Congratulations to Vickie Steinfelt who received a Leader Award from the
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). She was one
of ten recipients honored at the recent 94th annual meeting in Washington,
D.C. The award honors family and consumer sciences professionals who have
made significant contributions to the profession through their leadership
in AAFCS.
The successful proposals for Statewide Initiative funding for 2003-2004 were
Urban and Commercial Water Management and Conservation, Jack Kelly; Arizona
Community Building, Cynthia Flynn; Water Quality, Kitt Farrell-Poe; Youth Animal
Science, Dean Fish; Strengthening 4-H, Larry Tibbs; Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle,
Sharon Hoelscher Day; Integrated Rangeland Monitoring for Arizona, George Ruyle;
Power of Youth, Bob Peterson, and Arizona Cares, Patty Merk. (only first P.I.'s
are listed). Details are available at http://ag.arizona.edu/internal/programs/StateInit03.html.
Thank you to the Evelyn Markee, Pat Clay, Sheila Merrigan, Vickie Steinfelt
and Brent Strickland for their assistance in prioritizing the Statewide Initiatives
this year.
Swing into 4-H" was the theme for the 2003 State 4-H Teen Congress held
July 13-16 on the U of A campus. 119 youth and adults from 14 counties
lived the college life, living at the Kaibab-Huachuca dorm, attending
workshops taught by faculty, and volunteers, youth and adults, eating meals
at The Cellar, and dancing! Yes, one workshop was presented by
representatives from the Tucson Swing Dance Club. Hats off to Brent
Strickland and Esther Peterson for serving as agent advisors for the State
4-H Teen Council who facilitated the event along with the State 4-H office
personnel, Sandra Saad, Joanie Craig, Jennifer Stapp, Lisa Lauxman, and
Bill Peterson; Extension personnel, Glenda Thompson, Patti Baciewicz and
Steven Crofts; and 4-H Youth Foundation personnel, Joe Leisz and Carlos
Sierra. Workshops were presented on various topics from entomology, basic
food safety, horses, Character Counts!, Leadership Personality, GPS , Ag
Decisions, Japanese Exchange, Hot Rod Tech, Citizenship Washington Focus,
Topiaries, Kids and Grant Writing, Health Science Careers, Buying Your
First Car, Livestock Quality Assurance, Step Up to Leadership, Leadership
in Action, Teen Entrepreurship, and College Exploration. Dan Holderidege
was the banquet speaker. Dan's a member of the National 4-H Leadership
Trust and shared his survival experience of 9-11 at the Pentagon. Bobby
Browning, Shelly McGrath, and Brian Henley encouraged the youth to pursue
the U of A as a choice. Dances, bowling, and community service at ten
different Tucson area agencies rounded out the youths' experiences. Yes, it
was a "swinging" time at Teen Congress that provided a great way for
leadership and community service in a collegiate setting for this 101st
year of 4-H Youth Development.