Madison, Wis. -- The UW‐Extension Academic Staff Council honored six colleagues Oct. 11, 2011, during a program and reception at the Pyle Center in Madison.
Honored for earning the “distinguished” prefix to their titles were:
• Lynne Blinkenberg, distinguished outreach specialist with Wisconsin Public Television, Division of Broadcasting and Media Innovations
• Steve Paulson, distinguished broadcasting specialist with Wisconsin Public Radio, Division of Broadcasting and Media Innovations
• Norman Gilliland, distinguished broadcasting specialist with Wisconsin Public Radio, Division of Broadcasting and Media Innovations
Academic Staff Council Awards for Excellence were presented to:
• Mary Huser, senior lecturer, Division of Cooperative Extension in Madison
• Donna Peterson, senior lecturer, Division of Cooperative Extension in Iowa County
The council also recognized the UW-Extension Board of Regents Academic Staff Excellence Award nominee: Maria Alvarez Stroud, director of the Office of Broadband Sustainability.
Information about the council is available at: http://www.uwex.edu/secretary/academic-staff-council.html.
The UW-Extension includes Cooperative Extension offices in 72 counties and three tribal nations, 12 Small Business Development Centers and Outreach and E-Learning programs delivered via the 26 UW System campuses and distance-learning channels, as well as the statewide networks of Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television.
Contact:
Erik Ernst
(608) 265-6193
ernst@wpt.org