SWYS - 2001 Acknowledgements

Many people contributed to the Southwest Wisconsin teen assessment program (SWYS). They realized the need and value of local data on positive forces and risk behaviors affecting youth.

Special thanks to the teachers who cooperated in the administration of the survey, the parents who allowed their children to participate and the 5704 students who gave their thoughtful responses. The school SWYS coordinators need to be recognized for the hours spent designing the survey, and gathering input from students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Their efforts also include coordinating the administration of the SWYS survey in the school and serving as contact people for the program.

The school SWYS coordinators are:

Other Acknowledgements include:

• School Administration and School Boards of the 19 Schools who approved the use of the SWYS survey
  
• School Principals, teachers and staff who cooperated in the administration of the survey
  
• The Iowa, Lafayette and Grant County Board of Supervisor's Agriculture and Extension Education Committees for supporting this project
  
• Jane Anne McCabe of CESA #3 and Shelly Ruetten, formerly of CESA #3 for
  coordinating meetings and input on the survey
  
• Theron E. Parsons, IV, Psychology Professor at UW-Platteville, who provided data analysis, on-going assistance and technical support to the project
  
• Sherri Goins, Michelle Mueller and Becky DeBuhr, UW-P students for assistance with chapter introductions, data analysis and survey question development
  
• Elaine Buening, Iowa County UW-Extension Program Support Specialist, for word processing and editing skills
  
• Bev Broihahn, Grant County UW-Extension Administrative Support Assistant for editing skills
  
• Shirley Andrews and Barb Weigel, Lafayette County UW-Extension Secretaries for editing skills
  
• Betty Gleason, Lafayette County UW-Extension Family Living Educator, Nancy Stoutenborough, former Grant County UW-Extension Family Living Agent, and Sue Curtis, former Lafayette County UW-Extension Youth Development Educator for their efforts in the initial stages of the program
  
• Grant County Tobacco-Free Coalition, the Lafayette County Tobacco-Free Coalition, the Iowa County Tobacco Coalition, Lafayette County Families First, the Department of Transportation, United Way of Iowa County, Iowa County Family Preservation and Support, UW-Extension Southern District Resource Management Team, the Biddick Foundation, the Alliant Foundation, and the Iowa County Domestic Violence Task Force for financial assistance

Thanks to anyone we may have inadvertently failed to mention.

• Christina Kenney, UW-Extension Grant County Family Living Agent
  
• Tom Schmitz, UW-Extension Grant/Lafayette County Youth Development Educator
  
• Ruth Schriefer, UW-Extension Iowa County Family Living Agent
  
• Deb Ivey, UW-Extension Iowa County 4-H Youth Development Agent

Return to 2001 SWYS Survey Results

Tom Schmitz, Grant/Lafayette County Youth Development Educator
Youth and Agriculture Center P.O. Box 31, Lancaster, WI 53813
Phone: 608-723-2125   Fax: 608:723-4315   
E-mail: thomas.schmitz@ces.uwex.edu