Penelope Easton
Penelope S. Easton (February 23, 1923 – November 12, 2020)[1] was an American dietician, nutritionist, and educator. She served as the founding department chairperson and later professor emeritus of the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition in the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University.
Early life and education
Easton was born February 23, 1923,[1] and was raised in Craftsbury, Vermont. She attended the University of Vermont,[2] receiving a B.S. in 1944.[3] Easton received her master's in public health from the University of Michigan in 1948,[4] and her Ph.D. from the University of Southern Illinois.[5]
She was a commissioned officer in the United States Army, working first in San Antonio, Texas and then in Alaska where she worked as a nutritionist for native populations.[3]
Career
Easton taught at Indiana State University from 1963 to 1971. She then moved to Florida International University to initiate its dietetics program,[3] where she taught classes on the American diet.[6][7] Easton published two books in her 90s, Learning to Like Muktuk: An Unlikely Explorer in Territorial Alaska (2014),[8] and Fleeing the Depression: Finding Refuge in World War II (2017).
Easton died November 12, 2020, at age 97.[1]
Honors and awards
In 1982, Easton was named Florida's outstanding dietician for the year by the Florida Dietetic Association.[5][9]
References
- ^ a b c "Obituary for Penelope Easton". The Herald-Sun. February 26, 2022. pp. A7. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "34 Students Listed on UVM Academic Roll", Rutland Daily Herald (March 21, 1944), p. 4.
- ^ a b c Pecharich, Alexandra (March 1, 2022). "2022 Salute to Women in FIU History". Florida International University.
- ^ "Penelope Standish, Herbert Kupsinel Wed in Washington". The Burlington Free Press. December 24, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "FIU names Chicago educator as dean of new nursing school". The Miami Herald. July 11, 1982. p. 159. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Martin, Eunice (January 10, 1975). "New program to teach how people really eat". The Miami News. p. 39. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Losing weight is only half the battle". Boca Raton News. January 21, 1976. p. 19. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Reviews of Learning to Like Muktuk
- Lee, Laura; Stasio, Frank (January 30, 2015). "Learning To Like Muktuk". North Carolina Public Radio (WUNC (FM)).
- Yamin-Pasternak, Sveta; Easton, Penelope S. (2017). "Review of Learning to Like Muktuk: An Unlikely Explorer in Territorial Alaska, EastonPenelope S." Gastronomica. 17 (1): 76–77. ISSN 1529-3262.
- Parrish, Alex (2015). "Review of Learning to Like Muktuk. An Unlikely Explorer in Territorial Alaska". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 106 (2): 100–101. ISSN 0030-8803.
- ^ "Penelope Easton". The Miami Herald. July 22, 1982. p. 111. Retrieved October 17, 2025.