetics, and related fields of study (early childhood education, clothing and textiles, housing, and finances) serve in a wide variety of assignments. Major Marie Browner |
Kimball was trained as the Navy WAVES gunnery specialist
during WWII. After a lecture on the 50-caliber machine
gun, a captain inquired "can you cook as well as you operate
a machine gun?" Her reply was "Yes, I majored in home
economics" which is more than just cooking.
Sara C. Streensland graduated with a degree in physical education before joining the Navy. After the war she obtained a degree in Home Economics at Montana State College on the GI Bill. She became Chair of the Home Economics Department at Beirut College and later at the University of Montana. Today, Streensland continues her military connection through a WAVES group in Bellington,WA. CDR Sandra House served as Fleet Nutritionist aboard the USS MT Whitney during 1999 NATO exercise, and CAPT Kathleen D. Morrison, MSC, USN, Head, Food Management Department at the Naval Medical Center became the first female commanding officer at the Naval Medical Clinic in 1998. CDR Martha Lamb, US Navy (Ret.), was a second-generation dietician in the military. Her mother, Mary Peters Dickerson, served as an Army dietician at Ft. Benning, GA, during WWII. Any professional with a degree in home economics, dietetics, or related fields of studies who have served or are currently serving in the US military can register with the Project Identify and Recognize by completing a confidential "personal data form." Contact Janett Gibbs at 135 Meadowview Rd., Athens, GA 30606; or, email at jangibbs@ix.netcom.com; or, call 706-546-6372. |
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"Song of the WAVES” On Air |
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"The Song of the WAVES," the unofficial song of the Women’s Reserve, was
heard over the air for the first time 9 December 1942 with the Navy Band
playing the music and a group of 50 WAVES stationed in Washington
singing the words. The song was written by Midshipmen Ruth Simon and
Jane Leeds, when they were stationed at the United States Naval Reserve
Midshipmen’s School, Northampton, Mass.
At the time of the graduation of the first class of officers early in
November, it was sung by all 900 students for Rear Adm. Randall Jacobs,
Chief of Naval Personnel, and Lt. Comdr. Mildred H. McAfee, head of the
Women’s Reserve.
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Article mailed in from EN1 John L. Blair, USNR (Ret) of Lawton, OK. Mr. Blair writes articles for the "Voices of the Navy" program at the U. S. Navy Memorial in Washington, DC. The articles are placed in the "Blair Archives" there. ARMY AND NAVY JOURNAL dated December 12, 1942, Page 439 |
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