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November 17, 2000 Indiana Extension educators win leadership awardsNOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Publication-quality photographs of the award winners will be available Monday (11/20) at Purdue ag web site. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Three Purdue University Extension educators were honored Tuesday (11/14) for contributions to community development and leadership at the annual Purdue Extension banquet. • Merrily S. Hamp of LaGrange, Ind., won the Senior Award in leadership and community development. When local civic groups struggled to recruit members to fill leadership positions, Hamp helped develop Leadership LaGrange County, an organization that teaches participants about the county, enhances leadership skills through group projects and motivates them to serve. Of the 33 participants graduated in 1998 and 1999, several stepped into volunteer positions. Positions they've filled include secretary for the Council for Drug-Free LaGrange County; area sorority convention chair; board member for Junior Achievement; coordinator for the National Day of Prayer; family preservation and support chair for Step Ahead; board member for a local domestic violence program; and board member for Healthy Families Indiana-LaGrange County. • Jon Orick of Anderson, Ind., won the Junior Award in leadership and community development. Between 1990 and 1998, Madison County issued permits for 1,700 new homes, which increased total housing in the county by 3.2 percent. When the Madison County Planning Commission wanted to update its 1983 Comprehensive Plan, Orick connected them with the Purdue Land Use Team and organized workshops to present information on planning, zoning, property rights and land use planning. As a result, 254 county residents participated and filled out surveys that described their concerns. The county planning team used that citizen input as they revised the county plan. • Dorothy Campbell of Carmel, Ind., won the Innovator Award in leadership and community development. Campbell worked with members of Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) to help low-income families with children become more self-sufficient. They set up summer camps to teach such things as responsibility, teamwork and conflict management. During the program's first years, 154 youth ages 5 to 14 attended summer camp. A day camp served 331 youth from ages 6 to 12. The awards are presented by the Indiana Extension Educators Association. CONTACT: Floyd Branson, assistant director, Purdue Extension, (765) 494-8490; floyd.branson@ces.purdue.edu
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