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20th Annual

Public Service & OutreachMeeting and Awards Luncheon

Tuesday, April 12, 20118 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tate Student CenterGrand Hall, 5th Floor

“Leadership Makes the Future”Keynote Speaker: Bob Johansen

Author, “Leaders Make the Future”Distinguished Fellow, Institute for the Future

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2011 Awards for Excellence in Public Service and Outreach

Leadership Makes the FutureTuesday, April 12, 2011Tate Student Center Grand Hall

Meeting and Awards Program

8:00 a.m. Registration and Networking Refreshments served

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Steve Wrigley, UGA Interim Vice President for Public Service and Outreach

8:40 a.m. Keynote Address and Workshop “Leadership Makes the Future” Bob Johansen, Author, “Leaders Make the Future,” Distinguished Fellow, Institute for the Future

9:40 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. Conclusion: Keynote Address and Workshop “Leadership Makes the Future” Bob Johansen, Author, “Leaders Make the Future,” Distinguished Fellow, Institute for the Future

11:00 a.m. Break

11:20 a.m. The State of Public Service and Outreach at The University of Georgia Steve Wrigley, UGA Interim Vice President for Public Service and Outreach

11:45 a.m. Break

12:00 p.m. Luncheon and Presentation of Awards for Excellence in Public Service and Outreach

2:00 p.m. Adjournment

Bob JohansenAs a 30-year veteran forecaster exploring the human side of new technologies, Johansen works primarily with senior corporate executives across a wide range of industries. In addition, he has served as the Institute for the Future’s president and CEO for eight years and currently holds a seat on the institute’s board of directors and leadership team.

Johansen created and led the institute’s Technology Horizons Program focused on emerging information technologies, and he has explored the social and organizational

impact of new technologies. One of the first social scientists to study the human and organizational impacts of communications and computing technologies, his focus is primarily three to five years out, going as far as 10 years when possible, and occasionally as far as 20 years.

Johansen has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses and is the author of six books.

Johansen holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and earned his doctorate from Northwestern University. He now spends most of his time with institute sponsors, writing, public speaking, and facilitating content.

Steve WrigleySteve Wrigley is the Interim Vice President for Public Service and Outreach. In that role, he oversees the various units contained within Public Service and Outreach while also serving as Vice President for Government Relations.

Wrigley joined the University of Georgia in July 1998 as the first director of the Vinson Institute’s International Center for Democratic Governance. Prior to then, he spent 13 years in state government, working in the State Senate Research Office, the

Lieutenant Governor’s Office, and as Senior Policy Advisor in Governor Zell Miller’s office. He then spent five years as Chief of Staff to Governor Miller.

As director of the International Center at UGA, Wrigley helped establish training and outreach programs in several countries and was involved in overall management and policy formulation. He was named UGA’s Vice President for Government Relations in 2000, overseeing federal, state, and local government relations.

In March 2002, Wrigley was named Interim Senior Vice President for External Affairs and assumed that post permanently in November of the same year. In July 2006, Wrigley returned to the Vinson Institute as its director and continues to serve as UGA’s Vice President for Government Relations. In February 2010, it was announced that Wrigley would serve as Interim Vice President for Public Service and Outreach. He assumed the post on April 1, 2010.

Wrigley holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Georgia State University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in history from Northwestern University.

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Featured Speakers

2011 Awards ProgramWelcome

Steve Wrigley, UGA Interim Vice President for Public Service and Outreach

RemarksMichael Adams, President of the University of Georgia

Lunch

PresentationsPublic Service and Outreach Staff Award for Excellence

PresentationScholarship of Engagement Award

PresentationsWalter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement

in Public Service and Outreach

Video Presentation

PresentationWalter Barnard Hill Fellow Award for Distinguished

Achievement in Public Service and Outreach

Closing RemarksSteve Wrigley, UGA Interim Vice President for

Public Service and Outreach


2011 Awards for Excellencein Public Service and Outreach

Award Recipients

Public Service and Outreach Staff Award for ExcellenceStephanie Edgecombe

Lisa Lynn KeslerLarry Welborn

Scholarship of Engagement AwardDavid C. Berle

Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach

Judy HibbsLouise Hill

Richard C. LacyClaude “Walton” McBride, Jr.

