Vol. 2 — No. 3
February 8, 2002
Sale Slated: Oklahoma Beef Inc.,
has slated the All Breed Bull Sale for March 28, 2002, at the OBI sale facility
located eight miles west of Stillwater on Highway 51 at the intersection of
Highway 51 and Highway 51C. For more information, contact John Evans, Extension
Animal Breeding Specialist, at 405-744-6060, or jle@okstate.edu.
Stiegler Honored: Jim
Stiegler, Head, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, was selected as the 2002
Leader of the Year in Service to Oklahoma Agriculture by the Progressive
Farmer magazine. The award recognizes his work in conservation tillage. The
award is being presented today, February 8, at the Oklahoma Crop Improvement
Association Meeting in Oklahoma City.
New Email Address: All email correspondence for Stan Ralstin, Area Extension Rural
Development Specialist, should be sent to ralstin@okstate.edu.
Application Deadline: February 15 is the deadline to apply for the Lois Demond Fellowship, the Lucille
Clark Scholarship, the Marilyn Burns Endowment, the Irma Manning and Grace
Spivey Professional Development Scholarship, and the FCS Ambassador Program
Development Grant. Applications should be sent to Dr. Lynda Harriman, 104 Human
Environmental Sciences, Stillwater, OK 74078-6111.
Application forms are available on the FCS web site at http://fcs.okstate.edu.
Click on the Faculty Resources link on the left side of the page.
Condolences to: The family of Marjorie Baker, former clothing specialist at Oklahoma State
University. She retired in 1980. She passed away December 19. Funeral services
were held December 21 in Stillwater.
APPOINTMENT:
Rhonda S. Richmond, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H,
Woodward County, effective 1-31-02
Robert B. Wilborn, Assistant Extension Specialist,
Agricultural Economics, effective 2-1-02
SEPARATION:
N/A
TITLE CHANGE:
Amy J. Wallace,
Extension Educator, Ag/4-H, Harmon County, effective 2-1-02
(was Program Aide, Greer County)
TRANSFER:
Marty
R. Montague, Extension Educator, 4-H, Choctaw County, effective 2-4-02
(was Extension Educator, 4-H, Tillman County)
Heather
Winn, Extension Educator, 4-H, Cherokee County, effective 2-1-02
(was Extension Educator, 4-H, McCurtain County)
February
12: Co-Parenting Through Divorce Class (Blackwell)
February
13: Snow Date for Winter Ambassador Meeting (Oklahoma City)
February
16: OSU Horse Judging School (Stillwater)
February
16: Beef Groomers Training for OKC Spring Livestock Show (Stillwater)
February
17: 4-H Day at Cowgirl Basketball (Stillwater)
February
20: Southeast District CED Meeting (TBA)
February
21: In-Service – Food Safety in the Home (Oklahoma City)
February
21: In-Service – Lifestyles and Heart Health (Oklahoma City)
February
22-23: Southeast District 4-H Teen Lock-In (Poteau)
February
25-March 1: Kay County Jr. Livestock Show (Newkirk)
February
26: In-Service – Money Management (Altus)
February
27: In-Service – Family Economics Well-Being Basic Training (Clinton)
February
28: In-Service – Family Economics Well-Being Basic Training (Okmulgee)