JANET ARMSTRONG (1922-1980)

Dr. Janet Armstrong was a professor in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences with a joint appointment in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the time of her death on January 1, 1980. She was a valued colleague in both departments' teaching, research and extension programs. Her professional career began in 1948 as a Cooperative Extension Agent in Vanderburg County, Indiana. She earned the Ph.D. Degree in Home Economics in 1970 while serving as a state extension specialist in consumer marketing.

While on the Purdue staff, she received both the Junior and Senior Extension Specialist Awards for outstanding service as well as the Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service to Rural People of Indiana. She served as president of the Purdue Extension Specialists Association and was a member of Epsilon Sigma Phi, the extension honorary.

A tireless foe of consumer ignorance and champion of consumer education, Dr. Armstrong's innovative and creative contributions to consumer economics were nationally acclaimed and adopted in numerous adult education programs.

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