Amy Jean Holmblade Knorr passed away July 24, 2023. Amy Jean was born November 28, 1916 on a farm in Rochelle, Illinois and grew up on her parent’s farm in Whitehall, Michigan. She earned her B.S. Degree from Michigan State University, her Masters in Home Economics Education from the University of Minnesota, and her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Michigan State University. She worked for the Agency for International Development and the Arizona Department of Vocational Education until 1970 when she joined the faculty of the University of Arizona in the School of Home Economics. While actively involved in many aspects of the academic program she was dedicated to her role as an educator and had significant influence on her many students as a caring and committed teacher, advisor, and mentor. Read more.