IEPYE NEWS
Illinois Extension Professionals for Youth Education
June 2001
IEPYE
2000-01 IEPYE
Leadership Team
Officers
Cathy Graham, President
Diane Baker, President-Elect
Bill Million, V. President
Lori Quinn, Secretary
Jessie Crews, Treasurer
Judy Taylor, Past President
Regional Directors
Dianne White, Northwest
Judy Winters, Northeast
Stacy Dorethy, West Central
Jessie Crews, East Central
Lori Quinn, Southern
Committee Chairs
Peggy Hampton, Diversity
Lori Quinn, Member Recognition
Bill Million, Membership
Natalie Eichhorst, News & Views
Patty McGlaughlin, Policies &
Resolution
Beth LaPlante, Professional
Improvement
Chris Hill, Programs
LeAnn Million, Public Relations &
Information
Judy Taylor, Advisory
Related Committees
Fran Streitmatter, IL 4-H
Foundation
Cathy Graham, Field Staff Advisory
Diane Baker, IJCEP
Judy Taylor, IJCEP
Cathy Graham, IJCEP
Bill Million & Lori Quinn, State
4-H Advisory
2001 Upcoming Meetings
IEPYE Fall Meeting
NAE4-HA
08/30
10/21-25
IEPYE President’s Report
by Cathy Graham, IEPYE President
Summer and 4-H activities are
getting into full swing. As I write
this, it is hard to believe that our fair
is in one week. We are frantically
stuffing packets, counting ribbons,
and answering all the last minute
questions about what truly is
original visual art and where exactly
you can park on the fairgrounds.
Summer means long days and lots
of hard work for youth development
staff, but I like being a youth
development educator. I get a great
deal of personal satisfaction in
seeing the happy face of member
who just received his first blue
ribbon or a member proudly
showing their project to their leader
or grandparent. I hope that all of
you have a great summer and that
you take time to see the youth that
you work with … “making the best
better”.
IEPYE Spring Meeting
The Illinois Joint Council of Extension Professionals (IJCEP) meeting was
held March 14-15 in Effingham. The first day members from IEPYE joined
ESP, IEAA, and IEAFCS members for a motivational program by Robin Orr
and a program on using census data by Pat Curry. The second day IEPYE
held its Spring IEPYE meeting with approximately 30 members in
attendance. After the business meeting, Dr. Jan Seitz spoke to the group and
then members talked briefly about “cultivating the future of IEPYE”.
IEPYE members
mingle after the
Spring Meeting.
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Member Recognition
Committee Announces
State Awards
by Lori Quinn, Member
Recognition Committee Chair
The Member Recognition
Committee is proud to provide the
following list of state winners in the
following award areas:
25 Years of Service: Melinda
States
Achievement in Service: Tina Veal
Air Force Recruiting Salute:
Sandra Lignell
Distinguished Service: Cheryl
Geitner
Excellence in Teamwork: Mary
Kay Munson, Pennie Crinion,
Barbara Farner, Natalie Eichhorst,
Patricia McGlaughlin Sheri Seibold,
Melinda States, Judy Taylor, Lisa
Woessner, Sheila Pirkle
Professional Development
Opportunity: Debra Stocker
Educational Package Team:
Mary Kay Munson, Natalie
Eichhorst, Judy Taylor, Patricia
McGlaughlin, Elizabeth Bruns,
Sheila Pirkle, Barbara Farner,
Melinda States, Sheri Seibold, Lisa
Woessner
Educational Piece Individual:
Tina Veal
Educational Piece Team : Chris
Roegge, Darla Binkley, Sandra
Lignell, Lisa Woessner, Chris
Anderson, Cathy Graham, Lori
Quinn, Christine Hill, Natalie
Eichhorst, Sheila Pirkle, Ann Rund,
Melissa Somogyi
Exhibit: Tina Veal
Feature Story: Fran Streitmatter
Media Presentation: Sarah
Anderson
Periodical Publication Individual:
Fran Streitmatter
Promotional Package Team:
Natalie Eichhorst, Deb Stocker
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Promotional Piece Individual:
Natalie Eichhorst
Promotional Piece Team: Natalie
Eichhorst, Deb Stocker
These award applications will be
submitted to the North Central
Region award competition June 1.
Regional winners will advance to
national competition and recognized
at the NAE4-HA annual meeting in
Bismarck, North Dakota.
Congratulations to all our state
winners!
Winners Named in
NAE4-HA North Central
Regional Member
Recognition Competition
by Bill Million, North Central
Region Contact of the NAE4-HA
Member Recognition Committee
The following members of
Illinois Extension Professionals for
Youth Education have won in North
Central Regional competition and
will now move forward for national
judging. Congratulations to each of
you!
Excellence in Team Work and
Educational Package – Team:
Mary Kay Munson, Pennie Crinion,
Barbara Farner, Natalie B.
Eichhorst, Patricia McGlaughlin,
Sheri Seibold, Melinda States,
Judith M. Taylor, Lisa Woessner,
and Sheila Pirkle for Camp Clover.
Feature Story: Fran Streitmatter
Promotional Piece – Individual:
Natalie B. Eichhorst
Media Presentation: Sarah
Anderson
These individuals will receive
recognition during the Regional
Breakfast at this year’s NAE4-HA
Conference in Bismark, North
Dakota.
Public Relations &
Information Committee
by LeAnn R. Million, PR&I
Committee Chair
PR&I committee met and some
members will be working on a joint
JCEP brochure promoting the
successes of Extension. Other
members will be working on a
brochure promoting success of the
youth development area of
University of Illinois Extension.
