Extension Professional & Enhancement Award Winners
2018-2024 Award Winners
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Alto and Patrecia Straughn Educational | Andrea Nikolai |
Luke Harlow |
Victor Blanco |
Bonnie Wells |
Nick Simmons |
| Alto Straughn 4-H | Dallas Meringolo | Brian Estevez, Heather Janney | Jennifer Bearden, Kristie Popa | Abbey Tharpe, Heather Janney | Ashley Gill |
| Art Hornsby | Hardeep Singh | Mark Warren, Ethan Carter | AJ Reisinger, Vivek Sharma | Jay Capasso, Tyler Pittman | Yilin Zhuang, Tina McIntyre |
| Christine Taylor Waddill | Matthew Benge | Lori Wiggins | Tripti Vashisth | Brian Estevez | Philipe Moriel |
| Dallas Townsend | Danielle Williams, Lakesh Sharma | Fernando Alferez, Craig Frey | Ethan Carter, Ozgur Batuman | Carissa Wickens, Matt krug | Vanessa Campoverde, Ramdas Kanissery |
| Entrepreneurial Award | The Breeders' Network | Bat Exclusion Best Practices | Know Your Heifer | UF Certification in Economic Problem-Solving in Agribusiness | Outdoor Wakulla Living Expo |
| John and Martha Woeste | Amber Norris | Shelly Johnson | Kacey Aukema | Noelle Guay | Kalan Taylor |
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Johnson County Faculty |
Erin Harlow | Matthew Lollar | Daniel Leonard | Tim Wilson | Kristie Popa |
| Marshall and Mildred Watkins | Nick Simmons | Prudence Caskey | LuAnn Duncan | Victor Blanco | Grace Carter |
| Mary Harrison | Lori Wiggins | Cyndi Longley | Andrea Nikolai | Danielle De Vries-Navarro | Mario Rometo |
| Master Gardener | Jeremy Rhoden | Lisa Sanderson | Lorna Bravo | Jennifer Pelham |
Bill L ester |
| Seymour Goldweber | Ana Zangroniz, Ramdas Kanissery | Hardev Sandhu, Matthew VanWeelden | Zachary Brym, German Sandoya Miranda | Matthew VanWheelden, Ana Zangroniz | Yvette Goodiel, Jehangir Bhadha |
| UF/IFAS Extension Mentor of the Year | Judy Corbus | None | Chris Oswalt | Wendy Wilber | Liz Felter |
| Wells Fargo | Lisa Hamilton, Lara Milligan | Catherine Campbell, Melanie Taylor | Andrew Koeser, Kalyn Waters | Jawwad Qureshi, Christa Court | Jennison Kipp-Searcy |
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Sadler |
Bonnie Wells | Yilin Zhuang | Lisa Hamilton | Lisa Sanderson | Brittany Scharf |
| RESPECT | Rebecca Elliott | None | Linda Seals | Jonael Bosques, Dreamal Worthen | |
| Jim App | Natural Resources Leadership Institute | Florida Friendly Landscaping | Health Extension Team | CIVIC Executive Leadership Team (M. Monroe, J. Hazell, D. Worthen, L. Seals) | Cafè Latino Team (John Diaz, President) |
2015-2019 Award Winners
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Alto and Patrecia Straughn Educational | Laura Tiu | Mia Wilchombe | Kristie Popa | Matthew Lollar | Evelyn Fletcher |
| Alto Straughn 4-H | Amanda Pittman | Stacey Ellison, Julie Dillard | Megan Mann, Vanessa Spero Swingle | Susan Munyan, Jonathan Mayer | Brian Estevez, Debbie Nistler |
| Art Hornsby | Lisa Krimsky, Mongi Zekri | Qingren Wang, Michelle Atkinson | Laura Warner, Maia McGuire | Lex Lamm, Guodong Liu | Mongi Zekri, Sanjay Shukla |
| Christine Taylor Waddill | Ramona Madhosingh-Hector | Holly Ober | Erin Harlow | Jason Ferrell | Marcus Boston |
| Dallas Townsend | Colleen Larson, Marcelo Wallau | Bonnie Wells, Mark Mauldin | Keith Wynn, Mongi Zekri | Nicholas Dufault, James McWhorter | Cindy Sanders, Cliff Lamb |
| Entrepreneurial Award | Nursery Scout Training Online | Healthy Ponds | CIVIC Program, Florida Friendly Fishing Guide Certification Program | Gulf Coast Small Farms (GCSF) Initiative | Naturally EscaRosa |
| John and Martha Woeste | Laurie Osgood | Lisa Hamilton | Laurie Hurner | Jiri Hulcr | Frank Dowdle |
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Johnson County Faculty |
Clay Cooper | Chris Prevatt | Heidi Copeland | Lawrence Figart | Prudence Caskey |
| Marshall and Mildred Watkins | Hannah Wooten | Soo Ahn | Yilin Zhuang, Ramona Madhosingh-Hector | Libby Carnahan | Lynda Spence |
| Mary Harrison | Lori Wiggins | Melanie Harrison | Samantha Kennedy | Nan Jensen | Heather Janney |
| Master Gardener | Terra Freeman | Amy Vu | Nichelle Demorest | James Davis | BJ Jarvis |
