25 Extension Faculty Receive One-Time Grants

25 Extension Faculty Receive One-Time Grants

Jack Payne, vice president and dean for University Extension, announced that 25 Extension faculty have received one-time grants.

Forty-eight proposals were submitted and 25 were funded. The $200,000 of one-time money was accumulated as a result of Extension's conservative approach to refilling positions based on pending expected budget reductions from the legislature. This money will be reinvested in the people who have risen to new levels of productivity in the face of reduced personnel and increased workloads, vice president Payne said.

The projects were judged on their relevance to the needs of client groups and the citizens of Utah, and how well they reflected the critical issues facing our communities and public. Individual awards were capped at $5,000, and team (three or more members) awards were capped at $10,000.

Funded Proposals: 
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Hector Mendiola, Hispanic Issues Team; Diane Alston, Pest Diagnostics Lab; Gary Anderson, Ag Rural Business Diversification; Roger Banner, Extending BEHAVE in Utah; David Bell, Identity Building for the Rural Intermountain Planning Program; Karen Biers, Small Farms/Tourism Effective Business Management; Teresa Cerny, A Team Approach to Developing Horticulture Education; David Francis, Trunks and Treasures, Junior Master Gardening Training; and K-12 Engagement Issues Team; Jerry Goodspeed, Urban Forestry Inventory and Arboretum Development; Lyle Holmgren, 4-H At-Risk After School Youth Development Programs; Clark Israelsen, Spanish Translation Assistance for Latino Extension Programming in Cache County; Kriss Jacobson, Alternative Language Computer Literacy Program in SL County; Ross Jacobson, Market Lamb Docking: The Better Way; Kevin Kessler, 4-H Addressing the Digital Divide in Utah; Kelly Kopp, Demonstrating the Water and Nutrient Use of Turfgrass and Mixed Ornamental Landscapes; Dean Miner, Power Pay Website; Matt Palmer,How to Finish Your Basement; Heather Rasband, My Hands for Larger Service: Youth Service and Learning and Presidential Service Awards; Darrrell Rothlisberger, Website Development and Using Technology Enhancement for Increased Marketing and Profitability for County Ag Producers; 
Debra Spielmaker, Interactive Classroom Exhibits; Bill Varga, Interpretive Signage and Exhibitry for the Utah Botanical Center Trailhead Pavilion; Ralph Whitesides, Use of Small Grain Companion Crops for Weed Management in Seedling Alfalfa; Pauline Williams, Trade Your Hat: Sun and Skin Cancer, Reduce Your Risk; Scott Williams, Youth Junior Livestock Education and Skill-a-thon Programs; Dennis Worwood, Expansion of Traditional 4-H Programs.