Please join me in congratulating the following staff for their years of service to UNH Cooperative Extension and to our two Presidential Awards of Excellence winners, Frank Mitchell and Pam Doherty, shown in the photo.

They were formally recognized Friday during the UNH 2008 Staff Recognition Program, hosted by UNH President Mark Huddleston and the UNH Council Chairs. This year, 212 Operating Staff, PAT and Extension Educator staff were recognized for their years of service and outstanding contributions to the University. Their combined years of service equal 4,045 years.

Recognized for 10 years of service:
Robin Peters, Educational Program Coordinator, Nutrition Connections
Tina Savage, Extension Educator, Agricultural Resources
Michael Toepfer, Local Area Network Manager

15 Years
Julie Peterson, Extension Associate Professor/Specialist, Water Resources

20 Years
Roland Barnaby, Extension Educator,
Karyn Blass, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Resources
Faye Cragin, WWW & Media Specialist
Nancy Evans, Extension Program Associate, 4-H Youth Development
Nada Haddad, Extension Educator, Agricultural Resources
Jonathan Nute, Extension Educator, Forestry & Wildlife
Nancy Oakley, Administrative Assistant, 4-H Youth Development
Judi Strauss, Computer Network/Systems Manager

25 Years
Claudia Boozer-Blasco, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Resources
Tom Buob, Extension Educator, Agricultural Resources
Lori Levac, Administrative Assistant, Sea Grant
Deborah Maes, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Resources
Northam Parr, Extension Educator, Forestry & Wildlife

30 Years
Phil Auger, Extension Educator, Land & Water Conservation
Deborah Cheever, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
Paula Gregory, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development
Julia Steed-Mawson, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development

Presidential Awards of Excellence
Frank Mitchell, Extension Specialist, Land & Water Conservation, is the 2008 Extension Educator Presidential Award of Excellence recipient and Pam Doherty, Administrative Assistant at our Family, Home and Garden Education Center, is one of two 2008 Operating Staff Presidential Award of Excellence recipients.