Distinguished family education alumni
Alumni of family education programs make a difference locally, nationally, and globally!
Jean Illsley Clarke, Ph.D.
Jean Illsley Clarke, an internationally known certified family life educator, helps parents, students, and educators with issues related to self-esteem, parenting, overindulgence, and group dynamics. She is the author of more than 80 books, articles, newsletters, and training materials on topics of parenting, self-esteem, and group dynamicsbooks including Self-Esteem: A Family Affair and How Much Is Enough. She received the Eric Berne Memorial Award in Transactional Analysis and the Education and Human Development Alumni Society’s Larry Wilson Award. She was named one of 100 Distinguished Alumni of the College of Education and Human Development during the college's centennial celebration in 2006.
Clarke frequently teaches popular courses on topics in family education, including overindulgence.
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.
Marilyn (Marty) Rossmann
Marty Rossmann was a member of the Family Education faculty for 27
years.
She was a tireless advocate for and promoter of family and
parent education and the Family and Consumer Sciences
teacher education program. She helped found Minnesota’s
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program and has
taught many of the state’s 4,000 licensed parent educators. Her
findings that children’s
participation in family chores are related to their sense of
responsibility attracted media
attention and recognition. She remains actively involved since retiring from her faculty position in
2004.
Rossmann held leadership roles in many professional organizations and organized nationally-attended Parent Education Institutes at the University. She developed family education courses, brought key community faculty into the program, and oversaw research and training grants totaling over a million dollars. She was instrumental in creating University Foundation funds that support students preparing to become family educators. She carried advocacy efforts to professional organizations, the Minnesota legislature, and national policy forums.
Rossmann has maintained relationships with Family Education alumni, with other units at the University, and with colleagues across campus and in the community. She and actively participated in the University’s Alumni Association and provided service to numerous University-wide committees and groups. Rossmann was named one of 100 Distinguished Alumni of the College of Education and Human Development during the College's centennial celebration in 2006. Recently she was featured as a professor emeritus in the spring 2009 issue of CEHD's Connect magazine in an article titled, Marty Rossmann: promoting proficient parenting.
See also
Distinguished international alumni of family education programs
