Mary Klicka Explained

Mary Klicka
Birth Name:Mary Victoria Richardson
Birth Date:April 30, 1921
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation:Dietitian, food technologist
Known For:Distinguished Civilian Service Award (1970)

Mary Victoria Richardson Klicka (April 30, 1921 – August 26, 2007) was a Canadian-American registered dietitian and food technologist for the United States Army. She designed MREs and provisions for astronauts in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. In 1970, she received the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from the Department of Defense.

Early life and education

Mary Victoria Richardson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the daughter of William Henry Richardson and Clara Myrtle Ferguson Richardson. Her father, a civil engineer, was from England, and her mother was born in North Dakota; the family moved to Kelso, Washington when she was a girl.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in dietetics from the University of Washington in 1944, and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago in 1947.[2] [3] [4]

Career

Klicka served an internship at Michael Reese Hospital. She was a food technologist working for the United States Army beginning in 1951.[5] She designed rations and their packaging for special contexts, including MREs[6] and food for the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo manned space missions,[7] at the Army's Food Engineering Laboratory in Natick, Massachusetts.[8] [9] In 1958, she was assigned to the United Nations to work on rations issues of the UN's Emergency Force in Gaza.[10] Her research was published in Aerospace Medicine, Military Medicine, Journal of Food Science, Life Sciences and Space Research, Cereal Science Today, School Lunch Journal,[11] and Journal of the American Dietetic Association.[12]

In 1966 Klicka was decorated for Meritorious Civilian Service. In 1968 she was decorated for Exceptional Civilian Service. In 1969 she received the Woman of Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.[13] In 1970, she received the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from the Department of Defense. She was nominated twice for the Federal Woman's Award, in 1965 and 1968. In 1996, she was inducted into the Army Soldier Systems Command Hall of Fame. She was a member of the American Dietetic Association, the National Council on Aging, and the Institute of Food Technologists.

Selected publications and reports by Klicka

Personal life

Klicka married William John Klicka in 1946, and had a son. She died in Waterbury, Connecticut in 2007, aged 86 years.

Notes and References

  1. News: Nentl. Jerolyn. September 2, 1970. Department of Defense Honors Former Kelso Woman for Ration Design Aids. 11. Longview Daily News. October 5, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  2. July 1968. Ladies' Day Ceremonies Honor 3 AMC Researchers. Army Research and Development. 30.
  3. September 1972. Women in Army Science. Army R. D. & A.. 13. 38.
  4. News: Jenkins. Don. July 20, 1999. Kelso Grad was in Charge of Coordinating Apollo 11 Menu. 1. Longview Daily News. October 5, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: October 18, 1966. Space Age Nutritionist to Tell About Astronauts' Flight Menu. 14. The Post-Standard. October 5, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: February 20, 1964. Ready-to-Eat Meal Tested by 588th. 17. Petersburg Progress Index. October 5, 2021. NewspaperArchive.com.
  7. News: July 11, 1969. Apollo 11 Astronauts Will Dine In Royal Style. 13. Findlay Republican Courier. October 5, 2021. NewspaperArchive.com.
  8. Book: Hilck, Karin. Lady Astronauts, Lady Engineers, and Naked Ladies: Women and the American Space Community during the Cold War, 1960s-1980s. July 8, 2019. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 978-3-11-062982-8. 103. en.
  9. Web site: December 1, 2009. Happy 50th Birthday to HACCP: Retrospective and Prospective. October 6, 2021. Food Safety Magazine. en.
  10. Quartermaster Food and Container Institute for the United States Armed Forces. Fall 1968. Mrs. Mary V. Klicka Presented Army's Top Civilian Award. Activities Report. 20. 160.
  11. Klicka. Mary V.. May 1970. New Foods for a New Decade: 1970-1979. School Lunch Journal. en. 24. 12–18.
  12. Klicka. M. V.. Hollender. H. A.. Lachance. P. A.. September 1, 1967. Foods for astronauts. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 51. 3. 238–245. 1878-3570. 4382431.
  13. News: October 13, 1969. Mass. Business Women to Hear Labor Dept.'s Mrs. Koontz. 33. The Boston Globe. October 5, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  14. Friedl. Karl E.. Klicka. Mary V.. King. Nancy. Marchitelli. Louis J.. Askew. Eldon W.. October 1, 1995. Effects of Reduced Fat Intake on Serum Lipids in Healthy Young Men and Women at the U.S. Military Academy. Military Medicine. 160. 10. 527–533. 10.1093/milmed/160.10.527. 7501204. 0026-4075.
  15. Morrill. Ann. Klicka. Mary V.. Sherman. Doris E.. Branagan. Margaret T.. Fossum. Ivy. July 1, 1987. Effects of Storage Time and Temperature on Nutritional Content of Fortified Fruitcake. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005210123/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA191995. live. October 5, 2021. en.
  16. Ross. Edward W.. Klicka. Mary V.. Kalick. Joan. Branagan. Margaret T.. 1987. A Time-Temperature Model for Sensory Acceptance of a Military Ration. Journal of Food Science. en. 52. 6. 1712–1717. 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1987.tb05911.x. 1750-3841.
  17. Ross. Edward W.. Klicka. Mary V.. Kalick. Joan. Branagan. Margaret E.. 1985. Acceptance of a Military Ration After 24-Month Storage. Journal of Food Science. en. 50. 1. 178–181. 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1985.tb13304.x. 1750-3841.
  18. Book: Defense Technical Information Center. DTIC ADA118316: Food for U.S. Manned Space Flight. April 1, 1982. english.
  19. Davis. Betty A.. Klicka. Mary V.. October 19, 1982. Effect of Holding Time and Temperatures on the Quality of Precooked Frozen Meals. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005210119/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA129827. live. October 5, 2021. en.
  20. Meyer. A. I.. Klicka. M. V.. September 1, 1982. Operational Rations Current and Future of the Department of Defense. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005210118/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA127795. live. October 5, 2021. en.
  21. Mason. Vera C.. Meyer. Alice I.. Klicka. Mary V.. June 1, 1982. Summary of Operational Rations. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005210121/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA131903. live. October 5, 2021. en.
  22. Kubik. Christine A.. Fossum. Ivy C.. Atwood. Bonita M.. Klicka. Mary V.. May 1, 1982. Sensory and Nutritional Evaluation of Meat Loaves with and without Granular Soy Concentrate. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005210119/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA131803. live. October 5, 2021. en.
  23. Hollender. H A. Klicka. M V. Smith. M C. January 1, 1970. Food technology problems related to space feeding. Life Sciences and Space Research. 8. 265–279. 0075-9422. 11826888.
  24. Book: Resources, Working Group on Extraterrestrial. Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Working Group on Extraterrestrial Resources: A Meeting Held at Denver, Colorado, June 17-18, 1969. 1970. Scientific and Technical Information Division, Office of Technology Utilization, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. en.
  25. Klicka. M. V.. Development of Space Foods. May 1964. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 44. 5 . 358–361. 10.1016/S0002-8223(21)19464-7 . 0002-8223. 14143893. 13343652 .

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