University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Communique July 2011

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Communiqué
Dean’s Message
by Karen Hinton, dean and director
Budget remains a challenge into the next biennium
July 2011
Even as we begin the new fiscal year, we’re still sorting
through some of the details of the state biennial budget.
However, as a result of an outpouring of support for UNCE at the
June Board of Regents’ meeting, UNCE received additional
bridge funding for FY13. Citizens, advisory committee members,
youth, faculty and staff all played a role in sharing their views –
both before and during the Regents’ meeting – and all are to be
thanked for the tremendous support that helped the Regents
realize what UNCE provides for their constituents. What these
additional funds mean is that instead of immediately
implementing the largest reduction (identified in the curricular
review proposal as the 72% plan), the severest reduction will be
postponed an additional year.
Although there are reductions in our budgets in both FY12
and FY13, there will be supplemental funds (bridge funds) for
both years. With these supplemental funds, this means that the
brunt of the reductions will actually be felt in FY13 and FY14
(instead of FY12 and FY13). In FY13 (July 1, 2012 – June 30,
2013) we will feel the implementation of the 33% reduction plan
and in FY14 (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014) we will feel the
implementation of the 72% plan. We will begin transitional step this year in preparation for this
changes. However, keep in mind that FY14 begins a new biennial budget. If the State Legislature
restores funding for Cooperative Extension at the FY13 level or higher, then the cuts identified in the
72% plan will not need to be implemented.
As we move forward, as has been the case in the past, UNCE is defined by the excellent work
of our faculty and staff. These accomplishments, significantly valued by citizens, will be the
cornerstone for ensuring that State lawmakers and NSHE decision-makers understand the work of
UNCE and how it is making a difference to the citizens of our state – young and old, urban and rural.
As we approach the 100 th anniversary of Cooperative Extension in Nevada, meeting the non-formal
educational needs of Nevadans is just as important today as it was in 1914.

Teamwork and Collaboration
Suicide prevent hotline expanded
A first-of-its-kind suicide prevention program that allows students to contact crisis counselors
via text message has been launched in Washoe County schools after a successful pilot program in 12
Lyon, Storey, and Washoe County schools.
The TextToday program, a joint effort by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, the
Crisis Call Center and the Nevada Office of Suicide Prevention, aims to reduce Nevada’s third-in-thenation
suicide rate by increasing help-seeking behaviors among youth.
Cooperative Extension Youth Development Specialist William Evans said the texting program
is based on research showing that young people are more willing to share their feelings through
electronic means than by articulating them more directly, either in person or on the phone.
“If we can make it easier for young people to reach out to someone, we might be able to put a
dent in Nevada’s high suicide rate,” said Evans, a professor of Educational Psychology, Counseling
and Human Development. “Teens who might hesitate to make a call and talk with someone might be
willing to text them, and that gives us an opportunity to help that we otherwise wouldn’t have had.”
Evans said a Centers for Disease Control study in 2009 showed that 10 percent of students in
Nevada attempted suicide, and 18 percent have seriously contemplated it. A Nevada Department of
Education study that same year found that although schools often provide free or low-cost
counseling, more than a third of the state’s middle-school students said they didn’t have a teacher or
adult at their school they could talk to about a problem.
Some of the program findings:
• The TextToday program increased help-seeking behaviors among youth.
• Youth endorsed the program and the marketing materials, and several mentioned they would
like to be able to call the hotline as well as text it.
• The average text conversation lasted 56 minutes, with one running 12 hours (from initial text to
resolution).
• The highest number of text messages concerned relationship issues. Mental health and
bullying were the next most frequent problems.
• In focus groups conducted five months after the program was launched, students said they
thought texting their problems to a counselor was less intimidating than calling.
• Students’ fear of being labeled a “snitch” and perhaps facing retaliation was a barrier to
reporting bullying.
• Most young people in the focus groups said they didn’t feel comfortable discussing personal
matters with school teachers, administrators or counselors because they feared they would
discuss the problems among themselves or involve parents.
Program Kudos
2010 Faculty Awards
The following is a list of awards our faculty received in 2010. This list, with additional details
about the awards and the faculty’s work, will be published in the upcoming issue of Silver & Blue.
Buddy Borden
University Economic Development Association’s National Award of Excellence in Economic
Development and Public Policy Research for Community Business Matching Model Program
development and application in the Colorado River Region
Rod Davis
MetLife’s Citizen Development Award for Bootstraps program
Bureau of Land Management’s Community Outreach and Security award for his Future
Industrial Needs Discover project.

