Leadership & Management SIG

Effective communication professionals need to develop skills in motivating people to make good communications decisions. Helping guide our administrators, specialists, researchers and other clientele toward effective communications choices requires the ability to lead and persuade. Leadership and management skills are also of vital importance in guiding operations within communication service units.

This special interest group is intended for ACE members who want to enhance their skills in these arenas. It is a viable SIG option for the most seasoned professional as well as the first-year member who simply has a particular interest in leadership and management.

ACE is an international organization that supports international agriculture as well as the programs of land-grant universities in the U.S. Many of our members work for the state cooperative extension services, agricultural research agencies, and the USDA. Because of the variety of programs we support, we also deal in many content areas not related to production agriculture, including forestry, family and consumer education, youth development, and economic and community development.

SIG member or not, please feel free to contact any of the SIG officers for more information.

2006-2007 SIG Leadership
Chair: Scott Fedale, Washington State University
Vice Chair: Rhonda Conlon, North Carolina State University
Vice Chair-elect: Roger Terry, University of Nebraska

Leadership & Management Award of Excellence Winners
2007: Terry Canup, New Mexico
2006: Ashley Wood, Florida
2005: Chris Sigurdson, Indiana
2004: Bob Sams, California
2003: LaRae Donnellan, Florida
2002: Ellen Ritter, Texas
2001: Karen Bolluyt, Iowa
2000: Don Poucher, Florida
1999: Barry Jones, Georgia
1997: Maxine Ferris, Michigan
1995: Dave King, Indiana
1994: Larry Whiting, Ohio
1993: James F. Evans, Illinois
1989: Richard Lee, Missouri
1988: Don Springer, Florida

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