Mary Elizabeth Purchase

Background

Purchase, Mary Elizabeth was born on February 17, 1921 in Grandville, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Ralph J. and Alice C. (Henshaw) Purchase.

Education

Bachelor, Eastern Michigan University, 1942. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1957.

Career

Teacher Utica High School, Michigan, 1942—1945. Instructor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1948—1951, associate professor, 1961—1973, professor human ecology, 1973—1986, professor emeritus, since 1986. Instructor Iowa State University, Ames, 1952—1955.

Associate professor University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1955—1961.

Achievements

• Mary Elizabeth Purchase has been listed as a noteworthy home economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Society for Testing and Materials (Merit award 1986), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Home Economics Association (leader 1984).

Interests

• Gardening, hiking.

Connections

Father:

Ralph J. Purchase

Mother:

Alice C. (Henshaw) Purchase