With respect and gratitude, we honor the memory of our departed colleagues from the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences.
These individuals helped to shape our department through their dedication to scholarship, research, education, and service.
Each made lasting impacts on their areas of work, shared invaluable wisdom, and forged personal connections that will not be forgotten.
Their contributions extend far beyond academic achievements; they mentored generations of students, advanced crucial research that
improved human health, and fostered a community of excellence within our walls and throughout the University of Nebraska.
Their legacies live on in our ongoing mission and in the countless lives they touched as educators and colleagues.

Jean Ann Fischer
9/11/1968 - 2/12/2025
Human Sciences Program Leader, Extension Educator, and Nutrition Education Program Director
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Anna Mae Brenner
7/9/1922 - 8/16/1998
Extension Food Service Management Specialist

Hazel M. Fox
7/2/1922 - 9/8/1989
Professor, Director of the School of Home Economics, and Chair of the Department of Food and Nutrition
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