Marketing EDEN
Mary Lou Peter in has been elected marketing chair for the national Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). Other KSRE delegates to EDEN include Mary Knapp, Vernon Turner and Marcus Ashlock. Team members gave a presentation recently regarding available KSRE resources to the Kansas chapter of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) and attended a meeting of voluntary agencies at FEMA’s regional headquarters in Kansas City.
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Gina Takes HR Post
Gina Nixon has been elected as recording secretary for the Human Resource Management Network (HRMN), which is a local chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). Her term will run from Jan. 1, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2010. Gina and Debbie Webb joined the local chapter in July 2009.
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The department’s wellness committee sends thanks to Debbie Webb, Jeff Wichman, and Doug Jardine for their lunchtime presentations on Oct. 26. The next brownbag lunch speaker is Karen Hanson, a registered dietitian who will be talking about nutritional efforts being promoted at the Manhattan Hy-Vee store. Her talk is set for Monday, Nov. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. in UM317.
Send ideas for wellness activities in the department to LiveWell@ksre.ksu.edu. Get current information on activities in the department and around campus by visiting www.communications.ksu.edu/wellness.
Also, nutrition consultations at the K-State Recreational Complex are half-price during the month of November. Get a head start on healthier eating habits before the holiday season! You may purchase your consultation in the administrative office at the Rec, or call 532-6980.
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Deb Pryor has a new grandson! Her daughter Lisa and son-in-law Wes had a baby boy on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Jayden Dane Essmiller weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19½ inches long. Deb says she and husband Gary are “smitten” with their first grandchild. Lisa, a former student employee in the television unit, now teaches 2nd grade at Theodore Roosevelt in Manhattan, and Wes is a K-State graduate student in landscape architecture. Congratulations Deb!
Linda Gilmore is getting ready for two weddings over the 14 months. Her son, Tim, will marry Charlene Hillegas in Corsicana, Texas in August 2010, and another son, John, will marry Erin Reilly in Emporia in January of 2011.
Bob and Gloria Holcombe’s oldest son, Matthew Schwartz, married Brandyn Wolfe on Oct. 10. Matthew’s brothers, Jason and Doug, were the best men. Bob and Brandyn’s dad made a trip to Lawrence on the morning of the wedding to get the cake then assembled it at the reception hall. Larry Erpelding, who is a deacon at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, performed the ceremony. Dan Donnert was the photographer, and Ron Frank provided a recorder and will make a CD of the ceremony. Matt and Brandyn are both K-State accounting alumni, so the wedding planning involved lots of spreadsheets. Gloria jokes: “Maybe that’s why everything went so smoothly.”
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TechBytes Program
Chris Lavergne presented a program on using flipcams in the classroom on Nov. 5 as part of the regular TechBytes series, which is coordinated by Gerry Snyder. This was the last seminar in this Fall’s TechBytes series. TechBytes programs are recorded and available online at www.ksu.edu/techbytes.
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Bethany Bohnenblust, a double major in agriculture communications and journalism and agriculture economics, was elected 2009-2010 National FFA Secretary at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Oct. 24. As one of six individuals selected to hold a national office, Bethany will travel more than 100,000 miles over the next year, meeting top leaders in business, government and education. She will visit approximately 40 states and participate in an international experience tour to Japan.
Jamie Smidt, who graduated from the ACJ program last May, has won a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. The award provides up to $26,000 for a year of study abroad. Jamie will study at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile. Following her study abroad, Jamie said she plans to pursue advanced degrees in international development.
Steve Harbstreit says that teaching faculty are busy helping students enroll for the next semester. It is also a busy time for the Ag Comm and Ag Ed Clubs as they look for fund raising opportunities for club activities.
Steve also reports that the program’s proposal to add a master’s degree is moving forward. He and others collected information from the Ag Ed advisory committee and Extension agents during annual conference. More information will be collected from the Ag Communications Advisory Committee when they meet on Nov. 13.
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Nov. 26-27 – STATE HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 11 – Department holiday party. IGP Dining Room, 5:30-8 p.m.
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