Family education legacy faculty:
Amy Jean Holmblade Knorr
Amy
Jean Holmblade joined the University of Minnesota as an associate
professor of home economics education in 1956, was promoted
to full professor in 1962, and remained at the University until
her marriage in 1964 to Dr. Philip N. Knorr. She continued her
career as a professor of home economics on the faculty of the
University of Arizona from 1970 until her retirement in 1983.
She also worked as a consultant in home economics to universities
in Nigeria, Brazil, and Mexico. She was named
the 1992 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the
American Home Economics Association and Honorary Alumna of the
University of Arizona in 1993.
Holmblade Knorr's interest in curriculum theory and development spanned her career. She went on to work as a curriculum development consultant and continued to teach curriculum theory even after her retirement. Other research and writing focused on reasoning and acting on practical problems of home and family. Holmblade Knorr was named one of 100 Distinguished Alumni of the College of Education and Human Development during the college's centennial celebration in 2006.
The Amy Jean Holmblade Knorr Graduate Assistantship in Family Education was established at the University of Minnesota in 1997 and has supported graduate students since 2000.