Karen Payne

Walter Barnard Hill Fellow Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach

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Public Service and OutreachStaff Award for Excellence

About the AwardThe Public Service and Outreach Staff Award for Excellence is the most prestigious award for staff members and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance. The award honors outstanding effort, encourages workplace creativity and innovation, and celebrates the achievements of Public Service and Outreach staff. Up to three awards are bestowed annually, and honorees receive a certificate and an engraved award. Eligible staff members must have been employed for a minimum of two continuous years in any Public Service and Outreach unit. The award’s inaugural year was 2006.

Stephanie EdgecombeMarine Extension Service

Stephanie Edgecombe has served as event coordinator for the Marine Extension Service for more than a decade. Her title, however, fully covers the range of her responsibilities, which includes serving as the primary point of contact with teachers and college students who participate in Marine Extension educational programs; developing itineraries for educator and student groups; and coordinating classroom use, boat access, lab availability, dormitory occupancy, and cafeteria meal plans. Edgecombe also plays a critical administrative role overseeing cafeteria operations, managing income,

and creating fiscal projections. The success of the Marine Extension program, the maintenance of relationships with clients, and the efficient utilization of resources to carry out the Marine Extension mission are dependent on the efficiency and dedication to excellence with which Edgecombe performs her duties.

Edgecombe began her Marine Extension career as a Sea Grant education intern in 1996. During that one-year internship, she taught classes alongside faculty members, served as a summer camp staff member, assisted with aquarium operations, and helped with the management of daily video conferencing programs. That experience provided her with a unique perspective and understanding of Marine Extension operations when she was hired in 2000 as Marine Extension event coordinator and dormitory manager.

Fran Lapolla, former captain of the research vessel Sea Dawg, best summed up Edgcombe’s attitude when he said, “Stephanie fosters a familial and collegial atmosphere that makes the Marine Education Center and Aquarium so unique and effective for literally thousands of K-12 students, college students, teachers, elderhostels, the general public, and her colleagues.”


Lisa Lynn KeslerCarl Vinson Institute of Government

Lisa Kesler joined the Carl Vinson Institute of Government in 2002 as the coordinator of its Local Government Financial Management Program. Since that time, she has worked closely with the program manager to organize all aspects of a program that provides continuing education and certification to thousands of finance officers from Georgia’s cities, counties, and school districts, as well as to local elected officials. From course scheduling and registration to records management and marketing, Kesler performs a wide variety of functions to ensure

the delivery of quality training opportunities for public finance officers in Georgia.

Faced with the complicated logistics of conducting training at a variety of locations throughout the state, Kesler carefully arranges venues, instructors, travel arrangements, materials, and more. Her attention to detail makes it possible for a program that processes approximately 2,000 registrations per year to operate smoothly. Marketing the Financial Management Program is another of Kesler’s responsibilities; she often reaches out to customers individually to keep them informed of upcoming opportunities.

Kesler demonstrates a strong commitment to serving her customers. She is in regular contact with officials and staff members from local governments around Georgia, answering their questions about certification requirements, and helping them plan their professional development. Regarding her customer service work ethic, colleague Gordon Maner said, “Lisa is instantly responsive to customer inquiries and always finds a way to go above and beyond in assisting customers, faculty, and her peers. She is a remarkable model of public service.”

In the Carl Vinson Institute of Government Training Division, Kesler is known for her creative use of technology. Her aptitude has allowed the program to improve operational efficiency, communicate more effectively with clients, and generate impressive course materials. She played a pivotal role in developing and launching the program’s first online training courses. To date, more than 1,500 individuals nationwide have completed some of the six courses available online, and there are additional courses in production today.

Laura Meadows, associate director for the Training Division, said of Kesler, “I cannot imagine delivering the volume or quality of training the Vinson Institute provides without Lisa playing a major role in personally serving literally every city and county finance officer in Georgia.”

Larry WelbornGeorgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel

Larry Welborn began his employment with the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel in 1983, working in the Department of Food Services as a server. As an exemplary employee, he quickly rose through the ranks to become food service supervisor. Welborn is the embodiment of the Georgia Center’s mission statement, which declares: “We enrich lives through learning by providing exceptional programs in a stimulating environment with superior service.”

Welborn’s contributions have given life, breadth, and depth to the mission and vision of the organization with his gifts and talents. UGA President Michael Adams and others have often said the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel is one of the front doors to the University of Georgia. If that is the case, then Welborn is the face at that front door that greets thousands of people each year.

