Epsilon
Sigma Phi Newsletter
Winter/Spring 2009
In This Issue
President's Message
New Logo Now in Use
JCEP 2009– Ethics in
Today’s Extension World
Come Cruise the Panama
Canal With ESP in 2010
Welcome Our New Members
Courtesy and Memorials
It’s Not Too Late to Renew
Your Membership
Awards & Recognition Opportunities
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Extension Retiree Meetings
National ESP Headquarters
2008-2009 Board Members
For More Information
President's Message
Barbara Casady, President, Alpha Tau Chapter
The next two
months will provide us all with opportunities to meet other professionals at
Galaxy III, as well as to renew friendships with fellow MO coworkers at our
Annual Conference. Attending professional development opportunities has always
been a favorite activity of mine. I have met interesting Extension
professionals from other states and learned about new programs they are
offering.
We all get
tired and bogged down from time to time. That’s why professional development
offers a nice break from the routine and a change of scenery. Sure, we all come
back with lots to do in the office; but, we’re more refreshed and can look at
challenges and opportunities through new eyes.
For those of
you attending Galaxy III, I encourage you to look at all of the professional
workshops that are being offered by the various associations and attend at least
one that is a completely new idea for you. Hearing new ideas and getting
different angles for programming will help stimulate thinking and build
enthusiasm. Also, while you are there, get out of the hotel! Be sure to see
some sights in Indianapolis. That’s why we travel to new places. All hotel
rooms look pretty much alike; don’t be trapped inside the entire time! Explore!
Our own MO
Annual Conference, in October, will be another opportunity to renew friendships
and meet new people. The annual conference committee has put together some
great workshops and speakers. One change from previous conferences is that the
ESP Annual Meeting will be the same day the Retirees are at the conference –
October 28. I encourage all of you who are retirees to attend the ESP meeting,
too. We always look forward to seeing all of our membership! As in previous
years, we will celebrate and market ESP to all MU Extension employees with an
ice cream break at 3:00 on October 28 and the ESP Annual Meeting will be held
from 5:30 – 6:30 on the same day.
Have a great fall
season and take in the scenery, wherever you may travel!
New Logo Now in Use
The new ESP key logo as seen above was introduced at the Galaxy III
Conference in September. Working with a professional marketing firm, the 2008
National ESP Marketing Committee and National ESP Board introduced the new logo,
tagline and image. This newsletter carries the new ESP image which projects ESP
as an outstanding professional development organization for all Extension
professionals.
The National ESP Board is looking forward to Chapters using the new logo as
they reach out to current membership and the new generation of Extension
professionals. The National ESP Board realizes some ESP members will continue to
wear their traditional logo pin because it has great meaning to them and they
can certainly wear it with pride. In the future more ESP items will be developed
using the new logo and taglines.
JCEP
2009– Ethics in Today’s Extension World
Mary Anne Patten, MO Alpha Tau President Elect
The Central Region and Western Region JCEP Conference met in Del Mar, CA
February 22-24. Del Mar is just north of San Diego and a wonderful location for
a late winter conference. Ethics in Today’s Extension World was the theme of
this year’s conference. Dr. Albert C. Pierce, Professor of Ethics and National
Security at the National Defense University presented the two day workshop.
Dr. Pierce discussed the ethical challenges for leaders and leadership
development. He began with five methods of "How Leaders Can Lead People Astray".
The next morning he presented the concepts of ethics and challenged the audience
to incorporate these concepts into our extension programming. Dr. Pierce used a
model of 4-3-2-1 for his concepts of ethics:
4 Stages -- Moral Awareness, Moral Reasoning, Moral Courage, Moral
Effectiveness
3 Questions -- What is the Act? What are its consequences? What kind of
person am I?
2 Judgments -- Responsibility (Credit/Blame)
-- Accountability (Reward/Punishment)
1 Goal – Integrity
JCEP participants also heard a videotaped presentation from Dr. Paul Coreil,
ECOP Chair. He outlined the 2009 ECOP Goals and Strategic Opportunities for
Cooperative Extension. Delegates also attended their association meetings.
Other delegates from Missouri attending the JCEP Conference were: Mark
Stillwell, ESP NC Regional Vice President; Matt Herring, NACAA; Meg Sage Mach,
NAE4-HA; Becky Simpson, NAE4-HA; Mark Stewart, NACAA; Lisa Wallace, NEAFCS.
Come Cruise the Panama
Canal With ESP in 2010
Sailing on the Beautiful Holland America ms Zuiderdam
January 12-22, 2010
Ports: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., Half Moon Cay, Bahamas; Oranjestad,
Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao; Panama; and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
RESERVATION DEADLINE: March 16, 2009
New Reduced Price List
Category Description (* Price includes cruise, travel insurance and all
port charges & taxes)
Total Due
(V) Inside Stateroom $1494.23
(D) Outside sea view $1708.23
(VD) Deluxe Balcony $1868.23
(VA) Deluxe Balcony Plus $2108.23
Travel Agent: Linda Pinholster, AAA Travel, Tampa, FL (lpinholster@aaasouth.com)
20315 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33647
Fax: 813-929-3505 Telephone: 813-929-3430 ext. 2226
ESP Liaison: Mike McKinney, 1850 Ravenridge St., Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
Telephone: 813-973-4263 Email: ESPCruise@msn.com
ESP will be hosting their second Family & Friends Leisure Cruise on the
beautiful ms Zuiderdam leaving Ft. Lauderdale, FL on Tuesday,
January 12th and returning on Friday, January 22nd, 2010.
