1978 Master of Fine Arts, University of Nebraska, Lincoln (60 hours — terminal degree in Fine Arts)

1974 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas State University, Manhattan (120 hours — graduated "cum laude")

1970 Diploma Manhattan High School, Manhattan, Kansas

LSU -Additional Coursework in the areas of Extension Education and Leadership and Computer Arts, GPA- 3.9

Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications and Outreach

• Elevate stature of AgCenter as innovators
• Increase awareness of programs and expertise
• Advance engagement and financial supports
• Lead statewide brand messaging efforts.
• Support and coordinate with government relations on communication initiatives and request response related to government officials, legislators and congressional officials.
• Work closely on the capital campaign with the development and CPR Director to coordinate strategic communication plans to meet development objectives.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with commodity groups, NGOs and other official group/individual representatives.
• Act as primary liaison to LSU’s VP for Strategic Communications.
• Telling our story across the state, nationally and globally
• Increase the development team’s reach through targeted messaging and social media
• Help Region Directors with regional and parish outreach
• Targeted messaging to existing and new audiences
• Coordinate with CPR Director on the organization’s brand messaging and reputation management.

Director and Professor for LSU AgCenter Communications and Public Relations.

• Serve as the public information officer for the LSU AgCenter.
• Serve on the AgCenter Vice President’s executive council and advise senior executives on media, crisis and stakeholder communication.
• Advise the Vice President of Agriculture and executive council on branding, marketing, educational and media strategies to support and AgCenter mission of research and outreach.
• Provide leadership to the LSU AgCenter Communications Unit, consisting of 20 faculty and staff providing news (print, web, social media, video & audio), media relations, marketing, publications, graphic design, multimedia, exhibits, web content/design, issues management and crisis communication for LSU AgCenter Research and Extension.
• Supports the LSU College of Agriculture's communications efforts -- added to the unit responsibility in Fall of 2013.
• Unit provides programs, curriculum and seminars for faculty & agents in written, verbal and visual communication, issue and crisis management and media relations.
• Unit manages an online store that offers for sale educational material and other services to the public -store.lsuagcenter.com.
• Supports the LSU AgCenter’s statewide campus of 11 research departments, 17 research stations and 64 parish extension/
  4-H offices.
• The LSU AgCenter Communications Unit as a nationally and regionally recognized leader in the Land-grant system.
• Management Operations Administrator,
  Direct 8 staff members that provide motor pool, copy center, mail distribution, equipment/space rentals, and warehouse services for the LSU AgCenter.

2019 - present Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications and Outreach

2002 - 2019 Director and Professor, Communications, Public Relations and Management Operations, LSU AgCenter

2003 Acting Director, Information Technology, LSU AgCenter

1999 – 2002 Assistant Director/Specialist, LSU AgCenter Communications

1997 – 1999 Project Leader, Publications, Graphic Design and Web, LSU AgCenter Communications

1994-1997 Specialist: Publications and Graphic Design, LSU AgCenter Communications

1988-1994 Associate Specialist, Publications and Graphic Design, LSU AgCenter Comunications

1985-1988 Assistant Specialist, Publications and Graphic Design, LSU AgCenter Communications

1982-1985 Publication Designer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Agricultural Communications.

1978-82: Visual Art Instructor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln & Omaha and Southeast Community College- Lincoln, Nebraska.

Awards

2017
National Extension 4-H Agent Assoc. Award - Promotional Package-Team

2015
ACE (Association for Communication Excellence) Leadership and Management Excellence Award

2014
ACE Professional Award, ACE’s highest honor

2013
4-H Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Louisiana 4-H Youth Development Program.

Gold Team Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence) for Technology Education for “Media Relations Campaign – 125 years of Research.”

2012
Award of Excellence in Marketing, International Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference, Annapolis, Ma

Gold Team Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence) for Technology Education for “Technology Education – 125 years of Connect My Louisiana. www.lsuagcenter.com/connectmyla

2011
Bronze Team Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence) for full color special Reports, “2010 LSU AgCenter Annual Report.”

