Sylvia Elam and Paul McElwain

Authors

Sylvia Elam
Paul McElwain
Institute of Child Nutrition

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Description

Sylvia Elam’s involvement with the child nutrition profession goes back over thirty years. She is a native Kentuckian and holds an undergraduate degree in Home Economics from Morehead State University, with graduate work in Education. As a home economist she has worked in business and also taught at the secondary level. In the early 1970s she began work for the Kentucky Department of Education as a consultant in child nutrition. Since that time she has held various positions within the department from consultant all the way up to Assistant Director of Nutrition Services. She is now retired.

Paul McElwain has been involved with the child nutrition profession for over 20 years. He too is a native Kentuckian and holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Morehead State University and also a law degree from Northern Kentucky University. He has held various positions within the Kentucky Department of Education and has been the Director of Nutrition Services since 1987. He served on ASFSA’s Public Policy and Legislative Committee for seven years. He is a past recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy School Hero Award.

Publication Date

12-2-2004

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Transcript

City

Frankfort, Kentucky

Keywords

Child Nutrition, School Feeding

Disciplines

Food Science | Other Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Recommended Citation

Elam, Sylvia; McElwain, Paul; and Institute of Child Nutrition, "Sylvia Elam and Paul McElwain" (2004). Oral History Project (all interviews). 145.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/icn_ohistories/145

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