Please be alert for a contact from your Regional Executive Director or Administrator regarding your region’s
nomination process for the Excellence in Extension Individual and Team Awards.
Rollins Sworn in as US Secretary of Agriculture
On February 13, Brooke Rollins was
sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The department has issued a press release of her
day-one accomplishments, including sending a letter to the nation’s governors to outline her
vision for the department.
Congratulations LEAD 21 Class #20 Graduates
Daniel Helsham, American Samoa Community College; Katie Funderburk, Auburn University; Mark Smith, Auburn University; Yiwen Chiu, California Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo; Amy Lammert, California Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo; Gabriel Davidov-Pardo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Bobbie Bowling, Central State University; Mark Rendleman, Central State University; George Dickert, Clemson University; Cathy Jachowski, Clemson University; Pat Wechter, Clemson University; Shawn Archibeque, Colorado State University; Aavudai Anandhi, Florida A&M University; Sotirios Archontoulis, Iowa State University; Aileen Keating, Iowa State University; Brian Olson, Kansas State University; Gaea Hock, Kansas State University; Tiffany Williams, Langston University; Lisa Bottomley, Michigan State University; Steve Carey, Michigan State University; Nicky Mason-Wardell, Michigan State University; Trent Irby, Mississippi State University; Anne Spafford, Mississippi State University; Drew Gholson, Mississippi State University; Carlos Ortiz, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Ahlishia Shipley, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Jeff Sweet, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Barbara Chamberlin, New Mexico State University; Chastity English, North Carolina A&T State University; Lin Zhao, North Carolina A&T State University; Sean Munday, North Carolina State University; Marcela Rojas-Pierce, North Carolina State University; Kendra Greenlee, North Dakota State University; Christina Hargiss, North Dakota State University; Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State University; Dave Mackey, Ohio State University; Jennifer Jones, Oklahoma State University; Karl Rich, Oklahoma State University; Ranjith Ram, Oklahoma State University; Sagar Sathuvalli, Oregon State University; Adam Ward, Oregon State University; Spirit Brooks, Oregon State University; Ashley James, Prairie View A&M University; Lea Ann Kinman, Prairie View A&M University; Talia Washington, Prairie View A&M University; Laura Bowling, Purdue University; Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi, Purdue University; Krystle Allen, Southern University; Si-Arah Jones, Southern University; Ambika Chandra, Texas A&M University; Mark Faries, Texas A&M University; Kevin Ong, Texas A&M University; Millicent Braxton, Tuskegee University; Barrett Vaughan, Tuskegee University; Eunjoo Cho, University of Arkansas; Karen DiCicco, University of Arkansas; Johan Leveau, University of California, Davis; Darren Haver, University of California, Irvine; Paulo Verardi, University of Connecticut; Charlie Li, University of Florida; Jillian Bohlen, University of Georgia; Faith Critzer, University of Georgia; Bhabesh Dutta, University of Georgia; Tanisha Aflague, University of Guam; Jacinda Dariotis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Angela Lyons, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nick Paulson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Chad Lee, University of Kentucky; Jordan Shockley, University of Kentucky; Joel Haskard, University of Minnesota; Eli Sagor, University of Minnesota; Rob Russell, University of Missouri; Dusty Walter, University of Missouri; Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, University of Missouri; David Holding, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Devin Rose, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Mark Stone, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; James McKane, University of New Hampshire; Chris Boyer, University of Tennessee; Tricia Gorby, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jennifer Kushner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Josh Dallin, Utah State University; Heidi LeBlanc, Utah State University; Kevin McGuire, Virginia Tech; Kim Niewolny, Virginia Tech; Janet Spencer, Virginia Tech; Vagner Benedito, West Virginia University
