September/October 2007

• From the Director - Deborah J. Young
• 4-H Youth Development Endowment . . .
• 2007 Annual Forum Awards...
• Colorado Extension Advisory Council
• User Fees Report
• Contracts and Grants 2007
• Announcements
• Thank you to...
• Sympathy to...
• Personnel Update
• Personnel Directory

From the Director - Deborah J. Young

Have you ever heard the program on National Public Radio called "This I believe"? Here's what I believe about Extension.

Land-grant universities represent the most original and distinctive contribution the United States has made to higher education (as suggested by Arnold Toynbee, the British historian). CSU Extension has the opportunity to demonstrate a model of engagement that reaches all the people of Colorado.

Our programs are unbiased and based on science; this makes them more valuable. By strengthening our partnerships between campus and counties, all of our programs can demonstrate a research base and all of our staff can be involved in applied research in some way.

Volunteerism helps build social capital by building more cohesive communities, fostering greater trust between citizens, and developing norms of solidarity and reciprocity which are essential to stable communities. In 2006, 10,263 volunteers assisted county Extension programs. We can support our volunteers with training in both content and development. As the Colorado Master Gardeners in Denver recently demonstrated, they will support us with elected officials.

Communities and adults can work together, through 4-H youth development, to support the healthy development of all youth. There are many opportunities for all Extension faculty and staff to work with youth, and to include youth on boards and committees.

Because Extension staff, based in county offices, are part of the community, we can provide an educational product that is unique to that found on campus. We are part of the community and regularly seek input from advisory councils and committees, elected officials, participants and volunteers. Our connection with the Office of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships can provide new opportunities for Coloradoans for credit, non-credit and certificate courses as well.

My goal: Extend the concept of a "land-grant university" to position Colorado State University, across all colleges and units, as a model for linking scholarship and creativity to society and community needs. What do you believe?

4-H Youth Development Endowment . . .

Walter and Rose Stonehocker of Adams County have donated a $1.5 million endowment to support a Colorado State University Extension agent position for 4-H youth development in Adams County. Their donation was presented to Extension during the annual Colorado State University Extension Forum Awards Banquet on Thursday, Oct. 4. Combined with other funding sources, the Stonehocker endowment will help Adams County develop new and innovative 4-H youth development programs while maintaining a successful 4-H legacy. Walter Stonehocker has been associated with 4-H since 1936. The family has seven children, six of whom graduated from Colorado State University and one from the University of Northern Colorado. This is a first-of-its-kind endowment for a Colorado State Extension county position in Colorado. With federal and state funding flat and many counties struggling to maintain non-mandated budgets, individual or corporate support for valued community resources is becoming critical.           Excerpt from Today @ Colorado State, October 8, 2007

2007 Annual Forum Awards...

The following principal awards were given at this year's Forum banquet at the Hilton Fort Collins on October 4, 2007. Associations recognized other award winners at their individual banquets.

New Association Officers Elected

Colorado Extension Advisory Council

The annual fall meeting of the Colorado Extension Advisory Council was held at the Xeriscape Demonstration Gardens in Colorado Springs (El Paso County) on September 27 and 28, 2007. Topics presented at the meeting included the Military 4-H Clubs (Maureen Bergenfeld); Operation Military Kids (OMK) by Jan Carroll, Shauna Woods, Maureen Bergenfeld, student guest Tara Cantu, and Frank Martinez of Boys and Girls Club in Colorado Springs; CSU Extension wordmark and marketing CSU Extension (Meg Wilson); CSU Extension in El Paso County (Commissioner Dennis Hisey); testing water quality and mapping results (Gary Hall); and Xeriscape Demo Garden tour (Scott Winter). Member county reports included discussion of urban population growth impacting Extension, premises I.D., life enrichment for state departments and agencies, area staffing and regionalization, forest beetle infestation, water conservation, expanding Extension programs and communication, county advisory committee models, Spanish interpretation of Extension publications, a thank you gift for Marc Johnson's tenure as Interim Director, and update of CEAC bylaws. Frank McMurry (Chaffee County) will be rotating off the Council at the end of his term in December 2007. The annual elections were held and the 2008 officers are Chair Khadija Haynes (Adams County), Vice Chair Joan Jahelka (El Paso County), Secretary Nancy Wattenberg (Jackson County). The Council plans to hold the next meeting in early spring, location to be determined later. Nominations of county representatives are welcome from the Council, county/area advisory councils and Extension personnel to fill the four current open positions. Nominations may be sent to Deborah Young, Associate Provost and Director.