For 27 years, Welborn has served in the Georgia Center’s banquet area in a variety of positions. In these roles, he has had immediate contact with guests during one of the most important periods of their stay — mealtime. Since day one, Welborn has epitomized the customer service attitude that radiates throughout the Georgia Center. His commitment to customer service is extraordinary and is evident in his actions, especially in the way he leads his team in serving guests.

Working as the food service supervisor is no small task. Success requires long hours of intense work to prepare for, host, and clean up after the events, with most of the necessary tasks taking place behind the scenes. Each of these functions is critical for events to run smoothly. Welborn puts tremendous enthusiasm into every task, and his energy is contagious and positively impacts the rest of his team.

As stated by his supervisor, Catering Manager Patricia Jordan, “I am an ardent admirer of his giving spirit, creative talents, and gifts, as well as the poise he radiates no matter how demanding or pressing the situation. This modern day Renaissance man inspires and possesses that unique consummate style of mentorship that can weave the thread of dreams and add to the tapestry of leadership.”


Scholarship of Engagement AwardAbout the AwardEstablished in 2008, the Scholarship of Engagement Award recognizes a tenured associate or full professor who has made significant career-spanning contributions to UGA’s public service and outreach mission through scholarship; service-learning opportunities for students; and campus leadership. The award serves to sustain or enhance the honoree’s public service and outreach endeavors, or to develop new ones.


service-learning activities. Berle has helped increase the number of majors in horticulture through his Introduction to Horticulture class in which his contagious enthusiasm attracts more than 1,000 students in six different courses each year.

Berle’s community experiences have inspired a shift in his research focus to sustainable food production systems and community gardens. Last summer, he advised students in the UGarden student club as they established a UGA Community Garden. So far, the garden has harvested more than 700 pounds of produce for distribution by the Northeast Georgia Foodbank. He also has developed a certificate program in local food production systems.

Berle has secured grant funding to advance his work including Georgia Forestry Commission Tree Inventory, and Trees are Great grants; a PSO Scholarship of Engagement Grant; and, most recently, a USDA Local Foods Systems Certificate grant.

Berle not only provides outstanding service-learning opportunities for his students, he also assisted the Office of Service-Learning in the creation and development of the “S” suffix for designating courses in UGA’s course approval system (CAPA) and helped formulate an end-of-course survey to assess the impact on students of these course experiences.

David C. BerleCollege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

David Berle, associate professor of horticulture in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has contributed to UGA’s public service and outreach mission through his scholarship, by providing course-based service-learning projects for his students, and by assisting the Office of Service-Learning in expanding and enhancing service-learning at UGA.

Six years ago, Berle, an expert in applying GPS and GIS technologies to urban forestry and landscape

management, created a course to teach his students to use the technologies by having them inventory and plot landmark trees in Athens.

Examples of service-learning projects to combine the course content with service to the community in other courses that Berle teaches include designing and installing landscaping for low-income Athens residences; helping to restore the Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; and installing landscape walls, patios, and walkways for local schools.

Through these projects, Berle’s students have increased learning and retention (as documented by course surveys); improved their job skills (as determined by employer surveys); created better relationships with their professor; and increased their overall course enjoyment. In the past five years, 300 of his students have participated in 16,400 hours of


Walter Barnard Hill Awardfor Distinguished Achievementin Public Service and Outreach

About the Award

Since 1992, the Walter Barnard Hill Award has recognized distinguished achievement in public service and outreach by University of Georgia faculty members and service professionals. Each recipient is judged to have made contributions to the improvement of the quality of life in Georgia or elsewhere of an order that greatly exceeds the normal accomplishments of a productive faculty member. A maximum of five Hill Awards may be presented each year. Each awardee receives a medallion and a framed certificate. Only Hill Award winners are eligible for appointment as a Walter

Barnard Hill Distinguished Public Service and Outreach Fellow.

The award is named in honor of Chancellor Walter Barnard Hill, who led the University of Georgia from 1899 until his death in 1905. Hill first articulated the university’s model public service and outreach mission. He admired the close relationship that existed between the University of Wisconsin and the state of Wisconsin and led a pilgrimage of nearly 100 Georgians to see the “Wisconsin Idea” in action. As a result of this journey and the power of Hill’s vision, Georgia’s leadership endorsed Hill’s plan for a modern, public-service-oriented university and backed that endorsement with increased support for the institution.

Judy HibbsCollege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UGA Cooperative Extension

Judy Hibbs has served the citizens of Georgia for almost 30 years through her work with UGA Cooperative Extension. She began her career as a county Extension agent in 1982 and has held a variety of positions in public service over the course of her career. Today, she is the Athens-Clarke County Extension coordinator.

