alphatau.gif (2007 bytes)Epsilon Sigma Phi Newsletter
Winter 2000

Table of Contents
President's Message
Membership Renewal
ESP Website Promotes Communication
Congratulations to the 1999 ESP Award Recipients
ESP Trivia Quiz
Dates to Remember
For More Information
1999-2000 Alpha Tau Board Officers

President's Message
by Karla Spencer, ESP President

It seems like a long time since our whirlwind annual conference. Many staff received awards and recognition during the first annual conference where all faculty and staff were present. In all the activity, some of you may not have renewed your membership with Epsilon Sigma Phi. Our chapter needs your membership to have strength. Won't you consider renewing?

There were several items of note from the recently held National Meeting in Indianapolis. The proposal to increase national dues by $10 passed, and will become effective in 2001. Coupled with that dues increase, life membership dues will also increase. Life member dues are currently $100, and will move to $150 in 2001. With a number of retirements coming this year, now would be a good time to pay your life member dues before the increase goes into effect.

The Alpha Tau Chapter is fortunate to have an active, interested board of directors and committee chairs. Brenda Procter recently accepted the Awards Committee chair position, and Joan Hickman accepted Professional Development responsibilities. Rex Ricketts has taken on the very important task of Membership Committee chair. We appreciate our colleagues for being willing to assist us in three very important aspects of our chapter's work.

We have a web page, thanks to Bob Schultheis, Secretary, to be very proud of. This is just one of the highlights of our Missouri Chapter that Gail Carlson, President-Elect, will be sharing at the regional leadership workshop.

The mission of Epsilon Sigma Phi is to develop leadership capacity and celebrate excellence. There are many benefits to membership. As members we have access to scholarships, loans and grants. We have an opportunity to network across disciplines, state lines, and organizations. ESP also offers professional development opportunities through workshops, satellite downlinks, and conferences. Help the board by providing input and getting involved. We invite you to join us today!

Membership Renewal
by Rex Ricketts, Membership Chair

In case you failed to renew your membership, which several people probably did because of the short annual conference and its hectic pace, we still need and want you. Send your $31 to Thomas Henderson, Treasurer, 108 Whitten Hall, Columbia, Missouri. The chapter must submit dues to the national office by March 1, so if you didn’t pay your dues at annual conference and you plan to renew do so as soon as possible.

You can also help us by talking to a colleague about Epsilon Sigma Phi and the benefits that it affords extension employees in professional improvement and support. Eligibility for membership comes after 5 years of employment. First year members pay only $36.00.

ESP Website Promotes Communication
by Bob Schultheis, ESP Secretary

Better communication among members is a major goal of the Missouri Epsilon Sigma Phi website at http://outreach.missouri.edu/esp

Newsletters and minutes of board meetings and annual meetings are posted to make it easier for members to see what the organization is doing and to "find their niche" in helping make it better. Click on the "Members" button to get a membership application form or see who the ESP contacts are for your region. Check out the "Benefits" button to see what professional development opportunities and financial assistance await you as a member.

If you have information to add that would benefit all members, please provide it in HTML or Word97 format by e-mailing me at schultheisr@missouri.edu

Congratulations to the 1999 ESP Award Recipients
by Brenda Procter, Awards Committee Chair

Friend of Extension
  • James "Jim" Snider, Cape Girardeau County Commission, Cape Girardeau Extension Council and Missouri Extension County Council Leadership Conference (MECCLC)
  • Frances L. Pringle (posthumous)

Distinguished Service Award

  • Don Fancher

Mid-Career Service Award

  • Barbara Brown

Outstanding Regional Extension Faculty

  • Rick Sparks
Early-Career Service Award
  • Candance Gabel

Outstanding Teamwork

  • Water Quality Education in the Classroom

Meritorious Support Service

  • Tamra Robbins

Retiree Service

  • Frank Graham

ESP Special Service Award

  • Betty Dreyer


ESP Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge about Epsilon Sigma Phi. Click here for the answers.

  1. In what year and where did ESP celebrate its 70th anniversary? ________
  2. What is the highest award an ESP member can receive from ESP? ________
  3. Which person spearheaded the founding of ESP?

    4. ____ a. Jonathan B. Tucker ____ c. Luella D. Atkinson
    ____ b. William A. Lloyd ____ d. George A. Beardshear

  4. What is the interpretation of the ESP Greek letters?

    5. Epsilon ________________
    Sigma _________________
    Phi ____________________

  5. Name three ways ESP invests in you.

    6. ____________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________

Dates to Remember

April 2-5, 2000 -- Public Issues Leadership Development Conference (PILD) in Washington, DC. Early Bird Registration deadline postmarked by March 1, 2000. For registration information contact Chuck Stamper cstamper@ca.uky.edu

November 30 - December 2, 2000 -- Year 2000 National ESP Conference in Salt Lake City. The theme for this year’s conference is ANTICIPATE EXCELLENCE - PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS. The deadline to submit proposals for concurrent sessions is April 14, 2000. Contact Gail Carlson for a copy of the proposal guidelines.

November 30, 2000 --The ESP National Professional Development Downlink. This year’s program will highlight outstanding programs and successful projects. Video segments will be used to highlight quality extension programs from across the nation. Proposals are due June 30 and must include a short video clip about the program. Contact Gail Carlson for a copy of the proposal guidelines.

September 20 - 22, 2001 -- Year 2001 National Conference in the State of New York.

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Trivia Quiz Answers

1.  1997 at the Galaxy Conference in Cincinnati
2.  The Ruby Award
3.  b. - William A. Lloyd
4.  Epsilon – Extension, Sigma – System, Phi – Veteran
5.  Professional development, professional scholarships, mini-grants to chapters, networking opportunities, national conferences and regional workshops.
Back to Quiz Questions
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For More Information
For newsletter items or information, contact:
Gail Carlson
University Outreach & Extension
University of Missouri-Columbia
2401 Lemone Indus. Blvd. (DC345.00)
Columbia, MO 65212
Phone:  (573) 882-4107
Fax:  (573) 882-5666
E-mail: carlsonga@health.missouri.edu

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1999-2000 Alpha Tau Board Officers

Karla Spencer President
Gail Carlson President-Elect
Bob Schultheis Secretary
Tom Henderson Treasurer
Jim Ollar Past President
  Nominations
Rex Ricketts Membership
Brenda Procter Awards
Joan Hickman Professional Development
Pat Snodgrass Loan and Fellowship
David Lindell Memorials
Eldon Cole Annalist

 

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