Oregon Gamma Chat. Epsilon Sigma Phi The Extension Professionals Organization ESP Recognition Recipients CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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1 Oregon Gamma Chat The Extension Professionals Organization Oregon Gamma Chat July 2006 Jackie Russell, Editor 2006 ESP Board Bill Braunworth, President Jim Reeb, President Elect Janice Smiley, Past President, Professional Development Susan Busler, Secretary Lillian Larwood, Treasurer, Resource Devel. & Management Tammy Skubinna, Member Recruitment & Retention Joy Jones, Member Services Donna Gregerson, Public Relations & Retiree Issues Ken Kingsley, Global Relations Dan McGrath (Past President on sabbatical) Duane Johnson, Historian, National ESP 2nd Vice Pres Jackie Russell, Newsletter Editor ESP Recognition Recipients Bill Braunworth, ESP Gamma Chapter President I was recently notified by Linda Cook from the National ESP office of several successful national awards for the Gamma Chapter. We listed these among other earlier awardees in our last newsletter where at that time they were our state s nomination to the national level. After voting across the western region we now have four new individual winners and one new team winner! These are as follows: Distinguished Service: Janice Smiley, Nutrition Education, Washington County Diversity Recognition, Individual: Holly Berry, Family & Community Development, Marion County Distinguished International: Ken Kingsley, Extension and Experiment Station Communications, Retired Department Head Visionary Leadership: Bruce Weber, Agricultural & Resource Economics Distinguished Team: Extension Strategic Action Leadership Team; Teresa Hogue, Scott Reed, Patricia Dawson, Derek Godwin, Bill Boggess, Deborah Maddy This is excellent recognition for these individuals at a national level and for the Gamma chapter! Please extend your congratulations to them! CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Page 1

2 July 2006 Gamma Chapter s Going for the Gold! Janice Smiley, Professional Develpment Chair Hello from Janice Smiley, your friendly fundraiser! First of all, I would like to say thank you to each of you who have contributed to the National Development Fund/Endowment Campaign. Our national goal is to reach $500,000 by Oregon Gamma Chapter members have given strong support to this effort. We have pledged or given $9,800 to date! On the local level, I d like to make a special plea. Please help our chapter raise some funds for some pretty important items: 1. Gamma Chapter Scholarships! Let s help our chapter members out! More than 30 have been selected in the past 10 years to present seminars or poster presentations at the ESP National Meeting. Your contribution will help strengthen our chapter scholarship fund to support those who wish to continue participating at the national level. 2. Gamma Chapter s pledge to the National Development Fund/Endowment Campaign! Our Chapter pledge is significant and we have faith that you will help us raise $1,000 over the next 3 years to support the endowment. This year, the goal is to contribute $500 towards the campaign. Page 2 Remember, what we give now comes back to our own members in the form of scholarships and grants. Over the years, Gamma Chapter members have received over $10,000 in grants and conference registration support. 3. Supporting Oregon s own National President! Duane Johnson will assume the National ESP President position in Your Gamma Chapter Board would like to support Duane in a couple of ways. First, we would like to hold a President s Reception at the 2008 Galaxy Conference. Second, it is customary for the outgoing President to purchase the National President s Key with the support of his/her chapter. Duane s turn will be at the 2008 Galaxy Conference and your Board is hoping to make it the largest purchase price ever! All proceeds from the purchase go back into the Development Fund as dedicated funds for our chapter, so everyone truly wins. Please say YES and support your local Gamma Chapter fundraising effort. Thank you in advance and hope to see you at our chapter meeting in September! CONTRIBUTE NOW! THANK YOU Gamma Chapter National Fund Campaign Contributors (thru 6/8/06): Roberta Frasier Anderson John Baggott Don Berry Harold M. Black Virginia Bourdeau Bill Braunworth Judith Burridge Susan Busler Linda P. Erickson Donna M. Gregerson Lyla and Mike Houglum Duane and Mary Johnson Alberta Johnston Russell Karow Ken and Susan Kingsley Glenn A. Klein John H. Landers, Jr. Deborah Maddy Dan McGrath Ray and Jan McNeilan Nellie Oehler Jeff Olsen Pamela Olsen G. Hollis Ottaway Jackson Ross Jim Rutledge Molly Saul Jean W. Scheel Tammy Skubinna Janice Smiley In addition, Gamma Chapter has made a pledge for a Chapter Gift of $1,000. To learn more about giving your own individual gift, please visit the national ESP website at espnational.org/ or see the Going for the Gold contribution form.