Hibbs is also an area Extension agent for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). EFNEP targets underserved, low-income

families with children, and provides basic education in nutrition, meal planning, cooking skills, and food budgeting. Her primary area of expertise in EFNEP is the development of strategies to address issues of poverty, and she works with low-income families with children to help them attain the best nutrition possible using the least amount of money.

Hibbs has built coalitions for nutrition education, and she was a founding member of the Nutrition Education Coalition of Northeast Georgia, which covers 10 Northeast Georgia counties. She has been instrumental in providing nutrition education to Latino families in Clarke, Gwinnett, and Hall counties by hiring and training bilingual staff members. A nationally certified ServSafe instructor, Hibbs trains restaurant and food service managers in safe food handling practices.

Hibbs does not confine her work to Georgia. Rather, she takes her knowledge and skills beyond U.S. borders through her work with the ProNiño orphanage in El Progresso, Honduras. She first traveled to the Honduras orphanage in 2007, and she taught boys in the orphanage how to plant a garden so they could improve their diets. Before her help, the 100 boys living in the orphanage ate mostly beans, rice, and tortillas; they received only one serving of milk each day and a single vegetable twice per week. By teaching them how to preserve food from their garden, Hibbs helped them extend the availability of their food. She continues to return to Honduras to share recipes and teach new skills.

She has received 10 national awards and 40 state awards, including the prestigious Dean Emily Quinn Pou Professional Achievement Award, presented by the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Hibbs has earned a national reputation in her field, and is becoming internationally known through her nutrition consultation and food preservation training in Honduras. She is a member of the board of directors for Casa de Amistad, an outreach center addressing the needs of the Hispanic population, and serves as board secretary and chair of the Personnel Committee.


Louise HillFanning Institute

Louise Hill’s entire career has focused on building leadership capacity. As a public service associate with the Fanning Institute since 2007, she has utilized her extensive knowledge of Georgia’s communities to deliver customized leadership programs. Her work at the Fanning Institute, beginning in 2003 as a leadership development specialist, coupled with her 20 years of professional experience, has made her a true master at building relationships.

Hill’s responsibilities include program design, curriculum development, and evaluation of leadership programming. In addition, she facilitates adult leadership development programs and administers the Fanning Institute’s community leadership programming. Specifically, she has been responsible for administering $1.2 million in funding in establishing and supporting sustained adult leadership development efforts in every Georgia county; she has been responsible for the Fanning Institute’s role in the management and operations of the Georgia Rural Development Council’s Leadership Day; and she edited, piloted, and published the Community Leadership Program Curriculum, 5th Edition, and offered the curriculum in a digital format, thus reducing cost for limited resource communities.

As Gaye Smith, executive director of Georgia Family Connection Partnership, said of Hill and her willingness to go the extra mile to further her commitment to public service, “Regardless of where I was going in rural Georgia, she could share with me some of the context of what was happening in a particular community, any history pertinent to our work, and the names of citizens who might be instrumental in supporting collaborative efforts for our children…. I am so convinced of Louise’s professional competency, credibility, and skills, that when our keynote speaker from Washington, D.C. was delayed and threatening not to be able to travel to our Biennial Conference in October 2005, I asked Louise to show up at a luncheon of 800 attendees and be prepared to speak on the power of leadership with only a few hours notice.”

It has been said that when it comes to ability and knowledge of leadership training, there are few − if any − people at the University of Georgia who are more recognized and highly regarded than Hill within each of Georgia’s 159 communities. But, perhaps Fanning Institute Director Joe Whorton best described Hill: “She embodies a life-long commitment to leadership development and capacity building, and her record is certainly one of sustained, distinguished, and superb achievement.”

Richard C. LacyCollege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UGA Cooperative Extension

Curt Lacy is a livestock economist and associate professor at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Tifton campus. Since arriving at UGA in 2001, Lacy has had Cooperative Extension and applied research responsibilities in the areas of livestock economics, forage economics, and marketing.

Although he has many varied interests and responsibilities, Lacy’s primary areas of emphasis are the economics and marketing of beef

and dairy in conventional and alternative production systems, and forage economics and breeding herd economics in beef, pork, and dairy systems. He also routinely provides beef cattle market updates and other economic information to producers, county Extension agents, and agribusiness leaders across the state and throughout the region.

