Gibbs Receives AAFCS
Distinguished Service Award
(Alexandria, Va. - July 11, 2008) — Janett Gibbs, retired family resource management specialist, former home economist, former University of Georgia home economics instructor, and former Carson-Newman College assistant professor, was honored with the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences’ (AAFCS) most prestigious national award, the AAFCS Distinguished Service Award, at its recent 99th Annual Conference & Expo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
After working 40 years in increasingly responsible family and consumer sciences (FCS) positions, Janett Gibbs retired to her lifelong passion of using her FCS skills in international service. In the 23 years since retirement, Gibbs has personally visited and led groups of other FCS colleagues in service projects in more than 17 countries. She has worked tirelessly to raise funds and collect supplies to support FCS teaching colleagues in many of these countries. Gibbs continues as an active member of AAFCS and the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE), attending nearly every annual conference and attracting others with her infectious enthusiasm to important new applications of FCS expertise. She is a role model for lifelong learning and teaching for individuals, families and communities— worldwide.
The other AAFCS 2008 Distinguished Service Award recipients are:
C. Sue Miles, retired human development faculty and administrator, Cornell and West Virginia Universities
Lynn B. White, professor and family economics specialist emerita, Texas Cooperative Extension, The Texas A&M University
About AAFCS
Founded in 1909, AAFCS is the only national not-for-profit
501 (c)(3) organization providing leadership and support
to FCS students and professionals in multiple practice
settings. FCS professionals help individuals, families,
and communities make informed decisions about their
well-being, relationships, and resources to achieve
optimal quality of life. AAFCS’ 7,000 members are
elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educators,
researchers, and administrators; Cooperative Extension
educators; and other professionals in business and
industry, not-for-profit organizations, and government.
With national headquarters based in Alexandria, Va.,
AAFCS has 52 affiliates located across the United
States and Puerto Rico.
Interviews/Quotes
For more information or quotes, please contact Gwynn
Mason at 703-706-4600, ext. 4621, or gmason@aafcs.org.
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