2009
Gold Team Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence) for Technology Education for the LSU AgCenter IT training curriculum.

Silver Team Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence) for Best Innovative Use of Information Technology, “Chancellor’s Challenge Blog.”

Three Specialty Team Awards from the Louisiana Association of Extension 4-H Agents:
-- Interactive Website -- Promotional Package -- Educational Technology

2008
Regnal Wallace Communicator of the Year from the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation,
for work providing news and information about the importance of Louisiana Agriculture.

USDA/CSREES Partnership Award for Innovative Program Models:
LSU AgCenter Hurricane Response Team

2006
Gold Team Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence) – Media Relations Programs – Hurricane Response.

Outstanding Professional Skill Team Award for Integrated Communication Programs from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence) - Media Relations Programs – Hurricane Response.

Gold Team Award from ACE (Association o for Communication Excellence) - Website

2005
Silver Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence), Technical Publication

2004
Silver Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence), Technical Publication

Silver Award from ACE (Association for Communication Excellence), Educational Project, non-credit

2000
First Place in Strategic Plans, "Vision 2000," from the National Agricultural Alumni & Development Association.

1999
USDA/CSREES Certificate of Achievement, for outstanding service as a member of the ECOP/ESCOP Image Enhancement Writing Team

USDA Professional Activity Group Award - Equine Education Committee

1998
Extension Award of Merit from the Louisiana Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture

Bronze Award: Promotional or Marketing Campaign for an Institution, "National Impact Series," Agricultural Communicators in Education Critique and Awards Program.

USDA Professional Activity Group Award, 4-H Curriculum Committee

1996
Recognition Award for Outstanding Service to the Louisiana Crawfish Industry, Crawfish Field Day, Crowley, Louisiana

1995
Floyd S. Edmiston Distinguished Service Award in recognition of the overall quality of work In helping to design publications and other materials to communicate the Louisiana Extension Service's Educational messages

Program Excellence Award, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service in recognition of excellence in planning and implementing statewide educational programs

Gold Award: Popular Publications-3-color or less, Management of Recreational and Farm Ponds, International Agricultural Communications Critique & Awards Program

1994
Gold Award: Publications-4-color Special Report, Focus on Louisiana, International Agricultural Communications Critique & Awards Program

Silver Award: Graphic Design - Series of Posters - 3 colors or less, Zion City Project, International Agricultural Communications Critique & Awards Program

Bronze Award: Publications - Popular -3 colors or less series of three, 7th-9th grade 4-H Project books (Pet, Vet Science, & Horticulture), International Agricultural Communications Critique & Awards Program

1992
International Graphic Design Award of Excellence from the Agricultural Communicators in Education - in recognition of creativity, leadership, communications excellence and distinguished service to the profession and ACE

Addy: Public Service Division - Poster-Summer Sizzler, Baton Rouge Gallery illustrator for the campaign, 38th Annual Addy Awards, Advertising Federation of Greater Baton Rouge.

1991
Addy: Public Service Division – 4-color Poster- International Association of Astacologists, 37th Annual Addy Awards, Advertising Federation of Greater Baton Rouge.

Grants – (Principal Investigator, Co-PI or major contributor, total $2.570 million)

2021
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $43,395

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to produce new graphic identity for the board and the annual report of funded projects in print and online - $8,500.

2020
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $43,395

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to produce new graphic identity for the board and the annual report of funded projects in print and online - $7,000.

2019
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $43,395

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to produce the annual report of funded projects in print and online - $6,500.

Best Management Practices on Model Farms, The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation awarded a 4-year grant to the LSU AgCenter to fund a research and outreach project on reducing nutrient runoff from crop fields - $1.4 million .

2018
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $43,395

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to produce the annual report of funded projects in print and online - $6,500.

