May 26, 2015
Kansas Extension Faculty Recognized
Several Kansas Extension faculty have been selected for recognition during the National Epsilon Sigma Phi Conference to be held October 4 - 7 in Coeur d'Alene Idaho.
Doug Jardine will receive the North Central Region Distinguished Service Award and Debra Bolton will receive the North Central Region Individual Diversity/Multicultural Award.
Three of the 21 concurrent sessions offered during the conference will be presented by Kansas Epsilon Sigma Phi Members.
Diane Mack will present "A New Approach to Solving Community Challenges."
Trudy Rice, Jennifer Wilson, Laurie Chandler and Nadine Sigle will present "Board Leadership Series: So You Are Serving on a Board - 'Now What'?"
Laurie Chandler, Gayle Price, Trudy Rice and Stacey Warner will present "Extension Professionals Engaging Volunteers in Program Development."
Registration details for the conference will be available soon.
Epsilon Sigma Phi members are encouraged to apply for scholarships to attend the conference. Both the Jim Lindquist Administrative Leadership Scholarship and the Connie Hoch Leadership Scholarship are available to individuals planning to attend this conference. The application deadline is June 1. For more details go to:
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/esp-alpharho/p.aspx?tabid=12.
Epsilon Sigma Phi is an organization dedicated to fostering standards of excellence in the Extension system and developing the Extension profession and professional.