Fay B. Strickler Heads National 8,000-Member Organization
LOU ANN GOOD
Food And Family
Features Editor
LEESPORT (Berks Co.) Fay
B. Strickler is best known to most
of Lancaster Farming readers as
the home economist who writes
the bi-weekly column “Con
suming Thoughs.”
In Berks County, she serves as
the family and consumer science
extension educator for 30
years.
But Strickler’s fame extends
far beyond Pennsylvania’s
boundaries. She is the national
president of Epsilon Sigma Phi
(ESP), which is the cooperative
extensions professionals’ organi
zation whose mission is to foster
the standards of excellence in the
extension system and to develop
the extension profession and the
professional.
That means Strickler presides
over more than 8,000 members
(representing faculty, staff and
administrators in agriculture,
natural resources, 4-H and family
living) in land-grant universities
throughout the United States and
Puerto Rico.
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through today, Strickler con
ducted the National Council
Meeting at the ESP Professional
Development Conference in Lex
ington, Kentucky.
The conference theme, “Call to
the Post: Creating Strategies for
the Future,” highlighted Dr. Ron
Crouch, nationally known de
mographer and head of the U.S.
Census data clearinghouse in
Kentucky; Keynoter Trena Anas
tasia from Colorado, who dis
cussed “Generations in the
Workplace,” and Dr. Phillip Van
Hooser, who has an enviable rep
utation as “The Business Speaker
with Uncommon, Common
Sense.”
Strickler said, “Serving as Na
tional Epsilon Sigma Phi this
past year has been both a chal
lenging and rewarding experi
ence, which provided a unique
opportunity to use my leadership
skills on a national level.”
One of those challenges result
ed from the terrorists’ attacks on
Sept. 11, 2001, which resulted in
the need to cancel the national
convention scheduled in New
York about a week later.
“The tragic events of Sept. 11
Resources Center in Dauphin
from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Workshops include the follow
ing:
• Putting the Spotlight on
Professionalism will focus on un
derstanding the newly imple
mented Core Body of Knowledge
(CBK) and Professional Develop
ment Record (PDR). All provid-
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changed the lives of all Ameri
cans and tested each of us per
sonally and professionally. As an
organization, we also changed,
adapted, and became more resil
ient in order to conduct the busi
ness at hand,” Strickler said.
Strickler’s responsibilities car
ried a four-year commitment in
the leadership roles of second
vice president, president elect,
president, and as as past presi
dent during the upcoming year.
As National ESP President,
Strickler is also a member of the
Joint Council of Extension Pro
fessionals (JCEP). JCEP is a
partnership of professional exten
sion organizations that addresses
critical issues facing extension
professionals and focuses on
strengthening the efforts of the
member organizations by
promoting communication, coop
eration and professionalism
among all extension educators.
JCEP sponsors programs such as
the annual Public Issues Leader
ship Development Conference in
Washington, D.C.
Strickler’s academic degrees
are Bachelor of Science from Al
bright College and a Master of
Science from The Pennsylvania
ers will be expected to maintain
their own records of develop
ment. Learn how to maintain
yours.
• Shake, Rattle, Roll It’s All
Music will focus on introducing
music in daily programming.
Children love to make and hear
various sounds; it is a natural
part of their early development.
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Fay B. Strickler, Consuming Thoughts columnist for
this paper, conducts a workshop as part of her responsi
bilities as national ESP president for the cooperative ex
tension’s professional organization.
State University. dent of Epsilon Sigma Phi, and
Strickler joined Penn State Co- state president of Pennsylvania
operative Extension Berks Coun- Extension of Family and Con
ty in 1972 following work as sumer Sciences as well as vice
home service director, UGI Cor- president for Professional Devel
poration - Lancaster Division. opment of the National Exten-
During her professional career, sion Association of Family and
she has also served as state presi- Consumer Sciences.
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