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June
16, 2006
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
- WESTERN EXTENSION DIRECTORS' AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
- YENISH RECEIVES MORRISON AWARD
- CLIMATE FRIENDLY FARMING SYMPOSIUM & FIELD DAY
- DIVERSITY HIGHLIGHT
- JUNE EDITION OF THE NATIONAL EXTENSION DIVERSITY CENTER
- PERSONNEL
- SCHEDULE
WESTERN EXTENSION DIRECTORS' AWARD
OF EXCELLENCE
WSU Extension submitted two nominations for the second
annual Western Extension Director’s Awards of Excellence;
Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People Program and Urban IPM and
Pesticide Safety Education. The Germ City program has won the 2007
Western Extension Director’s Award of Excellence for a Multi-State
Program.
Congratulations to the Germ City team:
- B. Susie Craig, Program Director/Co-PI, Washington State University
Extension
- Guendoline Brown, Co-PI, West Virginia University Extension
- Sandra McCurdy, University of Idaho Extension Services
- Lynn Nakamura-Tengan, University of Hawaii Extension Services
- Donnie L. Cook, Alabama A & M University Extension
- Allison Nichols, West Virginia University Extension
- Sharon Hoelscher Day, University of Arizona (special recognition)
The Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People Program is a unique,
interactive
Extension, education, and research program addressing hand hygiene,
food safety, and health leading to improved hand washing behaviors.
The focal point of the program is a large, accessible lightproof
tunnel equipped with black lights. Participants traverse the tunnel
seeing a germ simulation on their hands. After washing, participants
revisit assessing effectiveness and interacting with Extension educators
in a variety of community settings. Education curricula and evaluation
programs have been developed for fairs and festivals as well as
classroom lessons for K – 8. The objectives of the Germ City
Program are to enhance awareness of the importance of hand washing
using science-based education, improve effectiveness and frequency
of hand washing, facilitate cognitive-behavioral change, and generate
a data/research base for future study and evaluation of hand washing
education programs. Our program has reached more than 400,000 participants
since 1998.
The Washington team for the Germ City program will receive the
award at the summer meeting of the Western Extension Directors in
July in California. Along with the award, Germ City will receive
$1,000 to use toward program enhancement or professional development.
The Washington team for Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Education
Program will receive $500. That team is:
- Carol Ramsay, Pesticide Education Specialist, Pullman, WA
- Carrie Foss, Urban IPM Coordinator, Puyallup, WA
- Becky Hines, Pesticide Safety Associate, Puyallup, WA
- Joan Halsey, Conference Coordinator II, Pullman, WA
YENISH RECEIVES MORRISON AWARD
Washington State University Extension Weed Specialist Joe
Yenish is this year's recipient of the Kenneth J. Morrison Extension
Award in Crop and Soil Sciences. Named for an Extension agronomist
who worked at WSU for more than 35 years, the award recognizes WSU
Extension faculty for significant contributions made to agronomic
crop production and soil management. Yenish will be presented with
the award at the Palouse Conservation Field Day on June 22. Congratulations!
For the complete story, see http://cahenews.wsu.edu/RELEASES/2006/06041.htm
CLIMATE FRIENDLY FARMING SYMPOSIUM & FIELD DAY
The Climate Friendly Farming Symposium & Field Day will be held
June 21 and 22. The agenda for this two day event is:
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
10:30 – 4:00pm, On-farm bus tour, please RSVP to cekruger@wsu.edu
4:00 – 5:00pm, Demonstration and open house for WSU’s
novel Anaerobic Digester Technology at WSU’s Knott Dairy (take
Hwy 195 south of Pullman, turn right on Country Club Drive, continue
for 3.5 mi, second left past the Swine Center)
*7:00 – 9:00pm, Special public symposium: “Agriculture
and Climate Change”, with Keynote Speaker Amy Snover of the
University of Washington Climate Impacts Group at Smith Center (CUE)
203, WSU
*6:00pm Pre-symposium reception and exhibit, in the atrium near
CUE 203
Thursday, June 22, 2006
7:30am, Field day registration w/coffee, fruit, & pastries
at the Palouse Conservation Field Station
8:00am, Field day tours and stops:
- Climate Friendly Dryland Cropping Systems
- Direct-seed Drills and Winter Lentils
- Canola and Mustard for Biodiesel
- Biofuels Zoo
- Precision Agriculture Technology: Protein Monitoring and Nitrogen
Use Efficiency
- Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration in Cropping Systems and Carbon
Credits
Noon, Hosted lunch and short program, including special recognition
of Dr. Robert Papendick, retired USDA ARS scientist.
Source: Chad Kruger, cekruger@wsu.edu,
http://cff.wsu.edu
DIVERSITY HIGHLIGHT
The Extension Diversity Catalyst Team shares another example
of successful outreach to diverse audiences in this week's Update.