2017
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $43,395

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to produce the annual report of funded projects in print and online - $6,500.

2016
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $36,000

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to produce the annual report of funded projects in print and online - $6,500.

2015
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $35,000

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board, develop, produce and distribute the Annual Report and the Feed Grain pcoket guide for Weed, Insect and Disease. $8,500.

2014
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $35,000

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board, develop, produce and distribute the Annual Report. $6,500.

2013
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $35,000

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board, develop, produce and distribute the Wheat Weed, Disease and Insect Identification Pocket Guide in print, online and mobile application - $29,000.

2010-2013
Connect My Louisiana, broadband Internet education and awareness initiative for Louisiana, Project team member, responsible for marketing and media relations, $300,000 for 3 years.www.lsuagcenter.com/connectmyla

2012
Rice Research Board, enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $35,000

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board, develop, produce and distribute the Soybean Weed, Disease and Insect Identification Pocket Guide in print, online and mobile application - $29,000.

Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to produce the annual report of funded projects in print and online - $6,500.

2010 - 2012
Specialty Crops grant from Louisiana Department of Ag& Forestry - $28,000.
This project was funded to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Louisiana. Eight different crops were targeted each year. Materials developed were teacher posters, student activity/coloring books, web resources and promotion cards. A teacher survey was developed and implemented to determine knowledge gained about specialty crops and their nutrition and economic value.

2004-2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation grant to develop, support and implement the Smart Bodies/Body Walk Initiative, our portion of the grant was for marketing, promotion and educational materials -$30,000 per year for 5 years.

2011
Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to develop, produce and distribute the Soybean Weed Identification Pocket Guide in print, online and mobile application -$13,100

2010-11
Rice Research Board grant to enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $35,000

2005-11
Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board grant to produce the annual report of funded projects in print and online - $6,500 per year.

2005
Pennington – LSU AgCenter AgMagic Youth Education Program – Connecting Agriculture and Forestry to Healthy Family Living - $5,000.

2002-09
Rice Research Board, grant to enhance and promote the rice industry in Louisiana - $25,000 per year.

2003
USDA/CSREES, design, produce and distribute the National Impact Reports-$10,500.

2002-03
Department of Health and Hospitals, educate and train communities on Mosquito Abatement –LaMAP – $90,000.

2002
USDA/CSREES, design, produce and distribute the National Impact reports-$10,500.

2001
USDA/CSREES, design, produce and distribute the National Impact reports - $11,900.

2000
USDA/CSREES, design, produce and distribute the National Impact reports - $11,900.

1999
USDA/CSREES, design, produce and distribute the National Impact reports- $10.500.

• Co-Chair, National Land-Grant Impact Writing Team. 2020 Earning a Seat at the Table, ACE (Assoc. of Communication Excellence) Webinar, Co-presented with Faith Peppers, March 27, 2020. (90 attended virtually)
• Professional Poster Judge, SAAS meeting (Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists), Ag Communications section, Louisville, KY, February 2020.
• LSU leaders: A 'New Deal' focused on research is vital to avoid future crises – co-writer for LSU president Galligan and LSU AgCenter VP Richardson, Op-Ed, Baton Rouge Advocate, April 2020. 2019 Communicating Impacts of Your Programs, Panel Presentation, Southern Region Mini Land-Grant Meeting, Coral Springs, Fl., March
• Review Team of Mississippi State’s Ag Communications Department, November 2019.
• Reporting Team, Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention, “THE SHARK FARMER OPENS MINDS TO AGRICULTURE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

