October 15, 2024
Shout Out: Award Nominators for KSRE Annual Conference
This week the Shout Out is sent for award nominators for KSRE Annual Conference!
"Shout Out to the people who make the KSRE annual conference awards happen: the nominators! Thank you all for not only noticing your teams’ and colleagues’ great contributions to K-State Research and Extension, but for taking the time to write or collaborate on a nomination to make sure the rest of our system can see what you see.
This year, we had the second largest number of annual conference awards nominations on record and it’s all thanks to you!
Shout out to:
- Kelsey Andersen Onofre, Plant Pathology
- Annie Baker, Horticulture and Natural Resources
- Carol Baldwin, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Community Vitality
- Katelyn Barthol, Marais des Cygnes District
- Stephanie Boone, Extension Nutrition Program
- Cheryl Boyer, Horticulture and Natural Resources
- Jennifer Brantley, Sedgwick County
- Rachael Brooke, Phillips-Rooks District
- Andrea Burns, Ford County
- Elizabeth Brunscheen-Cartagena, Sedgwick County
- Amy Collins, 4-H Youth Development
- DeWayne Craghead, Hodgeman County
- Nancy Daniels, Community Vitality
- Joel DeRouchey, Animal Sciences and Industry
- Gary Fike, Riley County
- Jack Fry, Horticulture and Natural Resources
- Aliesa Good, Central Regional Office
- Frances Graves, Wildcat District
- Jay Harris, Cottonwood District
- Mary Hellmer, Extension Operations
- Chuckie Hessong, Extension Nutrition Program
- Wendy Hughes, Rice County
- Marissa Hurst, River Valley District
- Elaine Johannes, Applied Human Sciences
- Megan Kennelly, Plant Pathology
- David Key, Meadowlark District
- Deborah Kohl, Community Vitality
- Taylor Lee, Atchison County
- Tara Markley, Johnson County
- Shad Marston, McPherson County
- Tim May, Extension Operations
- Matthew McKernan, Sedgwick County
- Jamie Menon, Community Vitality
- Charlene Miller, Butler County
- Frannie Miller, Entomology
- Dan Moser, Agriculture Academic Programs
- Carla Nemecek, Eastern Regional Office
- Brooke Ohlde, River Valley District
- Judy O'Mara, Plant Pathology
- Rodrigo Onofre, Plant Pathology
- Michael Rencher, Extension Nutrition Program
- Nora Rhoades, River Valley District
- Lisa Ross, Extension Nutrition Program
- Cristina Rueda, Wildcat District
- Tandy Rundus, Extension Nutrition Program
- Sara Sawer, Sedgwick County
- Melissa Reeves Schrag, Sedgwick County
- Candis Stiles, Shawnee County
- Mike Tokach, Animal Sciences and Industry
- Tonia Underwood, Post Rock District
- Janelle VanKooten, Extension Nutrition Program
- Lara Weisbender, Extension Nutrition Program
- Kurt Werth, Grey County
- Karlene Wickens, Extension Nutrition Program
- Jennifer Wilson, Extension Operations
- Karissa Winkel, Cottonwood District
To the nominators: Regardless of who is selected for this year’s awards (which will be very competitive), I hope you let your nominees know how much you think of them and their work. Thank you again for the time and effort you’ve put into uplifting the work of others."
Nominators -- thanks for all you do for the people of Kansas, our colleagues and K-State Research and Extension.
If you know of a colleague or team of colleagues who deserve recognition for a job well done, why not nominate them for a Shout Out. Simply send their name(s) and the reason for the Shout Out to ksreshoutout@ksu.edu.
Shout Out submissions are published in the order they are received.