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Jack Norris
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Ohio, United States
EducationCornell College (BA, 1988)
Life University (BSc, 2000)
Occupations
  • Activist
  • author
  • dietitian
  • Years active1993–present
    Spouse

    Alexandra Bury

    (m. 2008⁠–⁠2023)
    Websitejacknorrisrd.com

    Jack Norris (born 1967) is an American dietitian and animal rights activist who specializes in plant-based nutrition. He is Executive Director of Vegan Outreach,[1] which he co-founded in 1993. He designed Vegan Outreach's Adopt A College program which began in 2003 and ran until March 2020. He now oversees Vegan Outreach's 10 Weeks to Vegan and Vegan Chef Challenge programs.

    Early life and education[edit]

    Norris graduated from Archbishop Moeller High SchoolinCincinnati, Ohio in 1985. He attended Cornell CollegeinMount Vernon, Iowa, receiving a B.A. in Philosophy and Sociology in 1989.

    He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Life University (Marietta, Georgia) in 2000 and performed his dietetic internship at Georgia State University in 2000–2001.[1]

    Career[edit]

    Norris, a vegan, is a registered dietitian. He was an American Council on Exercise-certified personal trainer from 1994 to 1996.[1][2]

    Norris is the author of Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?, Tips for New Vegans, and Daily Needs [for 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.[3] When Vegan Outreach's Adopt A College program ended in March 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.[4] The program has different versions for 55 countries.[4]

    Honors and awards[edit]

    Norris won VegNews magazine's Columnist of the Year award for 2003 and 2004.[5]

    In 2005, Norris was elected to the Animal Rights Hall of Fame.[6]

    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[edit]

    Norris married vegan chef Alex Bury on September 11, 2008, in front of a KFC restaurant in Toronto, Canada.[7] After the wedding, the guests were served vegan sandwiches that KFC had recently introduced to the public.[8] Norris lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.

    Publications[edit]

    See also[edit]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b c "About". VeganHealth.org.
  • ^ Norris, Jack (2013-05-09). "White Blood Cells in Vegans". JackNorrisRD.com. Davis, California. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-18. I went vegan in 1988
  • ^ "Stats".
  • ^ a b "About".
  • ^ Hartglass, Caryn (2011-08-24). "Interview with Jack Norris and Virginia Messina". It’s All About Food. Forest Hills (New York City): Responsible Eating and Living. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-17. Jack won VegNews magazine's Columnist of the Year award for 2003 and 2004.
  • ^ "U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame". Animal Rights National Conference. Farm Animal Rights Movement. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  • ^ Goddard, John (2008-09-12). "Vegans walk aisle with the Colonel". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  • ^ Cellania, Miss (2010-03-11). "7 Retail Weddings". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
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