VCE State Programming Awards
New Initiatives
Virginia Master Cattleman Program Team: Phil Blevins, Washington ANR, and Matthew Miller, Wythe FBM
Program Impact
Five-Year Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Program: Matt Lewis, Northumberland ANR
Program Marketing
Marketing Invasive Problems and Solutions: Matt Yancey, Rockingham ANR/Forestry; Adam Downing, Madison ANR/Forestry; and Michelle Prysby, Virginia Master Naturalist Program
Program Evaluation
Fantastic 4-H Fun Days Provides Quality Summer Educational Programming in a Supervised Environment: Ruth Wallace, Buckingham 4-H; Terry Abston, Nottoway 4-H; and Rose Payne, Buckingham UAA
Interdisciplinary Program
Gardens Growing Families—Helps Families Keep Growing: Lisa Sanderson, Karen Carter, Kim Edmonds, Kendra Young, Teddy Martin, Barbara Tompkins, Angela Wrigglesworth, and Caryn Coombs, Henrico County agents and staff, with help from Henrico County Recreation and Parks, Henrico County Public Utilities, and Henrico Master Gardeners
Food and Nutrition Awards From the 2011 Multi-State Nutrition Education Conference
Bronze Award
Karen Henley, Henrico
Vincent Falzone, Norfolk
Shevonne Newby, Surry and Sussex
Zaria Parks, Smyth
Outstanding Performance
Shirley Brown, Petersburg
Carolyn Yager, King William and King & Queen
Sherry Bazemore, Hampton
Pattie Fields, Grayson
Adam Pearson, Northern District
Kin Russell, Smyth
Haregowoin Tecklu, Arlington
Juliane Thurston, Halifax
Beverly Vaden, Pittsylvania
Outstanding Team Award
Dottie Havlik, Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank; Dorothy Owens, Dickenson; and Helen Rose, Dickenson
Sherry Bazemore and Christina Paige, Hampton
Joe Logan, Channary Sok, Norma Harris, Amber Morgan, Twandra Lomax-Brown, Barbara Howlett, all of Richmond; Susan Edwards and Mike Likins, Chesterfield; Flo Grigg, Linda Marshall, and Jonah Fogel, Southeast District CV; and Burt Reid, Chris Mullins, and Andy Hankins, VSU
Platinum Award
Elizabeth Hayes, Gloucester
Friend of Family and Nutrition Program
Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters
Mt. Rogers Health District WIC Team
Margaret Svoboda Award
Dawn Barnes, Floyd FCS
State Extension Leadership Council Awards
First Place – Scott ELC
Runner-up – Virginia Beach ELC
Runner-up – Lancaster-Northumberland ELC