AStlancaster Farming,'Saturday, November 1, 1997
State Conservation Districts Award Winners
WHITE HAVEN (Luzerne Co.)
The Pennsylvania Association
of Conservation Districts, Inc.
(PACD) presented its annual
awards to citizens and profession
als who have helped to promote or
continue conservation efforts in
Pennsylvania. The awards were
presented Tuesday, Oct. 7 at
PACD’s Annual Conference in
White Haven.
Conservation districts across
the state sent nominations to judg
Cooperative Employees
Attend Training
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Employees of coopera
tives doing business in Pennsylva
nia recently attended one-day
seminars sponsored by the Penn
State Cooperative Business Edu
cation and Research Program
(CBERP).
More than 60 employees of
cooperatives attended workshops
held at Harvest Drive Restaurant
near Lancaster and the Towanda
Country Club Conference facility.
Participants included employ
ees of Adams Electric Coopera
tive; Agway; Cenex, Inc.; Key
stone Farm Credit ACA; Lancas
ter DFUA; Northeast Farm Credit
ACA; Pennsylvania DMA; Pro-
Fac, Inc; Sire Power, Inc.; and
York Farm Credit
According to Dick Poorbaugh,
CBERP program manager, the
sessions were designed to provide
employees with a better under
standing of the cooperative way of
doing business and with issues
and impacts associated with the
wave of cooperative mergers and
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ners were presented plaques dur
ing a slide show highlighting their
efforts. The following awards
were presented:
Joseph and Helen Thomas,
Carbon County - M.K. Goddard
Forest Resource Management
Award, given to forest landowners
who have done an outstanding job
managing their woodlots in Penn
sylvania. This award was spon
sored by Weaber, Inc.
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United States.
“Change usually brings some
uncertainty and stress, and it is
important that employees be com
fortable that strategic moves are
positive with respect to member
ship value and the viability of the
organization,” Poorbaugh said.
“Because the members are owners
and users of the services of a
cooperative business, employees
are the first line of communication
between members and the
director-management team.”
In addition to cooperative bas
ics, participants shared informa
tion about their organizations and
participated in breakout sessions
on defining and communicating
membership value and other
issues. The final topic for the day,
“Managing the Time of Your
Life," provided a personal deve
lopment opportunity to wrap up
the program.
For more information, contact
CBERP at (814) 863-0644 or send
e-mail to rwp2@psu.edu.
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Murray Laite; Mifflin Coun
ty - County commissioner Direc
tor of the Year, given to county
commissioner members of a con
servation district board who have
made an outstanding contribution
to the advancement of conserva
tion districts.
Berks County Conservancy,
Berks County - Conservation
Organization of the Year, given to
an organization that has made a
noteworthy contribution to the
conservation of Pennsylvania’s
soil, water and related natural
resources. This award was spon
sored by the Dauphin Deposit
Bank and Trust Co.
Hubert and Grace Sell and
family, Lehigh County - Conser
vation Farmer of the Year, given
to a fanner who has furthered con
servation through the establish
ment and maintenance of soil,
water and nutrient management
practices.
Dr. Philip H. Ogline, Lancas
ter County - Conservation Educa
tor of the Year, given to a teacher
who has demonstrated a strong
commitment to conservation edu
cation programs and activities in
kindergarten through 12th grade.
Donegal Creek Restoration
Partners, Lancaster County -
Watershed Protection of the Year
Award, given to an organization
or individual who has promoted
the protection of a particular
watershed through a coordinated
land and water resource approach.
C. Leeßoy Vatter, Indiana
County - Ann Rudd Saxman Con
servation Volunteer of the Year,
given to an individual who has
demonstrated an exceptional com
mitment to the conservation of
Pennsylvania’s natural resources
through volunteer efforts.
Judy Wink, Carbon County -
Special Conservation Service
Award, given to an individual who
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has made a unique and outstand
ing contribution to the conserva
tion movement in Pennsylvania.
Kim Bell, Carbon County -
Media Conservation Award, given
to an individual or professional
communication organization that
has made an outstanding contribu
tion to the public’s awareness of
conservation districts and under
standing of natural resource
conservation.
Council Of Cooperatives
Council of Cooperatives. Sam has
served as an Agway director since
1987. He is a member and past
president of the Washington
County Cooperative Extension
Service, and a member of the Pen
nsylvania Farm Bureau and the
Pennsylvania State Grange. The
Penn State University College of
Agricultural Sciences named him
an Alumni Fellow in 1989.
Carol Duncan, of Robesonia,
was awarded the 1997 Hal F.
Doran Cooperative Business Edu
cation Award by Milton C. Hall
berg, chair of the Penn State
University/Pennsylvania Council
of Cooperatives joint committee.
This award, which carries with it a
Nittany Lion trophy and a check
for $5OO, is given each year to an
individual who best exemplifies
the interest and dedication to
cooperative education shown by
Hal F. Doran, past director of
Penn State's cooperative business
education and research program.
Hallberg commended Mis. Dun
can as a tireless supporter of com
munity and cooperative causes in
Southeast Pennsylvania, the state
and the country, who has donated
an abundance of energy and
countless hours to furthering
cooperatives through educational
programs, effective communica-
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PACD, Inc. is a private, non
profit organization representing
Pennsylvania’s 66 conservation
districts. Activities include educa
tion, information and representa
tion on both the state and federal
levels in soil, water and related
resource management. PACD’s
basic philosophy places impor
tance on local decision-making
and involvement in solving con
servation problems.
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dons and progressive leadership.
Carol Duncan joined Farm Cre
dit in 1974, serving as marketing
manager from 1979 until 1989.
Following the merger that created
Keystone Farm Credit, she served
as director of member and public
relations until her retirement in
1994. Over the years, Carol served
in numerous leadership positions
of cooperative organizations, such
as the Chester County Coopera
tive Extension Service, the Pen
nsylvania 4-H Foundation, the
Cooperative Communicators
Association, the Eastern Member
Relations Conference, and the
Southeastern Region Board of
PCC. She served as president of
PCC in 1991 and 1992. Carol con
tinues to serve as the permanent
“manager” for PCC’s successful
annual Ag Horizons conference.
Carol has earned the respect
and admiration of her peers as
demonstrated by the many awards
she has received from the
cooperative community. These
include the 1993 Distinguished
Service Award from the Pennsyl
vania Council of Cooperatives,
the 1993 Cooperative Communi
cator Award from the National
Council of Farm Cooperatives,
and the Baltimore Farm Credit
District’s president’s award.
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