2018

• Fake It Until You Make It , creating graphics and videos for social media, Co-presenter, ACE (Association of Communication Excellence) National Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, August.
• Discussion Meet Judge, Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention, June 2018
• Reporting Team, Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH PRODUCE FARMER SELECTED 2018 OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARM WOMAN
• LSU AgCenter Global Network Team Member, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic, February-March 2018
• Visiting Lecturer, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic, February-March 2018 2017
• Guest Lecturer – Ag Communications Course 4011, Topics: Using visual communications to tell your story and Issues Management.
• Panel Presenter– Emerging Crops: Medical, Recreational Marijuana and Hemp, NASDA/CASDA, National Meeting of the Association of State Departments of Agriculture, New Orleans, September.
• Youth Speech Contest Judge, Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention, June 2017.
• Research and Professional Poster Judge, SAAS meeting (Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists), Ag Communications section, Mobile, February 2017. 2016-2017
• University of Kentucky Extension Review Team , Communications Committee Chair, November 2016- July 2017.

2016

• Writing Great Impact Reports: how to use them to tell our story, LSU and Southern AgCenter’s Annual Faculty Conference, Baton Rouge, December, 2016.
• Discussion Meet Judge, Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention, June 2016.
• National Impact Database: writing, posting and marketing impact reports. Co-presenter, 2-hour workshop, National eXtension Conference, San Antonio, March 2016.
• Research Presentation Judge, SAAS meeting (Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists), Ag Communications section, San Antonio, February 2016.2015
• Becoming Your Brand Ambassador, Workshop on branding your small business, using social media and giving an elevator pitch, Southern University Small Farm Leadership Program, May.
• Research Presentation Judge, SAAS (Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists), Atlanta, Ga
• Research Paper Reviewer, ACE (Association of Communication Excellence), Charleston, SC
• Research Thesis Reviewer, ACE (Association of Communication Excellence), Charleston, SC
• Press Release - PotashCorp donates $50,000 to LSU AgCenter livestock programs
  http://www.lsuagcenter.com/news_archive/2015/february/headline_news/potashcorp-donates-50000-to-lsu-agcenter-livestock-programs.htm

2014

• Launching Cooperative Extension’s Next Century – Presentation and Exhibits at the USDA AgOutlook Forum, Arlington Virginia --
  Cooperative Extension Today - Cooperative Extension “extends knowledge, changes lives.” This will be a fast-paced summary of program priorities, and impacts showing how current educational strategies help people, farm and ranch businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future. February 20-21, 2014.
• Journal of Extension article, Cooperative Extension: A Century of Innovation, Co- author with Dr. Doug Steele and Bill Woodrum, https://archives.joe.org/joe/2014february/comm1.php..
• Issues Management in the Land-Grant System, Professional Development Presentation at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) Ag Communications Section, Dallas, TX, February 3, 2014.
• "Help identifying insects is just an app away," Delta Farm Press, December 2014. http://deltafarmpress.com/southern-corn-and-soybean-production-guide/help-identifying-insects-just-app-away

• Galaxy 2013, Joint meeting of Extension Professionals (JCEP), Poster presentation, Evening Reception Presentation and Panel presentation on the Centennial of Cooperative Extension and the Smith-Lever Act, Pittsburgh, PA, September 16-19, 2013.
• Celebrating 100 Years of Extending Knowledge, Luncheon Speaker at the Southern Region Extension Program Leaders Network Conference, Nashville, TN, August 20, 2013.
• Get to the Starting Line with Issues Management, A train-the-trainer workshop on teaching and implementing issues management, International Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference in Indianapolis, IN, June 2013.
• Battelle Study of Southern Land-Grant Research and Extension Value – Media and Marketing Team. Serve on a team of three (FL, GA & LA) to promote the results of the Battelle study on Impact and Innovation of Agbioscience in the Southern United States.www.lsuagcenter.com/southernagbioscienceimpact
• Press Release - PotashCorp donates $25,000 to LSU AgCenter youth livestock program -https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/news/news_archive/2013/october/headline_news/potashcorp-donates-25000-to-lsu-agcenter-youth-livestock-program
• News Photos - New AgCenter food incubator sparks interest, offers hope
  https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/news/news_archive/2013/february/headline_news/new-agcenter-food-incubator-sparks-interest-offers-hope

