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Clarice Steffens, President of the Lancaster County Extension Board

“Our community is very fortunate to have a talented extension staff dedicated to extending the knowledge of our land-grant university.

As an extension board, we collectively see the impact extension brings to Lancaster County and beyond.”

--Clarice Steffens, president
Lancaster County
Extension Board

 

Staff Highlights: Honors, Awards, AccomplishmentsBackNext


Extension Educator Tom Dorn -- inducted to Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture.

Extension Educator Alice Henneman -- Community Health Award presented by Lincoln-Lancaster County Board of Health; 2004 Distinguished Extension Educator Award presented by University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension; Educational Technology 2nd place Team Award presented by National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Scientists; invited to present “Choices for a Healthy School Nutrition Environment” at Nebraska Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NAHPERD) and Action for Healthy Kids Conference; invited to present “Using the Internet for Food Safety Education” at National Association of Food and Drug Officials regional meeting; contributed to Cooking Healthy Across America book published by American Dietetic Association Food and Culinary Professional Practice Group; contributed to Nutrition Care Manual published by American Dietetic Association.

Extension Assistant Vicki Jedlicka -- 2003 Annual Commissioner’s Award of Excellence presented by Lancaster County Commissioners; Award of Excellence presented by Lancaster County Agricultural Society.

Extension Associate Deanna Karmazin -- 2004 Outstanding Extension Associate Award presented by University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension; Achievement in Service Award presented by the Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association (NCEA) 4-H Section as well as the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA); Fair Person of the Year presented by Lancaster County Agricultural Society.

Extension Educator Barb Ogg -- invited to present “Integrated Pest Management For Daycare Providers” in Kansas City.

Extension Assistant Zainab Rida -- 2004 Extension New Employee award presented by University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.

Extension Support Staff Karen Wedding -- November 2004 Commissioner’s Award of Excellence presented by Lancaster County Commissioners.

4-H Staff -- Lancaster County 4-H staff presented a poster session at the 2004 national conference of National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) about developing an annual marketing plan for 4-H.

Staff Recognized for Years of Service -- Extension Educator Lorene Bartos (35 years); Extension Support Staff Pam Branson (30 years); Extension Associate Karen Wobig (5 years).

Staff Receiving Awards

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Awards: (L-R) Extension Educator Alice Henneman, Extension Associate Deanna Karmazin, Extension Assistant Zainab Rida, and Director of Cooperative Extension Elbert Dickey.

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