Staci Emm and Loretta Singletary
National Association of County Agriculture Agents’ National Bound Book First Place Award for
“People of the Land: Sustaining Agriculture on American Indian Reservations in Idaho, Nevada,
Oregon and Washington” curriculum
Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals’ National Bound Book Gold Award
for “People of the Land” curriculum
Sue Donaldson
Joint Council of Extension Professionals’ Award of Appreciation
Anne Lindsay
National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences’ Western Regional
Television Award for creation, promotion and development of the All 4 Kids: Healthy Happy Active Fit
media project.
Kent McAdoo
National Association of County Agricultural Agents’ Distinguished Service Award
Gary McCuin
Nevada Section Society For Range Management’s Great Basin Award for sustained
commitment to the management of Nevada's rangelands
Eureka County Conservation District’s Outstanding in Conservation Award for research
activities regarding the use of soil moisture meters for irrigation scheduling
Amy Meier
MetLife Foundation’s Award of Excellence for Bootstraps program in Northern Nye County
Robert Morris
International Volunteer Award awarded by President Obama for volunteer work in other
countries.
Elisabet Romero
UNR School of Medicine: Nevada Geriatric Education Center’s Scholars in Health Literacy
Scholarship
Brad Schultz
American Society of Agronomy’s Publications Award for “Nevada Noxious Weed Field Guide”
Marilyn Smith
MetLife Foundation Award and National 4-H Council’s Award of Excellence
Dan Weigel and Sally Martin
National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s National Partnership Award for Mission Integration
for Family Storyteller
Mary Wilson
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Award of Excellence for her work as a grant
liaison for the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-ED).

Fiscal Corner by Greg Wilson, finance and human resources specialist
Processing grants using SharePoint
Cooperative Extension is beta-testing an electronic proposal routing and approval process
using SharePoint. OSPA’s plan is to have a campus-wide roll-out of the new SharePoint proposal
workspace and electronic routing this fall.
The advantages to this new process include:
• Secure shared workspace that will contain all the most-current versions of the proposal and
supporting documents—no more emailing multiple versions or confusion on which is most
current.
• Security restricts access to the documents to only those with permitted access.
• All approvals by PI, Area Director, Statewide Administration and Dean and Sponsored Projects
are done electronically. Email requests for approval will route as workflows directly from the
Proposal Transmittal Form (OSP-1)
• The Proposal Transmittal Form (OSP-1) has built-in features including a sync feature which
allows the PI and Administrative personnel to select their name from a list to sync with the
form—no more repetitive typing. Other features include triggers to interactive features. For
example, if the response to cost-share requirement is ‘yes’, the OSP 11 opens and is
completed right in the form. The OSP-2 is built in as well.
• After submission of the proposal, the space remains open for a period of time to allow for
saving and archiving.
There is now a two-step process for submitting proposals. An initial request for a proposal site
is initiated early at:
https://portal.unr.edu/sites/researchproposal/OSP%20Form%20Templates/Forms/mod-view.aspx. A
proposal folder will be built and you will receive notification. The OSP-1 will be in the folder to be
completed by the PI. Cooperative Extension’s proposal portal can be found at:
https://portal.unr.edu/sites/researchproposal/unce/default.aspx.
This system should be a big advantage to UNCE since approvers are spread all over the state
and not in the same office as is usually the case on campus. Please contact Lisa Wilson at 702-257-
5559 or lawilson@unr.edu if you require access and for help the first time you try to use the system.

Grants for March and April 2011
Name Grantor Title Amount
John Burton USDA 11 SARE Professional
Development
$15,000
Loretta Singletary, National 4-H Council 4-H Youth & Families With
Marilyn Smith
Promise
82,000
Eric Killian Home Builders Institute C-Core Mentoring Project 30,000
Randy Emm USDA WSARE FRTEP 2010 3,000
Sarah Chvilicek Department of Education 4-H ASE Team Up A Maxwell
Sp11
1,000
Sarah Chvilicek Department of Education 4-H ASE Team Up Donner Sp
Sp11
840
Sarah Chvilicek Department of Education 4-H ASE Team Up Smithridge 240
Teresa Byington Clark County School District CCSD-CDA Project 15,357
Teresa Byington Sunrise Children's FDN Early Head Start - CDA Project 20,000
Sarah Chvilicek Department of Education 4-H ASE Team Up Sun Valley 480
Sarah Chvilicek Department of Education 4-H ASE Team Up D Heights 2 360
Sarah Chvilicek Department of Education 4-H Embryology Smithridge 240
Dan Weigel USDA Literacy First 140,000
$308,517
Communication Tips by Jim Sloan, communications specialist
Changes make online performance indicator site faster, easier to use
I want to thank everyone for using the online performance indicator website during 2010.
Thanks to your diligent and thorough reporting, we were able to pull a wide variety of valuable
information about our work in 2010. We saved time and money, and have used the data you
provided in a number of new ways.
I wanted to alert everyone to some changes to our performance indicator website for 2011.
We’ve eliminated some of the fields you are required to fill out so it will take you less time to file
your reports. Here are the highlights:
We’ve streamlined the Interactive Video form.
Now, you just pick whether it’s a meeting or a class. Remember to record the number of
participants for each day of a multi-day session. This form is for the individual in each office who
has been designated as responsible for reporting these numbers.
Personal Non Face to Face has been given its own form.
This information includes email contacts, publications mailed, emailed and faxed, and
technical assistance provided on the phone. It used to be part of the NEMIS report but we have
broken it out to become a separate report. This data previously was only reported by Western and
Central/Northeast area staff. But the data proved so useful in measuring our true impact that we are
expanding it this year to include the Southern Area as well. Southern Area faculty and staff should
have no problem navigating this new report; it’s very similar to the NEMIS reports they already file.

