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Extension News
Vol. 2 — No. 9
May 3, 2002
Current Events
Field Day: The 2002 Oklahoma State University Turfgrass and Nursery/Landscape Field Day will take place on May 23 at the Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum located west of Stillwater. A number of informative workshops are on the program.
Announcements
National 4-H
Council Tree Planting Grants Available: The Community Tree
Planting Grant Program will provide community action grants in
the amounts of $200 to $1,000 to stimulate community tree
planting and/or reforestation projects nationwide. Grants will be
awarded to communities in support of ongoing community tree
planting and/or reforestation projects or to stimulate new and
creative youth-led projects. The role of adults is to provide
guidance to young leaders in the tree planting and/or
reforestation projects. Application deadline is May 27. Grant
proposal review/awards will be made June 17. The grant project
will be implemented June 17, 2002-March 17, 2003, with a mid-term
report due October 18, 2002. The final report to National 4-H
Council is due April 13, 2003. Applications can be found at http://www.grants.n4h.org/
. Click on “tree planting” in the left hand margin.
Great Source of Information: The Journal of Extension (JOE) is a
wonderful source of information. It is the official refereed
journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System, and can be
found on the Web at www.joe.org.
JOE expands and updates the research and knowledge base for
Extension professionals and other adult educators to improve
their effectiveness. In addition, JOE serves as a forum for
emerging and contemporary issues affecting Extension education.
JOE is available free of charge. You may add your name to the
subscriber’s list to receive notification of each new issue
as it becomes available. To join the subscriber’s list, send
an email message to joelist-on@joe.org
from the account you wish to subscribe. In the April issue there
is an interesting article titled “A Framework for
Introducing Program Evaluation to Extension Faculty and
Staff.” This article shares ideas about ways to demonstrate
that Extension programs are making an impact on the populations
served.
Congratulations: Donna Stangl, Extension Educator, FCS, Canadian
County, recently passed her registered dietitian exam. She
received a provisional license until complete paperwork is
finalized in August. Both personally and professionally, this is
a wonderful accomplishment. OCES has but a few people in the
field with this qualification.
Fee Waiver And Study Leave Forms Reminder: Fee waiver and study
leave forms for the 2002 Summer Semester should be submitted to
245 Ag Hall and must be received five business days prior to the
first day of class. If you miss the deadline, the fee waiver will
not be honored, no exceptions.
Scholarship Applications Due Soon: The guidelines and application
form for the William F. Taggert Scholarship are available on the
Intranet at http://intranet.okstate.edu/scholarship/
. The Scholarship application can be downloaded into a Microsoft
version. If you do not have access to these items through the
Internet, please call Linda Turner at 405-744-6550 and she will
send you a copy of both. Applications are due in 245 Ag Hall on
or before
June 7, for both summer and fall semesters. Separate applications
must be submitted for each semester.
Personnel Actions
APPOINTMENTS
Elaine F. Stebler, Senior Research Specialist, Forestry,
effective 4-8-02.
John E. Haase, Extension Educator, Horticulture/4-H, Rogers
County, effective 4-29-02.
Elizabeth G. McBee, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H, Beaver County,
effective 4-29-02
TITLE CHANGE
N/A
SEPARATION
Beverly
Webster, Senior Research Specialist, Horticulture and Landscape
Architecture, effective 4-16-02.
Jody Whisenhunt, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development,
Muskogee County, effective 4-18-02.
Coming Events
May 3: State 4-H Record Books Due (State 4-H Office)
May 4: Southeast District Invitational Trap, Skeet, Archery, Air
Rifle and Air Pistol Contest (Ada)
May 4: Northeast District Public Speaking Contest (Keys)
May 7: Commercial IPM for the Landscape Professional (Stillwater)
May 7: Oklahoma Broiler Show (Tahlequah)
May 8-10: In-Service—Basic Extension Teaching Methods
(Stillwater)
May 8: In-Service—4-H Judging 101 (Clinton)
May 9: State 4-H Record Book Judging (Stillwater)
May 10-11: Northeast District Horse Show (Claremore)
May 11: Northwest District 4-H Invitational Trap Shoot (Enid)
May 16: Eastern Research Station Field Tour (Haskell)
May 16: CCA In-field Training (Lahoma)
May 17: Lahoma Field Tour (Lahoma)
May 18: State 4-H Trap and Skeet Shoot (El Reno)
May 18: State Hippology Contest (Shawnee)
May 23: OSU Turfgrass and Ornamentals Field Day (OBGA,
Stillwater)
May 23: Northeast District CED Meeting (Muskogee)
May 24: Northeast District Area Specialist Agents Meeting
(Muskogee)
May 28: In-Service—Core Curriculum: Level Two (Oklahoma
City)
May 28: State 4-H Interviews (Stillwater)
May 29-31: State 4-H Roundup (Stillwater)
