Jack Norris (born 1967) is an American

dietitian A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of ca ...

and

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activist. He is Executive Director of

Vegan Outreach Vegan Outreach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1993. Originally known as Animal Liberation Action (ALA), the group was founded by Matt Ball and Jack Norris in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1993. History As members of the animal rights c ...

, which he co-founded in 1993. He designed Vegan Outreach's Adopt A College program which began in 2003 and ran until March of 2020. He now oversees Vegan Outreach's 10 Weeks to Vegan and Vegan Chef Challenge programs.

Early life and education

Norris graduated from

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in 1985. He attended

Cornell College Cornell College is a private college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman. Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron ty ...

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, receiving a B.A. in Philosophy and Sociology in 1989. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from

Life University Life University is a private university focused on training chiropractors and located in Marietta, Georgia, USA. It was established in 1974 by a chiropractor, Sid E. Williams. History The university was founded in 1974 by Williams as "Life C ...

(

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) in 2000 and performed his dietetic internship at

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in 2000–2001.

Career

Norris, a

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, is a

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. He was an

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-certified personal trainer from 1994 to 1996. Norris is the author of
Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?
',
Tips for New Vegans
', and
Daily Needs
' or vegans Norris pioneered and ran Vegan Outreach's Adopt A College program which ran from 2003 to 2020. This consisted of vegan advocates handing Vegan Outreach's booklets on the reason to be vegetarian or vegan to over 21 million students at 4,677 schools. When Vegan Outreach's Adopt A College program ended in March of 2020 due to the pandemic, Norris expanded Vegan Outreach's online 10 Weeks to Vegan program. Over 1.35 million people have now signed up for the program. The program has different versions for 55 countries.

Honors and awards

Norris won ''

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'' magazine's Columnist of the Year award for 2003 and 2004. In 2005, Norris was elected to the

Animal Rights Hall of Fame The Animal Rights National Conference is an annual conference in the United States. Started in 1981 under a different name, since 2000 it has been organized by Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM). History In the 1970s, Alex Hershaft started not ...

. Norris is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book '' Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism'' (2008) by Mark Hawthorne.

Personal life

Norris married vegan chef Alex Bury on September 11, 2008, in front of a

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restaurant in

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, Canada. After the wedding, the guests were served vegan sandwiches that KFC had recently introduced to the public. Norris lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Publications

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External links

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VeganOutreach.orgVeganHealth.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, Jack 1967 births Living people American veganism activists Dietitians People from Cincinnati People from Davis, California Cornell College alumni Life University alumni Plant-based diet advocates