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Janet Maxwell Roseland graduated from Foods & Nutrition in the first Coordinated Program in Dietetics (CUP) class in 1977. Food service dietitian and instructor was her first position at Kansas State University. She quickly moved into administrative and managerial positions, while completing a Master’s in 1981. After moving to North Dakota in 1986 she took a position as an instructor/lecturer in Foods & Nutrition at North Dakota State University (1986-1998). During this period she held a position as the Coordinated Dietetics Program Coordinator for one year and seven years as a consultant dietitian for Dining Services. She also served as a consultant dietitian for Northarvest Bean Growers and the Turtle Mountain School District during this period.
In 1999, she moved to the U.S. Foodservice in Columbia, MD., where she held positions of Group Menu Coordinator and freelance writer, moving to department manager then corporate dietitian. Janet’s combined experiences positioned her well to assume the role of nutritionist for the Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, of the Agricultural Research Service of USDA in 2005. She currently coordinates efforts to compile, generate, validate and disseminate data on the analytical composition of dietary supplements. She is the team leader of the professional group whose charge is to initiate the dietary supplement ingredient database (DSID). The DSID will provide critical information for assessing the total intake of nutrients and other components from supplements for their impact of public health. Other areas of interest for her include the impact of dietary supplements on nutrition status and overall health. She has several publications and is called upon to present both seminars and posters of current data at national meetings.
Raised in Milan, Indiana, Janet does not remember a time when she did not aspire to attend Purdue. Her parents were career Extension educators who told their children from the time they were born that they were going to attend college! “They instilled in us a love for God and others, and a strong work ethic on the farm.” She also says, “4-H was a gateway to Purdue. All those hours spent practicing nutrition demonstrations, working at the fair building, teaching younger members to judge muffins, and persevering in sheep showmanship prepared me for college and taught me life-long skills. I feel that living in a small county offered more opportunities to take leadership roles than if we'd lived in a city.” She was very active in her years at Purdue and was the student representative on the committee that chose the name “Consumer & Family Sciences” to replace “Home Economics.”
She wants to acknowledge the influence of others in her career pathway. Sarah Cauble Johnson and the F&N faculty had great influence on her education, as well as in developing career directions. She says, "Miss Cauble"was my mentor at the Windsor Halls during the foodservice management rotation of CUP. Miss Wilson and Mrs. Abel led us through the CUP program,as our class was Purdue's first accredited CUP class."MissBennett,” Miss Wilson,and others encouraged us to be active in ADA. Mrs. Jamesen raised enthusiasm about the foods component of nutrition. Drs. Kirksey and Justice promoted lifecycle nutrition. All along the way I had fantastic mentors at Kansas State, North Dakota State, U.S. Foodservice and now at USDA. Truly, they deserve all the credit.”
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