Edna Lucy SKINNER

Father: Jarvis Henry SKINNER
Mother: Annette HACKLEY 

                                            _Henry SKINNER _
                         _William SKINNER _|
                        |                  |_Deborah INMAN _
 _Jarvis Henry SKINNER _|
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|                       |_Hannah TABOR ____|
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|--Edna Lucy SKINNER 
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|_Annette HACKLEY ______|
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!E94.0725.33 SKU 11(5):92 Skinner, Mary Edna Lucy Skinner biog 404 Windsor Ln, Kalamazoo, MI 49002: Miss Skinner was born in Cooper, Michigan, on September 11, 1878. The daughter of Jarvis Henry Skinner and Annette Hackley Skinner. She graduated from the Kalamazoo High School in 1897 and Michigan State Normal College. She received a B.S. and M.A. degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, and held an honorary degree from her Alma Mater. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, The Mortar Board and other honorary organizations. She had held offices in the Massachusetts Home Economics Association, the American Association of University Women, the National Association of Dean of Women and was a co-author of a widely used book in Home Economics. Miss Skinner taught at Teachers College, Columbia University, and at the University of California. She was head of the department of household science at James Milikan University, Decatur, Illinois, before being called to the University of Massachusetts in 1919, then known as the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Here she organized the department of home economics, which she headed for nearly 30 years, acting also as dean of women. Miss Skinner engendered a spirit of fellowship and cooperation never said today. Through her unselfish endeavors, she overcame any existing prejudice against co-education on the campus. At the time of her retirement in 1946, she had seen the original department of home economics grow into one of the university schools, which she served as dean. In 1949, the beautiful and modern building of the School of Home Economics was built and the name of Edna L. Skinner Hall was given to it in recognition of her achievements. As a citizen of Amherst, Massachusetts, Miss Skinner was held in the highest esteem and affection, being a member of the First Congregational Church, the Amherst Womanıs Club, the League of Women Voters, and the Travelers Club. Miss Skinner was much interested in foreign relations and many foreign students at the University of Massachusetts have enjoyed her hospitality and have lived in her home. Educators at the university spoke very highly of her, stating that she was one of the universityıs most distinguished pioneers in higher education for women. Miss Skinner passed away on July 11, 1958, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, after having been stricken with a heart attack while at her summer cottage at Gun Lake. Services were held on July 14, 1958, at Truesdale Chapel in Kalamazoo with the Rev. John Maters officiating. Burial was at the Skinner family plot at the West Cooper Cemetery in Cooper, Michigan, Miss Skinnerıs birthplace. Sources: The Boston Globe Newspaper, Saturday, July 12, 1958. The Kalamazoo Gazette Newspaper, Saturday, July 12, 1958. Vital Records of the Kalamazoo County Clerk obtained in the Family History Center at Kalamazoo Public Library. Family Records and photographs.

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