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Volume 13, Number 2
January 25, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lovelace to Retire: A retirement reception honoring Susan Lovelace will take place Jan. 31 at
the Creek County Fairgrounds, 17806 W. Highway 66, Kellyville, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please come help Susan celebrate her long Extension career that began in August 1991.
Congratulations to: Ginny McCarthick, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences/4-H
Youth Development, Johnston County, on the birth of her grandson. Logan Robert was born Jan.
7, weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Proud parents are Josh and Nicole
McCarthick of Fairmont, Minn.
Congratulations to: Brian Pugh, Extension Educator, Agriculture/4-H Youth Development, and
CED, Haskell County, and his wife, Rachel, on the birth of their son. Kade Christopher was born
Jan. 10, weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 22 inches long.
AWARDS
Nowlin Receives Highest Extension Honor: David Nowlin, CED, Caddo County, was recognized
recently for his outstanding contributions and dedication to the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension
Service when he was named the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Educator Award. This is the
most prestigious title attainable by a county educator, district program specialist, or area
specialist. David joined the Extension family in 1993. Some of his career highlights include
organizing more than 200 cutting-edge educational meetings for county cattle producers;
assisting more than 600 producers with no-till cropping issues since 1999; conducting 230 risk
management meetings; working with the local Sirloin Club to raise more than $650,000 in
support of youth livestock projects; restarting the Caddo County Cattlemen’s Association; and
finding ways to help peanut producers reduce fungicide application costs, to name a few. His
professional organizations include the Oklahoma Association of Extension Agricultural Agents, the
National Association of County Agricultural Agents, and the American Society of Agronomy. He is
a past president of the Anadarko Rotary Club, active in the First United Methodist Church, and
plays an instrumental role in the organization of the Caddo County Junior Livestock Show and the
Fall Fair Livestock Show. Congratulations David!
Vogel Honored with Extension Award: Congratulations to Jason Vogel, Assistant Professor,
Stormwater Specialist, and Riata Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow, for being named the recipient
of the Outstanding Faculty and Field Staff Award. He developed the Stormwater Management
Program to address the need for educational assistance to communities and state agencies
regarding stormwater rules. The program also conducts research to support Extension activities in
Oklahoma. He recently was awarded a 2012 OSU Provost’s Planning Grant to lead a team and
develop the “Epicenter for Environmental and Economically Sustainable Development.”
Congratulations Jason!
OCES Faculty and Field Staff Group Honored: The School Nutrition Standards Training Team,
led by Deana Hildebrand, is comprised of 26 FCS Educators from across the state who partnered
with the State Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Services. Resources were developed to
educate school nutrition personnel and the public on updated regulations. All 558 Oklahoma
school districts were trained regarding the new requirements for school nutrition programs, in
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