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.

Board of Governors

• Jeanine LeMaster, '92,  President
• Timothy Hill, '00MA02 Vice President
• Jackie Johnston, '64MA67, Alumni Council Representative
• Linda Wallace, '62, Past President
• Sharon Stephen, '63MA70, Secretary
• Alice Spangler, Department Chairperson
• Marla Kurtz, Faculty Representative
• Angela Abbott, '97MA98
• Trish Bowerman, '80
• Amy Bradburn, '97
• Corrine Carr, '82MS84EdD98
• Bonnie Johnston, '72MA77
• Jama Kirby-Montgomery, '50MA60
• Barbara Norrick, '77
• Joe Oliver, '78
• Sandra Wimmer, '62MA67
  

Alumni Association Contacts

• Sue Taylor, '71

Past President

• Suzie Huber, '69, President  

Annual Activities

• Career Mentoring Day
• Spring Alumni Day (biennial)