Background
Hughes, Ruth Pierce was born on September 2, 1919 in Utica, New York, United States. Daughter of Gilbert Davis and Elizabeth Bertha (Bennett) Pierce.
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Ruth Pierce Hughes
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Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1941; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1969.
Career
Teacher home economics, various schools, New York, 1941-1944, 46-65; research associate, assistant, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1965-1968; division director, W. Virginia U., Morgantown, 1968-1971; professor, department head, Iowa State University, Ames, 1971-1987; distinguished professor, professor emeritus, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1980. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member administrative board 1st United Methodist Church, Ames, 1976-1995. Board directors, president Northcrest Retirement Center, Ames, 1990-1997, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association Guild, 1988-1996.
Connections
Married Walter Emerson Hughes, April 8, 1950 (divorced 1968). Children: Betty Ann, Carol Ellen. Married James Wallace Moyer, January 23, 1993.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Outstanding Svc. award American Vocational Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1985, Career Excellence award National Center Research in Vocational Education, Columbus, Ohio, 1985.Recipient Outstanding Svc. award American Vocational Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1985, Career Excellence award National Center Research in Vocational Education, Columbus, Ohio, 1985.