• National Co-Chair of the Centennial of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, The Smith-Lever Act created the National Cooperative Extension System at USDA. A committee established by APLU/ ECOP is developing a toolkit, resources, social media to celebrate and build awareness of the cooperative extension system and the value it provides to the citizens of the United States.www.extension100years.net

• #CESValue: Social Media Adoption in the LSU AgCenter, Opening speaker for the Southern Region Extension Program Leaders Network, Orlando, FL.
  Issues Management in the Land-Grant System, International Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference, Annapolis, Ma
  Social Media in Cooperative Extension, a professional development session, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) Communications Section, Birmingham, AL

• President, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) Communications Section Leadership, followed by the past president and previously served as the vice president and secretary.

• LSU System Consortium on Civic Engagement Member, Serve as the LSU AgCenter representative to the LSU Consortium on Civic Engagement. This team is tasked with aggregating the outreach and engagement efforts of LSU A&M, AgCenter and Law Center into a web portal and system for internal and external promotion, reporting, awards and development.
• Issues Management Symposium: Panel Discussion and Q&A – Issues Management at Work -Presentation at the International ACE/NETC Conference, Denver, Co., Panel of practitioners shared lessons learned from issues management front lines. This open dialogue spotlighted how our Land-grant colleagues have successfully navigated high-profile situations using an issues management approach.
• Flood Response Task Force Leader, coordinate and implement programs, faculty, media and educational materials to respond to the flood impacts from the Mississippi River.

• Oil Spill Task Force Leader, coordinate and implement programs, faculty, media and educational materials to respond to the flood impacts from the Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.

• Communication Leader for the five state Land and Sea Grant Gulf Oil Spill Consortium,
Developed with the team, an action proposal, initiatives and workshops to address the crisis and issues resulting from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill such as: seafood safety, consumer confidence, fishery and environmental impacts, economic damage and social/community impacts. We posted information on the national eXtension web and the EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network)

"New tools shape Extension Service," Delta Farm Press, Mar 24, 2010, Frankie Gould and Bob Ratliff
http://deltafarmpress.com/government/new-tools-shape-extension-service

News photos - Worries still loom for La. seafood industry
https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/news/news_archive/2010/september/headline_news/worries-still-loom-for-la-seafood-industry

• Building Capacity in Issues Management in the Land-Grant System, Project Member of the NCERA 223 (North Central Extension & Research Activity)
• 2006 –Present
  eXtension Communications and Marketing Team Member, Serve in an advisory capacity to provide feedback and help develop a plan for eXtension that effectively communicates who we are and what we do in a positive way to our constituents.(www.extension.org)

• AgMagic Coordinator – lead the creative, topic and logistic teams in the development and
  conducting AgMagic. AgMagic is an interactive and educational experience to build agricultural awareness and teach
  youth where their food and fiber comes from. This event is in its 11^th year and has grown from 6000 to over 12,000 attendees. It is a 6 day event that is open to school groups and the public, reaching a 10 parish area around Baton Rouge and beyond. We average about $12,000 in sponsorships and $60,000 in-kind services. The event has been so successful that it has expanded to the state fair in Shreveport in 2009 and will be in New Orleans in 2012.

• Extension Committee on Policy (ECOP) Communications and Marketing Task Force member: Developed a plan for implement a stronger, integrated marketing and brand communications for the national Cooperative Extension System. This involved the development and conducting a comprehensive research survey through Coperincus, Boston, Ma

• Three Presentations at the International ACE Conference in St. Louis:
  
-- The National Extension Branding Initiative: Update and Future Directions
Our work with Copernicus Marketing and Research is continuing into the creative development and implementation phases, and a new eXtension Community of Practice (CoP) on Extension Brand Value is at work to promote this important work, make it practical and useful at the state and local levels, and engage you and other extension employees across the country in promoting and living the brand.

