Margaret Crowle This is Me

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1. 1. Home Economists in the Community - ASHE Homefamily.net

   www.homefamily.net/index.php/c - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/17/2000   Last Visited: 1/12/2008

   In celebration of the 1999 anniversary of Person's Day on October 18, Margaret Crowle was inducted into the Saskatoon Women's Hall of Fame.
   
   Margaret Crowle spent her life working in, and with, the community both as a volunteer and as a professional home economist. Margaret has been an innovator and a communicator with the highest standards of leadership.
   
   Born and raised on a farm near Pense, Saskatchewan, Margaret received her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics degree (1949) and her Masters of Science, Nutrition (1951) from the University of Manitoba. In 1953 she joined the University of Saskatchewan, Extension Division as an Extension Specialist and taught courses throughout Saskatchewan on foods, nutrition and home management.
   
   Margaret married Leigh Crowle and they had three children.
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   Margaret worked as a freelance home economist and continued giving workshops and food demonstrations, as well as supervising 4-H homecraft clubs and authoring a cookbook.
   
   In 1974 Margaret returned to full time employment at the College of Home Economics, University of Saskatchewan and was Dean from 1988 - 1990. She developed courses in family and consumer studies, developed teaching modules for Seniors Teaching Seniors and worked to promote home economists as valued professionals. In 1979 she established the Family Money Management Counselling Service in a store front office.
   
   Margaret has also worked tirelessly as a volunteer for the provincial branch of the Consumers' Association of Canada, the Canadian Home Economics Association, the Association of Saskatchewan Home Economists, served on the board of the Postal Service Customer Council of Canada Post and the Canadian Standards Association.
   
   One of Margaret's other interests was music and she earned her ACTM Piano Performers from the University of Toronto. She taught music for many years, served as President, Saskatoon Registered Music Teachers Association and as a board member of the Saskatoon Music Festival.
   
   Since her retirement Margaret has become a passionate golfer, and is currently President of Greenbrye Ladies Golf.
   
   Throughout her career, Margaret has demonstrated her knowledge of issues, her sense of fairness and her strong belief in the need for improved consumer education and information.

2. 2. Natural Gas Competition in Saskatchewan - ASHE Homefamily.net

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   Published on: 2/7/2006   Last Visited: 1/12/2008

   By Margaret Crowle, Home Economist