3 Oregon Gamma Chat GOING FOR THE GOLD! 2006 ESP Gamma Chapter Fundraising/Contribution Form Enclosed is my tax-deductible check to support our local chapter as follows (give to one or more!): o o o Gamma Chapter Scholarships: Gift Amount: $ Gamma Chapter Pledge to the National Development Fund/ Endowment Campaign: Gift Amount: $ Support of ESP Reception and Auction Item: Gift Amount: $ TOTAL Contribution: $ Name: Street: City/State/Zip: Please mail this form along with your check made out to ESP to: Janice Smiley, Gamma Chapter Fundraising c/o OSU Extension Washington County NW Walker Rd., #1400 Beaverton, OR Page 3

4 July 2006 Award for Excellence in Extension Joy Jones, Member Services The Award for Excellence in Extension recognizes a select group of Cooperative Extension System educators who excel at Extension programming, make a positive impact on constituents served, and provide visionary leadership for the System. It is designed to focus national attention on the role of Extension - one that is fundamental to the lifelong education and development of residents in communities around the nation. The Award for Excellence in Extension is presented annually to an individual who has strived throughout his/her career to achieve the benchmarks reflective of excellence in Extension educational programming. These include, but are not limited to, demonstration of high impact of programs; visionary leadership and anticipation of emerging issues for clientele and the system; commitment to diversity; and integration of programs in partnerships with university colleagues and outside clientele. A successful award recipient should be recognized as a leader at his or her university and in the respective field of expertise. Awardees should demonstrate the ability to garner a sustained flow of resources for sustainable Extension programs, use innovative teaching methods and be recognized by peers and the communities served. A maximum of one $5,000 national and five $1,000 regional awards will be made annually. The review panel reserves the right to make less than the maximum number of awards in each of the award categories due to insufficient meritorious nominations. The nominee must be an active Cooperative Extension System Page 4 educator (state, regional and/or county) with a majority university appointment in Extension as of the nominee submission due date, and have responsibility for Extension programming for five concurrent years. Nominations may be submitted by a nominee, supervisor, or peer. However, nominations must include endorsement by the nominee s supervisor(s), conveyed via signatures requested on the Information Cover Page, described below. National award recipients are not eligible for renomination. Regional award recipients may only be renominated to receive a national award. Such renomination may occur no sooner than three years following receipt of the regional award. Current members of the ECOP are not eligible. Nominations will be evaluated for outstanding accomplishments in achieving and sustaining excellence in Extension. The following should be incorporated into the justification of the nomination: Determine institutional and Extension educator/nominee eligibility from above. The nominee or another individual may prepare the nominations package. A complete nomination package consists of the Nomination Cover Page, Information Page, the Personal Data Page and the other pages describing the basis for nomination, not to exceed six numbered pages. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Any material submitted in excess of the six page limit (CDs, videos, publications, etc.) will be discarded prior to review. Include one (1) copy of the nominee s Curriculum Vitae with your submission (in addition to the six page nomination package). Nomination Package Guidelines Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Use Times New Roman 12 point (or equivalent). The due date is August 1 each year. In 2006, send to Linda Kay Benning at lbenning@nasulgc.org with Excellence Award Nomination in the subject line. Nominations Cover Page is one page that provides the name, title, address, phone number and address of nominee; nomination submitted by (name, title, address, phone number and address); and specific wording for award citation (30 words or less): Information Page is one page containing the nominee s background information and approval for submission by the nominee s Dean and State Program Leader. For institutions with a different administrative structure, this form should be signed by two appropriate individuals having administrative oversight of the nominee. Personal Data Page is one page containing the nominee s education and experience as well as a brief summary of recent Extension assignments. Other information to be used against the evaluation criteria can be included not exceeding the six page limit and electronic submission requirements.

