Mission The purpose of the Society shall be to stimulate the interest of all graduates and former students of Ball State University who were enrolled in Home Economics or Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) courses, majored or minored in any field of Apparel Design, Dietetics, Dietetics Technology, Education, Extension, Child Care and Family Services, Fashion Merchandising, Food Management, Interior Design or Housing, or have been or are actively engaged in the field of FCS, so that the Society may be able to further the educational, professional, and social interests of the FCS Department and the alumni, individually and collectively by:
- Developing a wider acquaintance and fellowship between the members of the Society who are working in the field and the faculty of the FCS Department.
- Providing a clearing house for the presentation of problems pertaining to education and requests for services to the mutual benefit of the alumni and the FCS Department.
- Taking joint action when and where needed for the further improvement of the status of the profession, professional offerings and services of the FCS Department.
- Encouraging a greater devotion and respect for the high standards which the FCS Department has established for itself and working toward a more universal recognition of the importance of the FCS alumni in the culture of this country.
We encourage all of our alumni to keep in touch with us by filling out an online contact information form.
Board of Governors
- Timothy Hill, '00 MA '02, President
- Barbara Norrick, '77, Vice President
- Jackie Johnston, '64 MA '67, Alumni Council Representative
- Jeanine LeMaster, '92, Past President
- Angela Abbott, '97 MA '98
- Amy Grasso, '90
- Bonnie Johnston, '72 MA '77
- Jama Kirby-Montgomery, '50 MA '60
- Marla Kurtz, Faculty Representative
- Laura Mickler, '06 MA '08
- Eric Sorg '04
- Alice Spangler, Department Chairperson
- Sharon Stephen, '63 MA '70, Secretary
- Sandra Wimmer, '62 MA '67
- Linda Wallace, '62 0000
Alumni Association Contacts
Activities
- Career Development Day
- Spring Alumni Awards Day (biennial)
- Homecoming
Awards
- Award of Merit
- Award of Achievement
- Award of Distinction
- Friend of FCS Award
- FCS Hall of Fame Award
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