Diana Castro and Ann Diede are county-based educators on the cutting
edge of adapting the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) to reach
Latino families. Diana is an educator in Mason County who did extensive
work adapting a Spanish language version of the SFP curriculum to
be culturally appropriate for Latino youth and families. She is
a nationally certified trainer for this version of SFP, and has
trained facilitators across Washington State. Ann has partnered
with local agencies to offer the Spanish version of SFP in Chelan/Douglas
counties. Even though she does not speak Spanish, Ann has been successful
in recruiting and supporting bilingual program facilitators-- a
testimony to the fact that one can be successful in outreach to
Latino audiences without Spanish fluency. Both Diana and Ann have
great experience in adapting recruitment strategies, materials and
delivery methods to be effective with Latino youth and families.
They were recently part of a WSU Extension team that presented a
workshop on Spanish language SFP at the National Children-Youth-Families-At
Risk (CYFAR) Conference. To access more information about the Strengthening
Families Program, check http://parenting.wsu.edu.
Source: Louise Parker
JUNE EDITION OF THE NATIONAL EXTENSION
DIVERSITY CENTER
http://www.ediversitycenter.net
It is hurricane season in New Orleans once again! A year flows by
quickly. Several times over the last year, I have asked our staff
development editor, Vallerie Maurice, who lived and worked in the
Southern Louisiana area, to write about her experience of living
near the area of the hurricane Katrina devastation. She always agreed
to write about what was happening with her family and in her community
– but, when deadline came, she had no words for me. She finally
admitted that the experience was too raw, too emotional. She couldn’t
write about her experience. She was consumed with caring for her
family – her mother, sister, niece, and nephew. They lost
all of their possessions to Katrina and moved into Vallerie’s
apartment in Baton Rouge.
One year later, Vallerie is able to put words to her experience.
This is one Extension Diversity professional’s story of her
experience with Katrina and how it has changed her life and the
lives of those around her. Thank you, Vallerie, for sharing this
with us so that we can deepen our understanding and our empathy
for those who were affected by Katrina. Source: Ann Schauber, Center
Director/Mary Katherine Deen
PERSONNEL
Northeast District Update
After over 10 years of dedicated service Al Kowitz will be retiring
from WSU Stevens County Extension. Please join us in celebrating
the contribution he has made to our county. The reception will be
held on Friday, June 23 from 3-5:30 pm with a short program at 4:00
at the Stevens County Sheriff’s Ambulance Training Center,
425 N. Highway 395, Colville. If you have any questions please feel
free to call Shannon Gordon at (509) 684-2588. Terry Swagerty will
serve as interim county director starting July 1, 2006.
Kristine Stokes, Okanogan County 4-H Educator, has resigned effective
July 14th, 2006. She will be attending school full time to complete
her Master’s Degree in Business Administration. We wish Kristine
the best with her studies.
Dr. Gary Varrella has been hired as the WSU Spokane County Extension
4-H/Youth Development Educator. Gary earned his BS in Animal Science
and Masters in Education at University of California-Davis, and
his PhD in Science Education at University of Iowa. Gary has extensive
experience working with youth and adults both domestically and internationally,
as well as experience in curriculum and organizational development
and program evaluation. Gary can be reached at the Spokane County
Extension office starting July 24th. Welcome, Gary!
Source: Vickie Parker-Clark
Carwein Named Chancellor of WSU Tri-Cities
Vicky L. Carwein, the president of Westfield (Mass.) State College,
has been named the new chancellor of Washington State University
Tri-Cities. Carwein became Westfield State College s first woman
president in June 2004. She previously served as the first permanent
head of the University of Washington, Tacoma (UWT). At Westfield
State, Carwein has focused on enhancing the teaching and learning
experience for students and faculty college-wide. She has instituted
several initiatives for faculty development and institutional transformation,
including grants programs that provide increased opportunities for
research and scholarship. Under her administration, the Center for
Teacher Education and Research has expanded and the Institute for
Homeland Security was established. Carwein’s exact starting
date has not been set, but it is expected to be between Sept. 1
and Oct. 1. For the complete story, see WSU Today at:
http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=3014.
New Hires:
Dora Rollins, Publication Editor, Information Dept.
Effective: July 1, 2006, 5% Teaching, 95% Extension
Employee Type: A/P 50% Time
William Warren, Publication Editor, Information Dept.
Effective: July 1, 2006, 5% Teaching, 95% Extension
Employee Type: A/P 50% Time
Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel, Extension Educator, E-2, Viticulture/Commercial
Fruit, Benton County
Effective: September 1, 2006, 100% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Separations:
William (Tim) Woodward, Area Extension Educator, E-2, Franklin
County
Effective: June 30, 2006, 100% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Resignation
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Pullman Monday, Tuesday, and
Friday. She will be in Seattle Wednesday for meetings with the WA
Sustainable Food and Farming Network http://www.wsffn.org/
and UW Sea Grant. She will be in Ellensburg Thursday to attend the
WSU Extension Retirees Summer Meeting. John will be in Pullman all
week.
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Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Dean and Director
Washington State University Extension
PO Box 646230, 411 Hulbert Hall
Pullman WA 99164-6230
(509) 335-2933 Office
(509) 335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
FAX (509) 335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu
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