March 3, 2008 LEAD XXVII Fellows Complete National Study/Travel Seminar LINCOLN, Neb. — Thirty Nebraska LEAD XXVII Fellows recently returned from a 10-day National Study/Travel Seminar to Kansas City, Mo.; Washington, D.C.; and Chicago. MoreFebruary 29, 2008 Nebraska LEAD XXVI Travels to Portugal, Spain and Morocco LINCOLN, Neb. — Thirty Nebraska LEAD XXVI Fellows recently returned from an International Study/Travel Seminar to Portugal, Spain and Morocco. MoreFebruary 29, 2008 Annual Nebraska LEAD Recognition Banquet March 14 in Lincoln LINCOLN, Neb. — Allen G. Blezek, previous director of the Nebraska LEAD Program, will be the keynote speaker at the annual LEAD (Leadership Education/Action Development) Program recognition banquet March 14. MoreFebruary 19, 2008 Southwest District Forester Wins Nebraska Arborists Association Award LINCOLN, Neb. — Rachel Allison, southwest district forester for the Nebraska Forest Service at North Platte, received the Nebraska Arborists Association Educator of the Year Award during its Great Plains Shade Tree Conference. MoreJanuary 30, 2008 Ag Builders Elect Officers, Members LINCOLN, Neb. — The Agriculture Builders of Nebraska have elected new officers and members. MoreJanuary 7, 2008 UNL-USDA Study: Major Net Energy Gain from Switchgrass-based Ethanol LINCOLN, Neb. — Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. MoreDecember 14, 2007 Arboretum Honors Outstanding Nebraska Planters LINCOLN, Neb. — A neighborhood activist, a couple of school teachers and an Eagle Scout are among those honored by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum's annual awards. MoreDecember 3, 2007 Arboretum's Justin Evertson Receives Nebraska ACE Communicator of the Year Award LINCOLN, Neb. — Justin Evertson, assistant director for community programs at the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, has been named the 2007 Communicator of the Year by the Nebraska chapter of the Association of Communication Excellence in Agricultural, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences. MoreNovember 28, 2007 Entomologist Honored for Extension Excellence LINCOLN, Neb. — Fred P. Baxendale, professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Entomology, received the Award for Excellence in Extension in the North Central Region at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges in New York City. MoreNovember 28, 2007 Extension Educator Cited for Diversity Efforts LINCOLN, Neb. — Jeff G. Hart, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educator, received the 2007 National Award for Diversity at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. More |