Lacy coordinates risk management for the Georgia Beef Challenge, one of the oldest beef cattle feed-out and carcass evaluation programs in the country. In addition to these activities, whenever possible, he provides individual farm financial management and marketing assistance to livestock producers. Lacy serves as a past chair of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Livestock Marketing Information Center. In 2007, he joined his colleagues from the University of Georgia in receiving the Outstanding Extension Program Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association for their work with the Southeast Beef Cattle Marketing School.

He is revered within the state and region as a livestock marketing and economics expert, and he has provided his expertise during numerous meetings and workshops, reaching thousands of people during the course of his career.

Octavio Ramirez, head of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Department of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, left no room for doubt about Lacy’s importance to all of Georgia: “Dr. Lacy’s work exemplifies the criteria set forth for the prestigious Walter Barnard Hill Award. His achievements and special projects have had an extraordinary impact on improving the quality of life in Georgia and elsewhere. He is indeed worthy of this recognition.”



Karen PayneCarl Vinson Institute of Government

Karen Payne’s career in the Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s Office of Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS), Marine Extension Service, and Cooperative Extension has been, literally, all over the map. As a specialist in geospatial technologies, she has applied her skills in support of a wide variety of humanitarian and environmental projects, from identifying animal feeding operations to cataloging a history of the world’s natural and human disasters since 1900.

Payne oversees an ITOS humanitarian information management program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, her program has provided a streamlined database and mapping applications for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) that allows United Nations aid workers to easily keep track of and visualize the movement of internally displaced persons in Somalia.

Data sharing has been a major tenet of Payne’s work. She manages the Geographic Information Support Team (GIST) data portal at ITOS that provides a platform to search for and distribute spatial data among the humanitarian community. The datasets contained in GIST are accessed by users worldwide who download an average of 18 gigabytes of data per month, with downloads spiking after large events such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Vinson Institute Interim Director Jennifer Frum commented, “Payne demonstrates her ability to supervise and communicate effectively with both IT professionals and her funding body on a daily basis. She responds to requests for assistance every week from humanitarians serving in the most impoverished conflict zones and disaster areas.”

Payne’s reputation for developing essential and practical tools that serve humanitarian purposes continues to bring new and exciting projects to the University of Georgia. For example, she is providing technical oversight to a crowdsourcing program that is developing new geodata covering the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Evoking Payne’s commitment to serving populations in need all over the world, USAID Information Management Coordinator Rhonda Stewart said, “Payne has proven herself to be a public servant in the international humanitarian community. She is sought after for her expertise, knowledge of potential resources, collaborative spirit, innovative ideas, and general professionalism.”

Claude “Walton” McBride, Jr.Carl Vinson Institute of Government

Walt McBride has been a part of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government Training Division since 1998. As a faculty member in the Local Government Programs Unit, he is in contact with hundreds of local government professionals in all areas of the state. By conducting courses and facilitating strategic planning and retreats, he helps develop and improve leadership and management skills of Georgia’s local government officials and employees.

A commitment to public service is deeply engrained in McBride. Prior to joining the Vinson Institute, he

gained a wealth of experience in local government as a county Extension agent, county manager, and employee for a joint project of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal Association. His understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing local governments has enriched the services the Vinson Institute offers to cities and counties.

McBride is recognized among his students and colleagues as a gifted instructor, thanks in part to his study of, and interest in, adult education and learning styles. He continuously evolves his content and techniques so that his students are more engaged and better able to apply the material he presents. Vinson Institute Interim Director Jennifer Frum noted, “His familiarity with the pertinent literature and theories in adult education has helped the training division by adding a critical academic foundation to the materials taught and the direction of program decisions.”

Participants in his training programs consistently rate his work at 94% or better in the major dimensions of teaching. A prime example of his popularity with local governments as an instructor can be found with Suwanee, Georgia, which frequently participates in the Vinson Institute Management Development Program. Suwanee City Manager Marvin Allen said of McBride, “Walt’s reputation for lively and interesting teaching has made him one of the more sought-after teachers by Suwanee staff members. Walt has become somewhat of an icon.”

Although he loves the classroom, McBride contributes to the Vinson Institute’s outreach mission in collaboration with other divisions. He has authored parts of the Handbook for Georgia Mayor and Council Members and contributed to the International City/County Management Association’s publication, Effective Supervisory Practices. Through a variety of means, McBride helps provide Georgia’s city and county professionals and elected officials with the tools they need to strengthen their organizations so they can better serve their constituents.


