Mary Ethel Creswell
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Mary Ethel Creswell was the first female to receive an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia
(UGA) in Athens
, Georgia
.
In 1918, Creswell was appointed the head of the newly created Division of Home Economics for the University. The following year, she received a baccalaureate degree (B.S. in home economics
) from the University.
In 1933, UGA established the College of Family and Consumer Sciences
and Creswell was named as the first dean and served in that position until her retirement in 1945. She continued to teach in the college as a professor
until 1949.
Creswell was a charter member of the Phi Kappa Phi
honor society at UGA and its first female president, and she was the first female recipient of the Georgia Alumni Award for outstanding service to the University in 1949. Creswell died in Athens on August 7, 1960. Creswell Hall, a dormitory
that houses nearly a thousand students, is named in her honor.
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
(UGA) in Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
.
In 1918, Creswell was appointed the head of the newly created Division of Home Economics for the University. The following year, she received a baccalaureate degree (B.S. in home economics
Home Economics
Home economics is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community...
) from the University.
In 1933, UGA established the College of Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences
The University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences is a college within the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States.-History:...
and Creswell was named as the first dean and served in that position until her retirement in 1945. She continued to teach in the college as a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
until 1949.
Creswell was a charter member of the Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study and to promote the "unity and democracy of education"...
honor society at UGA and its first female president, and she was the first female recipient of the Georgia Alumni Award for outstanding service to the University in 1949. Creswell died in Athens on August 7, 1960. Creswell Hall, a dormitory
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
that houses nearly a thousand students, is named in her honor.