Month: December 2020

Alumni and graduate students earn NAE4-HYDP Awards

Congratulations to the following ACEL alumni and current graduate students who received awards from the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4-HYDP) at their annual conference held earlier this fall.

Achievement in Service Award
Allison Cooper ‘11, ‘14 MS

Distinguished Service Award
Jamie McConnell ‘12 MS
Amanda Raines ‘17 MS
Katherine Wells, PhD student

Meritorious Service Award
Larry Hall ‘00 MS

25 Years of Service
Rebecca Barker ‘92, ‘01 MS

North Central Regional Excellence in Healthy Living
Programming Award
Amanda Raines ‘17 MS, Justin Bower ‘17, Heather Gottke ‘09, ‘13 MS

North Central Regional Team Promotional Package
Amanda Raines ‘17 MS, Jamie McConnell ‘12 MS, Jessica Rockey ‘02 MS, Beth Boomershine ‘00, ‘01 MS, Margo Long ‘11, PhD student, Cassie Anderson ‘02 MS, and Hannah Epley ‘14 PhD

2020 Autumn Semester Graduates

This past Sunday, Ohio State held it’s 426th Commencement Ceremony (and third virtual ceremony).
 
Our department had eight undergraduate students and six graduate students complete their undergraduate or graduate degrees at the end of Autumn Semester 2020.
Undergraduate students include:

Trent Baldwin
community leadership
Salinas, California

Lisa Brenner
community leadership
Sunbury, Ohio

Grace Daniels
community leadership
Massillon, Ohio

Josie Montoney
agricultural communication
Lancaster, Ohio

Madelynn Skillings
agricultural communication
South Charleston, Ohio

Jon Stepp
agricultural communication
Canal Winchester, Ohio

Kamala Sweeney
agricultural communication
Canal Winchester, Ohio

Rhiann Travis
agricultural communication
Poolville, Texas

Graduate students include:

Paige Andrews
Bloomville, Ohio

Alisha Barton
Tipp City, Ohio

Kenzie Johnston
Delaware, Ohio

Hank LeVan
Woodstock, Ohio

Abigail Sanders
Clarksville, Arkansas

Haley Shoemaker
Salem, Ohio

 
Congratulations to these students and thank you for allowing ACEL to be your academic home during your time at Ohio State! You will forever be an ACEL Buckeye!
 

Rumble named Outstanding Advisor at Ohio State ATI campus

Congratulations to Dr. Joy Rumble, assistant professor of agricultural communication, for being named the recipient of the Ohio State ATI Outstanding Advisor award.

Rumble advises ACEL students who attend our CFAES Wooster campus and teaches several of our agricultural communication undergraduate and graduate courses at both the Wooster and Columbus campuses.

Rumble joined the ACEL faculty in 2018. She is a three time graduate of Ohio State, which includes a master’s degree in agricultural communication from our department.