Deposit of $600. plus Insurance fee is due to AAA office by March 16, 2009. *
Deposit reduced to $200. plus Insurance if received by February 15, 2009.
Limited staterooms are available on this once in a lifetime travel
experience. Availability will be awarded on a first come basis.
Please complete the following questions and return to: Mike McKinney by
2/15/09.
Yes, I/we are interested in joining ESP on the Panama Canal Cruise.
We are interested in booking the listed type of room (Please choose from
Inside, Outside, Balcony or Balcony Plus.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
* Book directly with Linda Pinholster at AAA Travel
Your Name:_________________________________
Address:______________________________________ Telephone:____________________
Email Address: _________________________________
Mail or email to: Mike McKinney by March 16, 2009
Welcome Our New Members
Sandra McKinnon, Membership Committee Chairman
We welcome our newest Members to the Alpha Tau Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi
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Melinda Adams, Human Resources Manager
Melinda is originally from Tucson, Arizona, she earned a Business
Administration and Human Resource Management degree from the University
of Arizona. She later moved to Missouri in 1995 upon accepting an HR
Manager position within the Stu-dent Affairs division, Auxiliary
Services.
She is responsible for providing leadership and expertise in areas of
employment, em-ployee relations, compensation, benefits, training,
employee development, and HR policies. Melinda has been with MU
Extension for 4 years.
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Meg Sage Mach, 4-H Youth Specialist
Meg was raised in western Wisconsin, she received a Bachelors in Meat
and Animal Science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. (She is a
third generation Badger.) Masters is from the University of Nebraska –
Lincoln in Leadership Educa-tion.
As a 4-H youth specialist in Jackson County, she supports the
community club pro-gram. Meg also serves on some statewide and national
committees and taskforces in Extension. These include, State curriculum
committee, State Informational Manage-ment taskforce, and is presently
the President of MAE4-HYWand the chair-elect of Urban Taskforce of the
Programs Committee of NAE4-HA . |
Additional members initiated at the October Annual Meetings were, B.J. Eavy
and Kimberly Keller.
Sigma Phi Newsletter
Courtesy
and Memorials
Wilma Jean Lower, Courtesy & Memorials Committee Chair
There have been three deaths of MU Extension professionals since October,
2008
Wayne Gerber – December 1
Dorothy Graften – November 26
Mildred Bradsher Anthony - October 26
ESP members and families please send information regarding the death of any
extension colleague to Wilma Jean Lower at
fwjlower@alltel.net or call
417-654-2496. We would like to know the date of passing, who is the family
contact with mailing address, the title and position (including location) last
held by the colleague. Thank you.
It’s Not
Too Late to Renew Your Membership
Bob Schultheis, Missouri ESP Treasurer
Thanks to all who have helped recruit new members into Missouri
Epsilon Sigma Phi so far this year. Anyone with a 50% or greater Extension
appointment and three or more years of service as of August 31, 2008, is
eligible to join. For those who haven't yet renewed their membership, we are
still accepting dues.
To join or renew, print out and complete the application/renewal form on the
ESP website at
http://extension.missouri.edu/esp/archive/members/ESP_Member_Brochure20080811.pdf,
and send it along with your dues check to Bob Schultheis,
ESP Treasurer, Webster County Extension Center, 800 S. Marshall St., Marshfield,
MO 65706.
To see what Missouri ESP has to offer, and stay up-to-date on current events,
point your Web browser to
extension.missouri.edu/esp
Awards &
Recognition Opportunities
Joe Koenen, Missouri Awards Committee Chair
Epsilon Sigma Phi honors it members and outstanding friends with recognition
at the chapter and national levels. ESP awards applications will be due to me
September 1. Now is the time to be thinking of members who deserve recognition.
Below is a condensed list of recognition opportunities. Please see the
complete list on the ESP State web site
extension.missouri.edu/esp
State Certificates of Recognition
Outstanding Regional Extension Faculty (Woman)
Outstanding Regional Extension Faculty (Man)
Outstanding State Extension Faculty
Epsilon Sigma Phi State Friend of Extension Award
Distinguished Service Award
Mid-Career Service Award
State Early Career Service Award
State Retiree Service Award
State Meritorious Support Service Award
Team Award
Visionary Leadership
International Service Award
Calendar
of Upcoming Events
- April 24-27 PILD - Washington, DC
- September 13-16
ESP National Meeting, Fargo, North Dakota
November 10-11 Missouri Galaxy Conference Windermere, Lake of the Ozarks
Extension Retiree
Meetings
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April 15 Columbia
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April 17 Sedalia
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April 22 Troy
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April 24 Jackson
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May 7 Lamar
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May 8 Springfield
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May 14 Gallatin
Attention Recent Retirees –
If you are not yet a Life member of ESP, now is
the time to make it so! Be sure to sign up for
your ESP Life Membership . The current
membership fee is $200.
Epsilon Sigma Phi - Alpha Tau Chapter
2008-2009 Board Members
Visit the Missouri Alpha Tau Chapter website at
http://extension.missouri.edu/esp
For Newsletter Items or
Information, Contact:
Mary Anne Patten, President-Elect
Epsilon Sigma Phi Newsletter editor
Missouri Alpha Tau Chapter
E-mail: pattenm@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-378-5358