Introduction
IV
Martha Dunn-Strohecker’s
professional background includes
secondary and higher education
teaching, public management
practice, and community service
in nonprofit and religious
organizations. Martha’s extensive
career combines family and
consumer sciences, community
nutrition, and public service focused
on helping individuals and families
use their resources more effectively
and efficiently.
Martha presently serves as a
consultant in management and
diversity training. Among her
numerous honors, she received Ohio
State University’s highest award, the
Centennial Award, and also Ohio
State’s Outstanding Leadership
Recognition for services to families.
Further, she has been listed in Who’s
Who of American Women, and received
volunteer service awards from
Goodwill Industries and the American
Red Cross. Martha is presently a
faculty member in Gerontology at
North Shore Community College
where she developed the first online
course in gerontology. She also does
freelance writing, consulting work in
management, and diversity training.
Deborah Tunstall Tippett’s
background includes 12 years as a
family and consumer sciences teacher
at the middle school level and as a
teacher educator at both the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro and
at Meredith College. She is currently
a professor and Department Head of
the Human Environmental Sciences
Department at Meredith College. She
has published research and presented
workshops and courses on middle
school family and consumer sciences.
Dr. Tippett served as a national
officer of the Family and Consumer
Sciences Education Association, the
Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society,
and the U.S./International Federation
of Home Economics. She has won
such awards as honorary membership
on North Carolina’s FCCLA, the
Professional of the Year of the North
Carolina Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences, the Presidential
Award for Outstanding Service at
Meredith College, and the Excellence
in Teaching Award at Meredith
College. As a public school teacher, she
was recognized as the local, county,
and regional teacher of the year. She
is listed in Who’s Who in Education and
Who’s Who of American Women.