Background
Phillips, Velma was born on October 28, 1894 in Knox County, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William T. and Sarah Dell (Maxey) Phillips.
Phillips, Velma was born on October 28, 1894 in Knox County, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William T. and Sarah Dell (Maxey) Phillips.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, 1914; AM, University of Chicago, 1915; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1927.
Instructor home economics, Lenox College, Hopkinton, Iowa., 1915-1916;
instructor home economics, Baker U., Baldwin, Kansas, 1916-1917;
home economics assistant, Horace Mann High School, New York City, 1917-1918;
director home economics, dean women, Montana State Normal College, 1918-1924;
educational advertiser, Abraham and Straus, Inc., Brooklyn, 1924-1928;
director home economics, Ohio U., Athens, 1929-1939;
dean, Washington State University College Home Economics, Pullman, 1939-1961;
professor, San Fernando State College, California, from 1961. Representative International Federation University Women, Stockholm, 1939, International CongressHome Economics, Copenhagen, 1939, White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1950. Delegate International Congress Home Economics, Stockholm, 1949.
Chairman.Wash. State Nutrition Committee, from 1941.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Women, Business and Professional Women, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Omicron Nu.