Missouri State / NEAFCS Award Winners 2006
 

Renette Wardlow

Distinguished Service Award

Distinguished Service
Award
 

State and National Winner

 

Renette Wardlow, M.S., Ozark, Missouri has been a human development specialist for 19 years.  She is recognized for her award winning work in creating a domestic violence shelter and task force in her rural community.  Renette is known for her ability to work with at risk and hard to reach audiences.

 

 

Kathy Dothage

Continued Excellence Award

Continued Excellence
Award
 

State and National Winner

pictured with Sandy McClain,
NEAFCS President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human development, family studies is the focus of Kathy's multi-county work.  She has been employed with University of Missouri Extension and an NEAFCS member for over thirty six years.  Kathy has worked on the state level and served as Vice President of Professional Development and currently is secretary of NEAFCS.
 

 

Dr. Rebecca J. Travnichek, Karisha Devlin, Mary Sobba, Robert A. Kelly, (Missouri); Ruth Hambleton (Illinois); and Bob Wells and Tim Eggers (Iowa)

Dean Don Felker Financial Award

Dean Don Felker Financial
Award (Team)

State Winner
 1st Place - Central Region
National Winner

pictured with Sandy McClain,
NEAFCS President


 






 


 

 

 

 

"Annie's Project: Financial Education for Farm Women"
      Annie's Project is an educational program that provides farm women with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to make informed risk management decisions regarding their farm business operations.   This will enable farm women to become better managers, and in turn, increase the viability of their farming operation.


 




Dr. Rebecca J. Travnichek, David Davis, Diane Kerns, Don L. Miller, Janet Hackert- Kiralfy, and Karen From

 
 

Communication--Newsletter
Award (Team)

State Winner
1st Place - Central Region

 

 

"Reaching Families with Northwest Extension News You Can Use"
"Northwest Missouri Extension News You Can Use" provides timely, research-based information in areas of human environmental sciences (HES), agriculture, communities, and 4-H each month.  Coordination for HES topics is on a rotating basis, with one central editor.  The newsletter is mailed to 3200 households in 13 northwest Missouri counties.




Glenda Kinder, Beverly Pfeiffer, Karen From, Linda Rellergert, Lynda Johnson, Melissa Bess, Sarah Janicek, Stephen Ball, Susan Mills-Gray, and Vera Nichols

 
 

Florence Hall
Award (Team)

State Winner
Central Region

 

 

Stay Strong Stay Healthy, an 8 week strength training program taught by University of Missouri Extension Educators, including Lynda Johnson, Glenda Kinder and Susan Mills-Gray.  455 Missouri residents have participated in 28 Stay Strong series since January 2005, providing access to evidence-based strength training of safe, structured, and effective exercises.

 

 

     

 


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