Next meeting by telenet: June 22,
9 a.m., code: IEPY (4397)
Policy & Resolutions
Committee Report
by Pat McGlaughlin, Policy &
Resolution Committee Chair
The Policy & Resolutions
Committee has been in contact via
email regarding potential bylaw
issues that may need to be
addressed at the Fall IEPYE
Meeting. At present, we have not
had an official update from
NAE4-HA regarding possible
impact state associations may
experience as a result of changes in
the national association structure.
The IEPYE Policy & Resolutions
Committee will be meeting over
Telenet this summer. Please watch
your email this summer for possible
updates prior to the August 30th
IEPYE Fall Meeting.
Northwest Region News
by Dianne White, NW Regional
Director
The Northwest Region IEPYE
members will meet June 1 to hear a
report on issues from the State and
National level from Diane Baker,
Illinois' President Elect.
Educators will also share what
they are doing in the areas of
Workforce Development, Character
Education, and on Safety and
Violence issues. Members will meet
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in Prophetstown and visit Winning
Wheels, Inc., a specialty long-care
facility designed to deliver
rehabilitative care to younger
individuals who are physically
disabled and, as a result, must use
wheelchairs for mobility. After a
tour, members will meet with staff
to learn about working with
physically challenged people.
The meeting will conclude by
sharing success stories and having
lunch together.
an opportunity to recall a bit of the
history of IEPYE.
Reservations will be accepted at a
later date
The menu will include something
for everyone's taste. This year we
will have our own private room.
Plan now to attend NAE4-HA in
Bismarck for Touching Tomorrow
Today.
Web Sites of Note
NAE4HA: http://www.nae4ha.org
West Central Region News
by Stacy Dorethy, WC Regional
Director
West Central Region met at New
Salem Park in Petersburg on
Wednesday, May 9th. Chris
Anderson reported on the National
Conversations on Youth
Development. We discussed having
committees be “grounded” in a
region and the group was very
supportive of that concept. By
doing this, we feel that our meetings
will be more productive. Judy
Taylor reported on the Character
Education Task Force also. Dates
were set for the upcoming year.
Professional Research &
Knowledge Taxonomy:
http://www.cyfernet.org/prof/prk
Journal of Extension:
http://www.joe.org
IEPYE Fall Meeting ...
"Focusing on the Future"
Thursday, August 30th
Plan now to attend the Fall
Annual Meeting of IEPYE!!
We will be meeting on
Thursday, August 30th. Some
highlights of our day will be:
NAE4-HA
State’s Night Out
by Sandra L. Lignell, State’s Night
Out Coordinator
State's Night Out for the 2001
NAE4-HA Conference will be held
at Jack's Steakhouse N Saloon in
Bismarck.
What is State's Night Out? It is a
time that is set aside each year at
NAE4-HA for each state to go to
dinner as a group and to honor the
award recipients from our state.
This includes our DSA winners, 25
years of service, ASA winner,
National Board Member, and other
award recipients. It also provides us
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IEPYE welcomes new members
at the Spring Meeting. L-R:
Patsy Williams, Unit Educator in
Edwards-Wabash Unit and Dana
Homann, Unit Educator for
Coles County.
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“Focusing on the Future” – planning for
the future of IEPYE
Recognition of our 2001 IEPYE award
winners – congratulations to all!
Annual business meeting of IEPYE
Fun and fellowship with
youth development
colleagues from across
the state
Registration materials will be
sent to you in July ... but be
sure that you're holding the
date on your calendar!!
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website. Please click on that link
and then on the "Conference Travel
Agent" link for more information on
traveling to North Dakota.
Greetings from
North Dakota!
by Lynette Flage
We are looking forward to seeing
many of you in Bismarck this fall,
October 21 - 25th for the 2001
NAE4-HA meeting! Many of our
plans are being finalized and the
details handled. We are excited to
host you this fall and hope you are
ready for a week of great speakers,
information, fun and North Dakota
hospitality!
Northwest Airlines is the official
airlines of the 2001 NAE4-HA
conference. To reserve flights with
Northwest we would ask that you
go through the conference travel
agent - Satrom Travel. Northwest
has given them the rights to act as
the meeting services registration
agent for the conference.
Please encourage your membership
to go through the travel agent for
the 2001 conference.
Thank you and again, all of us in
North Dakota look forward to
seeing you this fall!
Help us serve you better: Please log
onto the NAE4-HA website and
complete the Membership Profile
Assessment. The address is:
http://www.nae4ha.org/
Call 1-800-833-8787, ask for the
tour department and mention the
NAE4-HA conference. Satrom will
book the flight for you and credit
the conference, which may increase
the size of the airplanes coming into
and leaving Bismarck. The use of
Satrom Travel and Northwest will
also help you have better
connections into Bismarck and may
offer 5-10% off on airfares.
Check out all of the details at our
web site:
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/2001.
Please bookmark that site and refer
to it often for updates. The
registration and housing
information is at that site so feel
free to download those forms and
submit them anytime. TIP: As
you are downloading the
registration and housing
information .pdf files, you may
want to try using a Netscape
browser. If you use Internet
Explorer, trying opening Adobe
Acrobat before you open the files.
We are experiencing a little
"glitch" when using Internet
Explorer and opening these files.
It seems to work at times and at
other times it does not when using
an Explorer browser.
As you are making your travel
plans, I would like to draw your
attention to our "Travel
Information" section on the
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