| Seymour Goldweber | Hardev Sandhu, Danielle Devries-Navarro | Jeff Wasielewski, Vanessa Campoverde | Hardev Sandhu, Henry Mayer, Lindsey Wiggins | Edward Evans, Aaron Palmateer, Tycee Prevatt | Adrian Hunsberger, Brenda Marty-Jimenez, Qingren Wang |
| UF/IFAS Extension Mentor of the Year | Holly Abeels, Brian Estevez | Wendy Lynch | Ramona Madhosingh-Hector, Sheila Dunning | Nicole Crawson, Lloyd Singleton | Nancy Moores |
| Wells Fargo | Alicia Bradigan-Betancourt | Brad Burbaugh, Shannon Carnevale | Michael Andreu, Jim Fletcher, Sanjay Shukla | Cesar Asuaje, Tatiana Borisova | Robert Northrop, Stephanie Toelle |
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Sadler |
Gayle Whitworth | Julie England | Jim Davis, Crystal McCazzio | Evelyn Fletcher, Brooke Moffis | Lloyn Singleton, Holly Abeels |
| Jim App | 4-H RSA Team (Kent, Ellison, Michael, Broaddus, Spero-Swingle) | Florida Statewide Water Savings | Florida Bull Test Team | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Team | Sustainable Floridians Team |
2012-2014 Award Winners
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| Alto and Patrecia Straughn Educational | Blake Thaxton - Santa Rosa Cty | Sheila Dunning | Christine Kelly-Begazo |
| Alto Straughn 4-H | Shane Michael and Georgene Bender | Heather Kent and Whitney Cherry | Julie Dillard and Ben Knowles |
| Art Hornsby | Tim Wilson and Crystal Snodgrass | Shannon McGee and Scott Jackson | Michael Dukes and Yucong Li |
| Christine Taylor Waddill | Michael Dukes | Martha Monroe | Bryan Terry |
| Dallas Townsend | Stephen Futch and Philip Harmon | Mongi Zekri and Joao Vendramini | Erin Harlow and Monica Ozores-Hampton |
| Extension Initiative Innovation Team | Water School Statewide Program | Watershed Steward Academy | Sustainable Floridians |
| John and Martha Woeste | Nicolas DiLorenzo | Susan Haddock | Kristi Popa |
| Johnson County Faculty | Yvette Goodiel | Brenda Williams | Allison Meharg |
| Marshall and Mildred Watkins | Amy Simonne | Lynn Barber | Heidi Copeland |
| Mary Harrison | Lynda Spence | Elaine Courtney | Marjorie Moore |
| Master Gardener | Brooke Moffis | Norma Samuel | Wendy Wilber |
| Seymour Goldweber | Sanjay Shukla, Mongi Zekri and William Kern | Ron Rice and Alicia Betancourt | Shouan Zhang and Brenda Marty-Jimenez |
| UF/IFAS Extension Mentor of the Year | Julie Dillard | Bob Hochmuth | Shep Eubanks |
| Wells Fargo | Alexa Lamm and Lisa Krimsky | Michael Dukes and Gene McAvoy | Elaine Courtney and Betsy Nayfield-Crisp |
| Jim App | Citrus Extension Agent Team | Serving Florida Military Families Team | Climate Variability & Change Focus Team (Clyde Fraisse, Co-Chair, Will Sheftall, Co-Chair) |
2011 Award Winners
| Alto and Patrecia Straughn Educational | Cindy Sanders |
| Alto Straughn 4-H | John Lilly |
| Art Hornsby | Bob Hochmuth |
| Christine Taylor Waddill | Eugene McAvoy |
| Dallas Townsend | Shep Eubanks and Jason Ferrell |
| John and Martha Woeste | Christopher Martinez |
| Marshall and Mildred Watkins | Andy Toelle |
| Mary Harrison | Mary Beth Salisbury |
| Master Gardener | Carolyn Saft |
| Seymour Goldweber | Les Baucum |
| Wells Fargo | Mark Hostetler |
| Jim App | Family Financial Planning Team (Michael Gutter, Chair. Lisa Leslie, Co-Chair) |
Previous Jim App Award Winners
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2010 |
G3F1: Life Skills Focus Team (Tracy Tesdall, Chair. Joy Jordan, Lead Contact) |
| 2009 | Sustainable Recreational Fisheries (Chuck Adams, John Stevely) |
| 2008 | Watermelon Vine Decline Team (Pam Robers, Chair. Gene McAvoy, Co-Chair) |
| 2007 | Goal 7: Professional Development (Nick Place, Co-Chair, David Holmes, Co-Chair) |
| 2006 | Nutrition, Food Safety, and Health (Linda Bobroff, Co-Chair, Nan Jensen, Co-Chair) |
| 2005 | Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Team (Bob Hochmuth, Co-Chair, George Hochmuth, Co-Chair) |
| 2004 | Focus Goal 3 Team, Leadership Development for Youth (Marilyn Norman, Chair. Elaine Shook, Chair) |
| 2003 | FL 317: Sustainable Marine Fisheries in Florida (Chuck Adams, Chair) |
| 2002 | FL 107: Vegetable Production, Harvesting, Handling Efficiencies & IPM in Florida (Steve Sargent, Chair) |
| 2001 | FL 515: Successful Parenting & Family Development (Millie Ferrer, Chair) |