September 14, 2006
September 14, 2006

College of ACES Dean Robert Easter welcomes a standing-room-only crowd to Doris Kelley Christopher Hall.

Cutting the ribbons are, from left: Professor Laurie Kramer, Director of the Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program; College of ACES Dean Robert Easter; Jay Christopher; Doris Christopher, Founder and Chairman, The Pampered Chef; UIUC Chancellor Richard Herman; University of Illinois Trustee Dr. Kenneth Schmitt; University of Illinois President B. Joseph White; University of Illinois Foundation President Dr. Sidney Micek.

style="clear:left;"Doris Christopher reminisces with retired Professor of Home Management, Virginia Guthrie.

Doris Christopher meets UI Extension Program Coordinator Geraldine Peeples in the kitchen of the Family Resiliency Research Home, a facility where family interaction can be studied in a simulated home environment.

Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program representatives Diane Marlin, left, and Dr. Laurie Kramer join Sandy Stevenson of Booth Hansen Architects, Chicago in the dining area of the Family Resiliency Research Home.