Extension

Epsilon Sigma Phi and Oklahoma State University Extension recognized its 2021 award winners Jan. 12 during the Biennial Extension Conference in Stillwater. ESP is a national honorary fraternity for all Extension professionals.

 

EPSILON SIGMA PHI AWARDS

Diversity Team Award
Coming Together for Racial Understanding
Cathleen Taylor, assistant Extension specialist, Leadership and Civic Engagement
Cheryl Newberry, Program and Personnel Development specialist
Michael Stout, associate professor
Mekko Tyner, Dean of Academic Affairs, College of the Muscogee Nation
Sonya Moore-Davis, Media Communications coordinator, Langston University School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

 

Mid-Career Service Award
Cathleen Taylor, assistant Extension specialist, Leadership and Civic Engagement

 

Distinguished Service Award
Greg Owen, Pittsburg County 4-H educator

 

25-Year Tenure Award
Dea Rash, Payne County FCS/4-H educator

 

Retired Service Award
Jim Rutledge, ESP treasurer and former Oklahoma 4-H Foundation director and adjunct professor

 

HONOR EXTENSION AWARDS

Outstanding Intern
William Walls, agricultural economics student

 

Gerrit W. Cuperus Integrated Pest Management Professional Achievement Award
Outstanding IPM Leadership
Tom Royer, professor, IPM coordinator and interim head, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

 

Excellence in Diversity Award
Recovery Support and Life Skills Educational Series
Susie West, High Obesity Program educator, Muskogee County

 

Outstanding Field Staff Award
Taking Steps to Curb Obesity: Safe Routes to School
Jessie Collins, High Obesity Program educator, Adair County

 

Outstanding Team
Freezer Beef Production: Pasture to Plate
Donna Patterson, Rogers County Ag/4-H educator
Earl Ward, Northeast Area Livestock specialist
Scott Clawson, Northeast Area Ag economist

 

Outstanding Group
Feeding Our Communities During COVID-19
Lacey Williams, High Obesity Program project manager
Jessie Collins, High Obesity Program educator, Adair County
Brenda Miller, Northeast District FCS program specialist
Jennifer Patterson, Adair County Ag/4-H educator
Tammy Perry, Muskogee County FCS/4-H educator
Todd Trennepohl, Muskogee County Ag/4-H educator
Michelle Carter-Brown, CNEP nutrition education assistant
Retha Mitchell, CNEP nutrition education assistant

 

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Distinguished Educator
LaDonna Hines, Oklahoma County