-- Issue Management for Land-grant Universities (Part 1 & 2)
Issue management should be a vital part of land-grant communication programs. For three years, a group of communicators, researchers and administrators have been working to develop a unified system, best practices, tools and training for issue management for the land-grant system. This panel discussion will outline the project, present research findings, detail pending products, including a new national impact database and reporting system, and give you a chance for input.

-- Approaches for Gaining Author Cooperation on Periodic Publication Reviews:
Now that publications have been available online for over a decade, it is becoming apparent to both readers and administrators that a growing number of them are aging and overdue for a currency review. This panel discussion will share perspectives from a number of states on how they are making it a priority for authors to periodically review and update their titles.

• Past President of ACE: The Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) is an international association of communicators, educators and information technologists. It offers professional development and networking for individuals who extend knowledge about agriculture, natural resources and life and human sciences.

• Two Presentations at the International ACE/NETC Conference in Des Moines:
  --Cooperative Extension Brand Value Research: A National Survey, Results and Next Steps
  --Issue Management: Issue management and crisis management often are used interchangeably. Are they interchangeable? This session will explain the differences, the similarities, and how to do both effectively. The second half of this session addresses one of the biggest issues facing us today -- effectively communicating about budget reductions.

• President of ACE: The Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) is an international association of communicators, educators and information technologists. It offers professional development and networking for individuals who extend knowledge about agriculture, natural resources and life and human sciences.

• Two Presentations at the International ACE/NETC Conference in Traverse City, Mi:
  
--Business continuity plans
--Peer-to-peer visits
Presentation Judge, SAAS meeting (Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists), Dallas.

• 2004
  Member of ECOP/ESCOP Image Enhancement Writing Team – Washington, D.C.
• 2003
  Member of ECOP/ESCOP Image Enhancement Writing Team – Washington, D.C.
  Member of the Information Audit Flow review team for the Arkansas Extension, August
• 2002
  Abstract Judge for the SAAS Conference (Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists), Mobile.
  Member of ECOP/ESCOP Image Enhancement Writing Team - Gainesville, Fla
• 2000 – 2003
  Southern Region Director, ACE (Agricultural Communicators in Education), representing the 13 states in the Southern Region on the ACE board of directors, maintain the region website and produce a quarterly newsletter
• 2001
  Development Team Member of the eXtension (virtual extension service) proposal to American Distance Education Consortium.
  Historian/Webmaster, LSU Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture
  Strategic Planning Committee Member, Agricultural Communicators in Education

• 2000
  Panel Presentation - PC vs. MAC Platforms, National Extension Technology Conference, Texas A&M
  Member of the ECOP/ESCOP Image Enhancement Writing Team, Reno, Nevada
  Southern Image Enhancement Team Member, Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi
  Publications/Design Judge, Livestock Publication Council's 23rd Writing and Critique Awards
• 1999
  Member of ECOP/ESCOP Image Enhancement Writing Team - Washington, D.C.
  Publications/Design Judge, Livestock Publication Council's 22nd Writing and Critique Awards
• 1998
  Program Review Team Member, USDA/CSREES Communications, Technology and Distance
  Education, Washington D.C.
  Member of the ECOP/ESCOP Image Enhancement Writing Team, Washington, D.C.
  Southern Image Enhancement Team Member, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  Publications/Design Judge, Livestock Publication Council's 21st Writing and Critique Awards
• 1997
  Member of ECOP/ESCOP Image Enhancement Writing Team - Washington, D.C.
• 1996
  Visiting Artist at Nicholls State University's Annual Art Workshops. A slide presentation on my work was given in addition to a two-hour drawing workshop.
  
  (older information available on request)

Professional Organizations

ACE (International Association of Communication Excellence), since, 1985

Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture, LSU, Since 1987

SAAS (Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists) Since 1990

Epsilon Sigma Phi, Honor Society of Extension Professionals

Louisiana County Agents Association

National Association of County Agents Association

Baton Rouge Gallery-Exhibiting Artist Member, Since 1985