5 Recruit ESP Members Tammy Skubinna, Membership Chair Extension Annual Conference is a great time to renew your ESP membership and recruit new members into the Gamma Chapter of ESP! If you can help staff the OSUEA membership table at the conference, then you can also promote ESP membership! Please let me know if you are interested! Also, I am always looking for ESP members who would like to be on the Member Recruitment & Retention Committee. I would love your ideas about ESP and what it can do to support its members and how we can get more Extension professionals to join. We will have a Gamma Chapter insert for the national ESP brochure that we can hand out at Annual Conference and to prospective members. Please contact me if you d like to get involved in membership activities! tammy.skubinna@oregonstate.edu ESP Website Change The ESP website has been switched to a new platform and now requires the insertion of the www. We are working with the company to get it so that it will respond with or without the www. But in the meantime, to access the website please use Nominations Needed for ESP Board Positions Jim Reeb, President Elect ESP members please consider running for President-elect and Secretary for the Gamma Chapter of. This would be a great opportunity to serve your fellow Extension professionals in a very dynamic and active chapter of ESP. Thanks to those folks who have agreed to throw their names into the hat! For non-members ESP is open to all Extension professionals. ESP offers professional development opportunities through conferences and distance learning. ESP offers many opportunities, both locally and nationally, for recognition of your scholarly work. ESP helps current employees stay connected with retirees for common benefits. ESP offers scholarships and minigrant opportunities. I ve listed just a few of the benefits of membership. Help us continue to build what is already one of the best ESP Chapters in the US to even a better one. Let me know if you would like more information about joining ESP. If you are currently an ESP member and interested in running for office, or would like more information about these opportunities, please let me know, , Jim.Reeb@oregonstate.edu Oregon Gamma Chat JCEP Planning for 2008 & 2009 Regional Leadership Meetings Duane Johnson, National ESP 2nd Vice President. At the recent JCEP (Joint Council of Extension Professionals) meeting, a majority of the board passed a motion to have only two locations for the JCEP Regional Leadership Workshops; the Northeast will combine with the South and the West will combine with North Central. The reasons given for this move include the small numbers of persons in the West and Northeast Regions attending the leadership conference. Now JCEP will need to decide the location of those meetings. Stay tuned for more information. Join OSU Extension ESP Gamma Chapter Take advantage of the many opportunities of ESP membership. Any Extension faculty or staff with at least three years in Oregon Extension are welcome to join. Cost is $45 renewing members, $55 new members, $200 retired life members. Mail to Lillian Larwood, Treasurer, 105 Ballard Hall, Corvallis, OR Membership enables participation in the many local and national professional development programs, leadership opportunities, committees, and awards. Page 5

6 Gamma Chapter- Jackie Russell, OSU Extension Service 2204 Fourth St. Tillamook, OR Return service requested The Extension Professionals Organization Mission: (ESP) is dedicated to fostering standards of excellence in the Extension System and developing the Extension profession and professional. Vision: leads the Extension System in promoting and supporting professionalism in Extension Dates to Remember September Register for 2006 National ESP Conference 18 ESP Annual Meeting, prior to Extension Annual BBQ 4:00 pm, Benton County Fairgrounds (tentative schedule) November National ESP Conference, Annapolis, Maryland December 1 ESP Board Meeting, Benton County Extension, Corvallis, 10 am-12 pm