L. Mark RisseCollege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Mark Risse is the Georgia Power Professor of Water Policy at the University of Georgia. He works to develop policies and techniques to conserve soil and water resources as well as preserve and protect agricultural systems through improved management and pollution prevention.

He is the chair of a cooperative effort on statewide outdoor water conservation between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and UGA. He also served on the team

that developed Georgia’s first Water Conservation Implementation Plan and is very active in the state water planning process. Through UGA Cooperative Extension and with the help of partners around the state, Risse developed and implemented water conservation programs for households, youths, master gardeners, farmers, and industrial water users statewide.


Walter Barnard Hill Fellow Awardfor Distinguished Achievement in

Public Service and OutreachAbout the Award

The Hill Fellow Award is UGA’s highest award in public service and outreach, and is comparable to a distinguished professorship. It recognizes sustained, distinguished, and superb achievement in university public service and outreach, and contributions to improving the quality of life in Georgia or elsewhere. The selection committee considers long-term achievements, special projects having extraordinary impact, and collaborative efforts. The creativity, impact, and superb nature of a Hill Fellow’s achievements are of a magnitude that greatly exceed the normal accomplishments of a productive faculty member. The appointee receives a medallion, a framed certificate, and an award to sustain or enhance the honoree’s public service and outreach endeavors, or to develop new ones.

Like the Hill Award, the Hill Fellow Award is named in honor of Chancellor Walter Barnard Hill, who led the University of Georgia from 1899 until his death in 1905. His desire for more university involvement in Georgia and his application of these goals and ideas helped pave the way for a modern public-service-oriented university.


Risse’s UGA career began in 1986 as a research assistant. Throughout his career, his public service efforts have focused on environmental and water policy, and he has created model programs that focus on delivering science and education to stakeholders. He continues to expand his programs in water resource management and assists the state in developing long-term management plans to protect and conserve this critical resource.

In addition to the development of nationally acclaimed water programs, Risse works on extending information and research in the area of animal waste management. In Georgia, Risse developed and implemented statewide certification programs for animal feeding operators and nutrient management planners as required by state law. He serves many local commodity groups by conducting outreach and education. He also coordinates all Cooperative Extension programs for the UGA Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.

On the national level, Risse is a member of the leadership team for the National e-Learning Center for Animal Waste Management, which hosts monthly webcasts that are viewed by hundreds of technical specialists around the country. These sessions provide on-demand access to this nation’s best resources in the area of animal waste management. He recently was invited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop training and education programs for permit writers and inspectors nationwide. He is routinely invited to consult and present on animal waste management technologies and policy in other countries, including China, India, and the nations of Europe.

While the nature of his program requires him to work in a wide variety of areas and with a diverse group of scientists, Risse’s major research areas include agricultural pollution prevention; control and measurement of non-point source pollution; water quality; soil erosion control and modeling; animal waste management systems; land application of municipal, agricultural, and industrial by-products; composting; and bioconversion.

Risse makes available the results of his Cooperative Extension and research activities and has given 151 invited or keynote presentations to numerous professional and commodity groups. He has conducted more than 243 state or local educational programs to a wide variety of audiences.

Risse has authored 44 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 as the lead author, and has 138 published papers in conference proceedings or other publications. He has helped obtain 83 grants to secure more than $5 million in external funding for UGA, and he maintains graduate faculty status, serving on 19 graduate committees, including six as the major professor, throughout his years of service.


Public Service and Outreach (PSO) Programs

UGA Nominees for the 2011 Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement AwardEstablished in 2006, the Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award recognizes four-year public universities’ “programs that demonstrate how colleges and universities have redesigned their learning, discovery, and engagement functions to become even more involved with their communities.” Winners of the award move on to compete for the C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award, which is presented annually by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), a Public University Association. UGA has nominated two programs for the 2011 award for the Southern Region.