User Fees Report

The user fee program established financial targets for all local Extension offices throughout the state. The target set for 2007-08 is a net $150,000 expected contribution to CSU. The 'final' total received for last year (2006-07) was $145,592.

Contracts and Grants 2007

With the increased emphasis in CSU Extension on alternative revenue sources, we will include successful contract and grant awards. Following is a listing of our newly awarded contracts and grants in September-October 2007. The amounts awarded list the direct costs.

September-October 2007 Awards

Announcements

Thank you to...

Doug Hall (campus) for his valuable service and commitment to Colorado State University for over 28 years. He began his CSU career upon earning his B.S. here in 1980. His dedication and leadership in Extension over the years has resulted in an efficient and effective fiscal unit. Co-workers appreciated his steady guidance through challenging times of economic and technological changes. With Doug's help employees were given a clear understanding of the civil service, federal and PERA retirement systems-not a small task! We wish Doug the best in his upcoming retirement at the end of December.

Sympathy to...

Joy and Troy Bauder (campus) on the recent death of Joy's father, Ed White.

Billie Malchow (retired, Teller) on the recent loss of her two nephews. Cards may be sent to 704 West 5th, Axtell, Nebraska 68924.

Marlo Meakins (former regional director) on the recent death of his son, Erik. Cards may be sent to 321 Orilla del Lago, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524.

The family of Cecil Staver (former Colorado 4-H Program leader). He passed away on October 30. Cec, as he was known, just recently turned 99. There was a service at the United Methodist Church in Hotchkiss on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 10:00 a.m. with interment which immediately followed at the Cedaredge Cemetery. The family plans to have a service in Fort Collins sometime before the Christmas holidays. Cards may be sent to his daughter, Mrs. Betty Wolverton, 732 Barrow Mesa Road, Hotchkiss, Colorado 81419. (970) 872-3838

Personnel Update

Update as of October 26, 2007

-Judith Barth, Assistant Director, Operations

Note: Only currently active positions are listed here. Positions under review will no longer be listed.

A reminder:
Anyone interested in receiving information on Extension positions outside of Colorado should subscribe to our "jobs" listserv by sending an e-mail message to list@coop.ext.colostate.edu. In the body of the message type "subscribe jobs firstname lastname."

NORTHERN REGION - JoAnn Powell

Adams County Extension Agent, Small Acreage
Interviews were held October 22, 2007.

Golden Plains Area Area Extension Agent (Agronomy), #27-07
The search was unsuccessful for #20-07. The position is being readvertised with an application deadline of November 19, 2007. Interviews are scheduled for January 7 and 8, 2008.

Jefferson County County Extension Director, #18-07
Final negotiations are underway.

SOUTHERN REGION - Joel Plath

Huerfano County County Extension Director
Jim Conley is on a temporary one-year assignment with the Foreign Agricultural Services (USDA) in Iraq effective October 26, 2007.

Southeast Area - Baca County Area Extension Agent (4-H Youth Development, and Range/Livestock Management) and Baca County Unit Leader, #17-07
Deborah Lester has accepted the position effective November 19, 2007. Deborah has a B.S. in Agriculture from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is working towards a Masters in Agricultural Education from the same institution. Deborah has been employed as an insurance agent, owner/operator of a cattle drive business to educate the public about western ranching, and Executive Director of two non-profit agricultural associations. Deborah was also a graduate intern managing the Irrigation Demonstration and Research Project at Rogers Mesa.

Southeast Area - Crowley/Otero Counties Area Extension Agent (Range and Livestock Management), #19-07
      and Crowley County Extension Unit Leader
Crowley/Otero Counties, Ordway, CO The search was unsuccessful. The position announcement is being revised and will be readvertised soon.

Southeast Area Area Extension Director
Jean Justice was appointed permanent Southeast Area Director effective September 1, 2007.

Southern Region Regional Specialist (Water Management), #15-07
Perry Cabot has accepted the position effective January 3, 2008. Perry has a B.S. from Colorado State University in Civil Engineering, an M.S. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison in Agricultural Engineering, and Land Resources and Biological Systems Engineering. Perry has been employed as a postdoctoral research associate, a research assistant, and project engineer/manager.

