Katherine B. Lyons Endowment

Established in 1986 to honor Katherine B. Lyons, the Executive Secretary of the North Carolina Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NCAFCS) from 1977 to 1987, the endowment provides a source of income to promote the objective of the NCAFCS . . . improving individual and family life across North Carolina.

Katherine retired from a career as Home Economics Consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Her untiring efforts, selfless commitment and ardent dedication exhibited her belief that “the greatest joy in life is to return more than you receive.”

In 2005, the NCAFCS Katherine B. Lyons Fund became an endowment in the North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences Foundation, an entity in the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc., at North Carolina State University.

All contributions are tax deductible and will be acknowledged with an official receipt from Family and Consumer Sciences Foundation. Honorees will be notified. Please consider a gift today to help us strengthen the families of North Carolina. They are our future. Let’s make sure they are equipped for what they face. With your help, they will be.

For more information on this endowment, and on the programs of the NCAFCS, please contact:

NCAFCS
c/o North Carolina Family and Consumer Sciences Foundation
NC State Box 7645
Raleigh, NC 27695

919.515.3944/919.515.5274 (fax)

Funds are available for the Katherine B. Lyons Grant. Look for more information on applying for the grant in December 2025