Georgia Initiative for Community Housing

Karen Tinsley - Public Service Assistant, Housing and Consumer Economics; College of Family and Consumer Sciences Tom Rodgers - Professor Emeritus, Housing and Consumer Economics; College of Family and Consumer Sciences

UGA Costa Rica

Kris M. Irwin - Public Service Associate, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural ResourcesQuint Newcomer - Director, UGA Costa Rica; Office of International Education

PSO Fellowship ProgramIn Spring 2011, the Office of the Vice President established the PSO Fellowship Program to provide tenure-track and tenured faculty members the opportunity to immerse themselves in a PSO unit for one semester in order to enrich the work of the PSO unit while providing the faculty member with research and outreach opportunities to benefit communities in Georgia. The Spring 2011 PSO Fellow is

Anna Karls - Associate Professor, Microbiology; Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; working with the Fanning Institute

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PSO Student Scholars ProgramThe PSO Student Scholars Program, supported by the Office of the Vice President, provides undergraduate students with an experience that includes group activities to explore the purpose, breadth, and depth of public service and outreach, and an internship in a PSO unit. The program helps students relate these experiences to their educational and career goals as well as creates a community of undergraduate student scholars who understand the role of public service and outreach in Georgia, and more broadly.

The Spring 2011 PSO Student Scholars are listed below with their major and their internship PSO unit.

Grant Carlton - Management and History; Small Business Development Center Rene Couttolenc - Management; Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and HotelStefani D’Angelo - Health Promotion; Archway PartnershipNekabari Goka - Economics and International Affairs; Carl Vinson Institute of GovernmentDavid Gutierrez - Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and International Affairs; Fanning InstituteSarah Jackson - Geography; Office of Service-Learning Kyli Lamar - English; Archway PartnershipL. Phuong Nguyen - International Affairs and Philosophy; Fanning InstituteShruti Suresh - Applied Biotechnology and Entomology; Marine Extension ServiceSarah Trites - History and Political Science; The State Botanical Garden of Georgia

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PSO Graduate Assistantship ProgramThe purpose of the PSO Graduate Assistantship Program is to increase the number of graduate assistantships in the PSO units as well as to give UGA graduate students expanded opportunities for engaging in research, and public service and outreach endeavors. The program provides a unique learning experience for students while contributing to UGA’s goal of enhancing graduate education.

The Spring 2011 PSO Graduate Assistantship recipients, their degree program unit, and the PSO assistantship unit are listed below.

Hyunjong Chung - Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors; College of Family and Consumer Sciences; Small Business Development Center James L. Eason, Jr. - Environmental Engineering; College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Environmental Policy ProgramJames Graves - Institute for Non-Profit Organizations; School of Social Work; Archway Partnerhsip (Hart and Washington counties)Paige Thompson - Public Administration and Policy; School of Public and International Affairs; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Environmental Policy and Communications ProgramsGenevieve Vaida - Public Administration and Policy; School of Public and International Affairs; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Survey Research ProgramKatie L. Weiser - Health Policy and Management; College of Public Health; Fanning InstituteChao “Beatrice” Zhang - Public Administration and Policy; School of Public and International Affairs; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, International Center

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2011-2012 Scholarship of Engagement GrantsThe Office of the Vice President awarded six 2011-2012 Scholarship of Engagement Grants. The grants support projects by academic and public service faculty members who combine public service and outreach with teaching and research activities. The grant recipients and their project titles are listed below.

Scott Ardoin - Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology; College of Education; “Training Assessment and Intervention Skills to Undergraduates and Teachers”Cheryl Fields-Smith - Associate Professor, Elementary and Social Studies Education; College of Education; “Griffin to Athens: Career Awareness and Aspirations for Middle School Students in Underserved Communities”Dale Gauthreaux - Director, Institute for Leadership Advancement; Terry College of Business; “Capstone Service-Learning Projects for Georgia Communities”Betina Kaplan - Associate Professor, Romance Languages; Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; “Spanish Adult Literacy Program at Pinewoods Community Library”Bryan McCullick - Professor, Kinesiology; College of Education; “Addressing the Physical and Cognitive Development of Children in After-School Programs”Svoboda Pennisi - Associate Professor, Horticulture; College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Griffin Campus; “Engaging Students via Outreach Programs in Urban Water Conservation”

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UGARF Poverty and the Economy Faculty Research Grants ProgramThe Poverty and the Economy Faculty Research Grants Program provides four to six seed grants each year for research projects that reflect collaboration across academic and service units and build on understanding the public policy barriers that inhibit or limit an individual’s ability to participate fully in the economy and build personal wealth.

In its sixth year, the program is funded by the University of Georgia Research Foundation and the Office of the Vice President for Research and is administered by the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach.