Teller County County Extension Director, #22-07
Application materials are being reviewed. Interviews are scheduled for December 11-13, 2007.

WESTERN REGION - Nathan Moreng

Western Region Regional Specialist (Water Management), #15-07
Denis Reich has accepted the position effective January 3, 2008. Denis has a B.E. from University of Sydney, Australia in Chemical Engineering and a M.S. from Iowa State University in Sustainable Agriculture and Economics. Denis has been employed as a development-field engineer, a process engineer-aftermarket specialist, process manager, and has been a co-principal investigator/extension research assistant, and teaching assistant.

STATE STAFF

Extension Regional Communications and Marketing Coordinator, #24-07
Front Range
The position is being advertised with an application deadline of October 29, 2007. Interviews are scheduled for December 6 and 7, 2007.

Assistant Director, Budgets and Finance, #23-07
Doug Hall is retiring effective December 31, 2007. The position was advertised with an application deadline of October 22, 2007. Interviews are scheduled for November 29, 2007.

Computer Applications Training Coordinator, #25-07
Technology Unit
The position is being advertised with an application deadline of November 5, 2007. Interviews are scheduled for November 30 and December 5, 2007.

Resource Coordinator (1/2 time/.50 FTE position), #26-07
Colorado Family Education, Resources & Training (CFERT) Project
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
The position is being advertised with an application deadline of November 12, 2007.

Irrigation Scientist with 20% Extension appointment
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Allan Andales accepted the position effective August 15, 2007. Allan has a B.S. from University of the Philippines at Los Baños in Agricultural Engineering (Land and Water), a M.S. and Ph.D. from Iowa State University in Agricultural Engineering (Soil and Water Resources). Allan has been employed by USDA-Agricultural Research Service-Agricultural Systems Research Unit in Fort Collins, and as an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Philippines at Los Ba˜os.

New Specialists in Agricultural & Resource Economics Department
Marco Costanigro accepted the position of Assistant Professor on July 1, 2007. Marco has a B.S. from University of Bologna, Italy in Crop Production/Protection, a M.S. from Washington State University in Statistics and a Ph.D. from Washington State University in Economics.

Christopher G. Goemans accepted the position of Assistant Professor on August 1, 2007. Christopher has a B.A. from University of Maine in Economics, a M.A. and Ph.D. from University of Colorado in Economics. Christopher has been employed as a research assistant at University of Colorado.

Gregory D. Graff accepted the position of Assistant Professor on August 16, 2007. Gregory has a B.S. from Cornell University in Biological Sciences, a M.A. from Ohio State University in Russian Area Studies and Economics and a Ph.D. from University of California-Berkley in Agricultural and Resource Economics. He has been a lecturer at University of California-Davis Graduate School of Management.

Nigel G. Griswold accepted the position of Research Associate on January 10, 2007. Nigel has a B.S. from Michigan State University in Environmental Economics and Policy, and a M.S. from Michigan State University in Agricultural Economics. He has been a research assistant and professional aide at Michigan State University.

Dustin L. Pendell accepted the position of Assistant Professor on October 1, 2006. Dustin has a B.S. from Illinois State University in Agribusiness, a M.S. from Southern Illinois University in Agribusiness Economics and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University in Agricultural Economics.

Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
with an Extension Specialist assignment
Sybil Sharvell accepted the position of Assistant Professor with an Extension Specialist Assignment on August 16, 2007. Sybil has a B.S. and M.S. from University of Colorado at Boulder in Civil (Environmental) Engineering and a Ph.D. from Purdue University in Civil (Environmental) Engineering.

Personnel Directory

Be sure to check the information listed in the on-line personnel directory at: www.ext.colostate.edu/cedirectory. If you have questions or problems, contact Joy Bauder at 970-491-3887 or joy.bauder@colostate.edu.

Go to top of this page.

All items for Extension Echoes should be sent to:

Nancy Race, Program Assistant
Colorado State University Extension
4040 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
nancy.race@colostate.edu

AnswerLink | Employment | Other Links | Publications | Staff Resources | Site Search
CSU Home | RamPoint | About Us | Calendar | Staff Directory | Webmaster
Disclaimer | Equal Opportunity | Non-Discrimination Statement