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Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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HESC faculty honors alumnus Frances Nutt Frances Barton Nutt of Lamar, Mo., was honored by the faculty of the School of Human Environmental Sciences at the school’s annual homecoming breakfast program Oct. 14.
Dr. Mary Warnock, director of the school, said Nutt has been the driving force behind the organization of the Carnall Hall Alumni Society and a scholarship fund drive by the society that benefits students in the Hospitality and Restaurant Management program. Carnall Hall, built in 1905, was the first women’s dormitory at the U of A. The building was condemned and faced possible demolition until developers obtained a 99-year lease from the university and restored the building as The Inn at Carnall Hall in 2003. Many Carnall Hall residents majored in home economics, which is now called human environmental sciences. “Mrs. Nutt truly embodies the spirit of giving,” Warnock said. “She inspires us all with her determination and her ability get something done when she sets her mind to it.” A plaque with a photo of Nutt and summary of her contributions will be displayed in the school, Warnock said. Nutt also organized and coordinated several Carnall Hall homecoming events and was instrumental in organizing a Carnall Hall centennial celebration. Approximately 90 members of the Carnall Hall Alumni Society have provided an endowment of nearly $75,000 for the scholarship fund to benefit students in the Hospitality and Restaurant Management Program. The Inn provides a classroom and offices for the hospitality program. Nutt is a 1950 graduate of the university with a degree in home economics. She was student president of Carnall Hall her senior year and held a number of other student leadership positions. After receiving her degree in 1950, Nutt was a home economist with the Missouri Cooperative Extension Service and with the Black River Rural Electric Cooperative. She and Hugh L. Nutt, also a 1950 UA graduate with at BS degree in agricultural education, were married in 1952. Hugh earned a master’s degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia and Frances earned an education specialist degree at Pittsburgh State University. She was employed by the Lamar school system as the first teacher in the new kindergarten program. For the next 30 years, she taught kindergarten, third grade and sixth grade. Hugh served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was an extension youth specialist serving two counties. He also conducted an area-wide drug abuse education program and is an auctioneer. Also attending the homecoming event were Frances’ sister, Sarah Barton Crosby of Charleston, Ark., and brother, Nelson Barton.
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