Extension Family and Community Health faculty take home national awards

By Theresa Hogue on Oct. 2, 2022

Oregon State University faculty serving in the OSU Extension Service’s Family and Community Health (FCH) program in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences have received recognition at the annual National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) conference. Out of 522 awards applications from 38 states, they took home two national first-place awards and several top placements.

Those receiving awards are: 

  • First Place National Winner, First Place Western Region Winner, Mary W. Wells Memorial Diversity Award for “Indigenous Peoples' Workgroup.” Team: Olivia Davis and Danita Macy.
  • First Place National Award, First Place Western Region Winner, Extension Disaster Education Award for “Creating a Culture of Preparedness Publications Support Oregonians in Preparing for the Cascadia Subduction Zone Event and Other Disasters.” Team: Lauren Kraemer, Glenda Hyde, Lynette Black, Catalina Frank, Ann Murphy, Janet Donnelly, Greg Aronoff, Stephanie Russell, Brenda Marty-Jimenez, Jim Sloan, Patrick Corcoran.
  • Second Place National Winner, First Place Western Region Winner, Communications Newsletters Award for “Food Hero for Older Adults: A focus on key nutrients, food and physical activity.” Team: Cheryl Kirk, Sally Bowman, Rose Jepson-Sullivan, Dusti Linnell, Christine Mouzong, Thomas Packebush, Ellen Radcliffe, Carol Walsh, Lucy Huffman, Anne Goetze, Laura LaMotte.
  • Third Place National Winner, First Place Western Region Winner, School Wellness Award for “Growing This! Oregon Garden Challenge Supports Schools and Teachers.” Team: Mandy Hatfield, Sally Bowman, Lauren Kraemer, Katie Ahern, Cheryl Kirk, Maureen Quinn, Kathy Bates, Jenny Boyle, Kristina Parry, Lauren Tobey, Chris Mouzong, Gail Langellotto, Brooke Edmunds, Hallie Cousineau, Carol Walsh, Lupita Zamora Estrada, Stephanie Russell, Joyce Senior Angulo, The Oregon Bee Project, Potato Commission and Bi-Mart.
  • Third Place National Winner, Third Place Western Region Winner, SNAP-Ed/EFNEP Educational Program Award for “Growing This! Oregon Garden Challenge Supports Schools and Teachers.” Team: Mandy Hatfield, Sally Bowman, Lauren Kraemer, Katie Ahern, Cheryl Kirk, Maureen Quinn, Kathy Bates, Jenny Boyle, Kristina Parry, Lauren Tobey, Chris Mouzong, Gail Langellotto, Brooke Edmunds, Hallie Cousineau, Carol Walsh, Lupita Zamora Estrada, Stephanie Russell, Joyce Senior Angulo, The Oregon Bee Project, Potato Commission, & Bi-Mart.
  • First Place Western Region Winner, Communications Educational Publications Award for “BE Physically Active 2Day Electronic Flyers.” Team: Katie Ahern, Mandy Hatfield, Kathy Gunter, Kaitlin Greene.           
  • Second Place Western Region Winner, Family Health & Wellness Award for “Tailoring an Adult Physical Activity Program to Meet Needs During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Team: Allison Harris, Sally Bowman, Erin Taylor, Laura Ridler, Nikki Prosch, Hope Kleine, Nancy Mears, Brooke Walker, Nick Turkas, Lucy Lores, Yolanda Marquez, Rena Titus, Beatriz Botello-Salgado, Rebecca Fallihee, Ellen Radcliffe, Shannon La Fon, Matilde Rodriguez, Maureen Quinn, Deb Warnock, Shana Withee, Stephanie Stuart, Elena Illescas.
  • Third Place Western Region Winner, Innovative Youth Development Programming Award for “Find a Need and Fill It:  Offering Afterschool Programs When the School Can't.” Cindy Brown
  • Third Place Western Region Winner, Community Partnership Award for “Indigenous Peoples Workgroup;” Team: Danita Macy, Olivia Davis, Sara Olson, Rosanna Sanders, Patty Case, Amanda Hatfield, Carly Kristofik, Christopher Scadden, Renee Johnson.

~ McKenzie Heryford

 

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