Several members of the Educational Outreach/EESC group were in St. Louis recently for the annual Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) international conference. During the conference awards for excellence in communications were announced. Also several members of the delegation were involved in professional presentations—many involving presenters from multiple states. Here is a quick rundown of who won what and the professional presentations that were made.
Please join in congratulating our folks for the recognition of their excellent work this year and for their professional involvement in the conference presentations. If you want more information on any of these topics, please don’t hesitate to contact the individuals involved.
Graphic Design
Posters—Gold Award
Erik Simmons
“4-H Clover Poster”
Cover—Gold Award
Mark Anderson-Wilk
“A New Pest Attacking Healthy Ripening Fruit in Oregon”
Publishing
Magazines and Periodicals—Gold Award
Peg Herring, Erik Simmons, Tom Weeks, Tiffany Woods, Judy Scott, Lynn Ketchum, Karen Zimmerman
“Oregon’s Agricultural Progress”
Electronic Publications—Gold Award
Peg Herring, Erik Simmons, Tom Weeks, Tiffany Woods, Judy Scott, Lynn Ketchum, Karen Zimmerman
“Oregon’s Agricultural Progress Online”
Photography
Photo Series—Silver Award
Lynn Ketchum, Erik Simmons, Judy Scott
“Savory Images—Web slide show”
Environmental Portrait or Personality—Bronze Award
Lynn Ketchum
“Seafood Chef”
Professional Presentations
“Transformers: Case Studies in Transformation”
Peg Herring, Oregon State University
Aimee Viniard-Weidman, University of Minnesota
Jacy Johnson, Iowa State University
“Panel Discussion on Social Media Best Practices and Guidelines”
Anne Mims Adrian, Auburn University
Elaine Edwards, Kansas State University
Jeff Hino, Oregon State University
Elizabeth Gregory North, Texas AgriLife
Peg Hull Shiffstall, Penn State University
“Developing a Shared Digital Work Space in Central America”
Dave King, Oregon State University
Don Poucher, University of Florida
Luz Marina Alvare, International Food Policy Research Institute
“Assessing County Extension Program Readiness to Adopt Technology: They Don‘t Know What They Don’t Know”
Jeff Hino, Oregon State University
“Creating a Spectrum of Access: Linking What You Do to the University as a Whole”
Jeff Hino, Oregon State University
Dave King, Oregon State University
“Rethinking the Delivery of Extension Education”
Steve Dodrill, Oregon State University
“Writing for Dollars: Funding Communications Programs with Grants”
Jeanne Gleason, New Mexico State University
Dave King, Oregon State University
"Who Knows What About Organizing and Archiving Video: A Panel Discussion"
Lynn Ketchum, Oregon State University
Craig Woods, Oklahoma State University
Brad Beckman, University of Idaho
In addition, Steve Dodrill completed a year as ACE president, and Jeff Hino completed two years on the ACE Board of Directors.