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October 22, 2001 Purdue Extension organizations elect officers WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service associations and an honorary fraternity elected new officers during the annual Purdue Extension conference Oct. 16-18. The organizations and their officers are: • Indiana Extension Educators Association – Jeff Holland, Monroe County, youth educator, president; Janet Allen, Shelby County, 4-H youth educator, vice president; Bill Rice, Hamilton County, agriculture and natural resources educator, treasurer; Jerry Nelson, Knox County, Extension director, secretary; and Mike Ferree, Bartholomew County, Extension director, past president. Officers of associations within IEEA are: • Consumer and Family Sciences Association – Terri Newcom, Tipton County, consumer and family sciences educator, president; Jackie Baumann, Putnam County, consumer and family sciences educator, vice president; and Diane Roell-Paris, Decatur County, Extension director, secretary. • 4-H Youth Association – Kendall Martin, Dubois County, 4-H youth educator, president; Holly Butler, Marion County, 4-H youth educator, vice president; Kris Goff, Grant County, 4-H youth educator, secretary; and Kelly Pearson, Warren County, Extension director, past president. • Agricultural and Natural Resources Association – Craig Williams, Cass County, Extension director, president; Bill Horan, Wells County, agricultural and natural resources educator, vice president; and Gary Horner, Miami County, Extension director, secretary. • Leadership and Community Development Association – Phil Gordon, Elkhart County, Extension director, president; Michael Reetz, Pulaski County, leadership and community development educator, vice-president; and Karen Dezarn, Pulaski County, Extension director, secretary. The new officers of Epsilon Sigma Phi, the Indiana chapter of the national honorary Extension fraternity are: Janet Gordon, 4-H youth program leader, president; Emily Remster, Porter County, retired educator, vice president; Mark Russell, animal sciences Extension specialist, secretary; Beverly Morgan, Huntington County, consumer and family sciences educator, treasurer; Floyd Branson, Extension assistant director, annalist; Glenna Hanks Wade, Lake County, consumer and family sciences educator, past president. The new officers of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Specialist Association (PUCESA) are: Aadron Rausch, specialist in the Department of Consumer and Family Sciences, president; Janet Bechman, specialist in the Department of Consumer and Family Sciences and Retailing, president-elect; Alan Miller, specialist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, treasurer; Tim Haley, specialist in the Food Science Department, secretary; and Natalie Carroll, 4-H youth specialist, past president. CONTACT: Floyd Branson, assistant director, Purdue Extension, (765) 494-8490, floyd.branson@ces.purdue.edu Source: Floyd Branson, Purdue Extension assistant director, (765) 494-8490, floyd.branson@ces.purdue.edu Ag Communications: (765) 494-2722; Beth Forbes, bforbes@aes.purdue.edu; https://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/AgComm/public/agnews/ Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page