Recipients for the 2011-2012 UGARF Poverty and the Economy Grants, along with their project name, are:

George W. Clarke - Carl Vinson Institute of Government; “Can Nonprofits Curb the ‘Matthew Effect’? The Role of the Nonprofit Sector in Reducing the Outflow of Skilled Workers from Rural Counties in Georgia”Carolina Darbisi - Fanning Institute; “Exploring Social Capital Among Low-Income Latinos in Georgia”Michelle M. Espino - College of Education; “The Role of Public Higher Education in Eradicating Poverty”John F. Greenman - Grady College; “Can We Improve Journalistic Coverage of Poverty by Adding Usefulness, Reach, and Sustainability to an Established, Online Training Site?”Lance Palmer - College of Family and Consumer Sciences; “Making Saving Easier: Reducing Cognitive Barriers to Wealth Accumulation as a Tool to Decrease Poverty in Georgia”

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2001Hill FellowDouglas C. Bachtel

Hill AwardElizabeth L. AndressJudy BlandJob P. DielemanP. Elizabeth PateWilliam P. Russell

2000Hill FellowHelen H. Mills

Hill AwardJames M. AffolterDan DurningHenry E. HibbsDavid P. Mills, Jr.Reid L. Torrance

1999Hill FellowBeverly L. Sparks

Hill AwardDouglas C. BachtelRobert T. DixonMelinda D. HawleySally Hudson RossDarbie M. Granberry

1998Hill FellowKathleen E. Wages

Hill AwardStephen E. CondreyJohn H. JeffreysMichael J. PadillaRichard D. ReavesBeverly L. Sparks

1997Hill FellowHoward A. Schretter

Hill AwardDonald W. BowerPaul E. GlickWilliam M. OzburnDavid A. PayneLamar E. Zipperer

1996Hill FellowJohn M. Woodruff

Hill AwardCarvin L. BrownJames L. CooleyMargaret S. HermanMichael P. LacyKathleen E. Wages

1995Hill FellowMary A. Hepburn

Hill AwardJames A. FeldtEdwin L. JacksonHelen H. MillsJoy P. JohnsonGary L. Wade

1994Hill FellowJames E. Kundell

Hill AwardWalter A. DeneroDavid L. HarringtonHoward A. SchretterCharles R. SwansonJohn M. Woodruff

1993Hill FellowWanda J. Grogan

Hill AwardCarolyn M. AinslieRonald C. AtkinsonJohn R. Cole, Jr.William R. LambertSam M. Mitchell

1992Hill FellowEdward A. Brown, II

Hill AwardEdward A. Brown, IIWanda J. GroganMary A. HepburnHarold F. Holtz, Jr.James E. Kundell


Awards for Public Service and Outreach: Chronology

2010Hill FellowMark Foster

Hill AwardW. Don ShurleyPaul D. Wigley

SOE AwardNancy Williams

Staff AwardAnnie BurgessMelanie Lee

2009Hill FellowKeith Delaplane

Hill AwardRonnie BarentineRobert BrewerMark RissePhillip RobertsMichael Rupured

SOE AwardVirginia Nazarea

Staff AwardDianne CampbellMarie Scoggins

2008Hill FellowJudy A. Harrison

Hill AwardGail HanulaJohn O’LooneyPaul SumnerPaul VendrellJeanna Wilson

SOE AwardWilliam Kisaalita

Staff AwardAnn ShenkKitty Shollenberger

2007Hill FellowDeborah W. Purvis

Hill AwardJoanne S. CavisKim CoderKeith DelaplaneLaurie FowlerPaul Hardy

Staff AwardDebra GatesJames H. GilstrapJann Moore

2006Hill FellowMary E. Stakes

Hill AwardEric S. BonaparteSteve L. BrownPratt W. Cassity, Jr.Harry W. HayesT. Brian Tankersley

Staff AwardRichard HitchcockJames McKayTiffany Williams

2005Hill FellowElizabeth L. Andress

Hill AwardJorge H. AtilesL. Steven DempseyMark FosterGordon ManerJohn C. McKissick

2004Hill FellowStephen E. Condrey

Hill AwardRusty BrooksJudy A. HarrisonAnant V. JainKenneth L. LewisF. Richard Rohs

2003Hill FellowDonald W. Bower

Hill AwardScott N. BrownJohn R. GlissonWilliam C. MerkaRichard L. MilfordJeffery R. Sanford

2002Hill FellowDan Durning

Hill AwardConnie CrawleyFrances HensleyDan L. HortonDeborah W. PurvisMary E. Stakes


20th Annual Public Service and OutreachMeeting and Awards Luncheon - #71930

Tate Student Center, Grand Hall45 Baxter Street

Athens, GA 30602

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution.

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