Extension Professional & Enhancement Awards
Click the awards below to visit the endowment web page:
Arthur Hornsby Faculty Fellowship
Straughn 4-H Faculty Fellowship
Alto and Patrecia Straughn Extension Educational Improvement Award
Christine Taylor Waddill Faculty Fellowship
Dallas Townsend Term Professorship
John and Martha Woeste Professional Award
Freddie and Ronnie Johnson County Faculty Professional Development Award
Marshall & Mildred Watkins Professional Improvement Award
Mary Harrison Distinguished Extension Professional and Enhancement Award
Master Gardener Faculty Fellowship
Ralph T. and Ella B. Sadler Extension Term Professorship
Seymour Goldweber Faculty Fellowship
Wells Fargo Extension Term Professorship
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) |