Master Gardener Form was streamlined.
We’re no longer asking how many classes master gardeners attended.
Volunteers
We’ve streamlined this report. If you use volunteers to help you with your programs, keep
track of the total number of hours they work and record those hours here. We’re not interested in
the number of individual volunteers – just the hours they work. This includes Master Gardeners, 4-H
leaders, Weed Warriors – everybody. The total number of volunteers will be taken from the UNCE
HR database, since everyone registers their volunteers with Karin Godbolt.
Media contacts
We’ve streamlined this one as well. Now all you do is type in your name, the date you were
interviewed and the type of media that interviewed you. Please file a report for EACH INTERVIEW.
So if you were interviewed by three different TV stations at your event, list each interview.
If you have already started filing reports for 2011, don’t worry: You don’t have to refile
anything.
Thanks for your help in providing us this valuable measure of our impact on the state. This
information has never been more vital.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call me at 775-784-7072.
Program Highlights will be out soon
The 2011 Program Highlights is out and will
be arriving in your offices shortly if it isn’t already
there. It’s also available online.
This year’s publication focuses on how
Cooperative Extension programs affect the state
economy. Taking this approach allowed us to focus
on many of our programs rather than just a select
few.
The stories in the publication look at such
topics as:
• How our programs help prepare students to
enter the workforce.
• How our efforts with small farmers has
boosted that segment of Nevada agricultural
industry.
• Different ways we helped communities
prosper.
• How our programs have assisted
communities’ tourism development efforts.
• How our many horticulture programs help
people conserve water and money in their
gardening and landscaping efforts.

Web Watch by Chad Waters, web designer
New publications online
• Evaluating Alternative Low-Water-Use Crops for the Great Basin - CM-10-03
• Murphy's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: Emergency Preparedness for
Child Care Programs - CM-11-01
• Como Instalar las Mejores Prácticas de Manejo (BMP) a Escala Residencial
en la Cuenca del Lago Tahoe - CM-11-03
• Community Business Matching Model: An Innovative Approach to Targeted
Industry Economic Development - FS-10-65
• Winter Safety for Older Adults - FS-11-02
• Summer Safety for Older Adults - FS-11-04
• Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy Project - Socioeconomic Impacts - SP-
10-15
• Nevada Water Stakeholders' Priorities for Research and Education - SP-11-
05
• University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 2011 Program Highlights - IP-
11-01
Events and Activities --
For more events, please check the UNCE main calendar or the calendar for your county.
Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week 2011 Summary
The sixth annual Nevada Wildfire
Awareness Week (NWAW), coordinated by
UNCE’s Living With Fire program, was held
May 1 - 8, 2011. The number of events and
activities held across the state continues to
grow each year and the success of this year’s
NWAW was due largely to the collaborative
efforts of 102 of our federal, state, local and
corporate partners, and over $31,000 in in-kind
contributions. Additionally, many Extension
Educators assisted in this effort and their
contributions are greatly appreciated.
The message this year was “Wildfire Survival
- It Takes A Community.” This message supports
the concept of Fire Adapted Communities (FACs),
introduced to Washoe County in 2010 as the next
step in wildfire preparedness. FACs are
communities located in wildfire-prone areas that can
survive wildfire with little or no assistance from
firefighters. The FAC concept represents a
departure from traditional thinking about our
response to the wildfire threat. Historically, we
responded by protecting communities with
firefighters and equipment when wildfire occurred.
In FACs, the emphasis changes from "protection of
communities" to "preparation of communities."

Some key accomplishments of the week include:
• All 17 Nevada counties participated
• 163 events were held across the
state
• 3,250 people attended community
events and another 66,631 people
received information via direct mail or
distribution
• 7,816 pieces of educational and
promotional materials were
distributed
• Proclamations, resolutions, and
letters in support of NWAW were
issued by Governor Sandoval, 12
counties, the cities of Reno and
Winnemucca, the Nevada
Association of Counties, and Senator Reid
• Idaho joined California, Oregon and Nevada in signing the multi-state wildfire awareness week
proclamation.
A full report on NWAW activities across the state, including a list of activities and events held in
each county, is available on the Living With Fire webpage at
http://livingwithfire.info/pdf/NWAWSummaryReport2011Final.pdf
Area residents win radon mitigation contest
Two area residents recieved a $1,500 credit towards the installation of radon mitigation
systems in their homes after winning a contest sponsored by University of Nevada Cooperative
Extension’s Radon Education Program.
Dean Doyle of Gardnerville and Robert White of Reno won the contest after using a free radon
test kit provided by Extension and finding that their homes had radon levels higher than that
recommended by the EPA. The EPA recommends mitigating homes that have radon levels of 4
picocuries per liter (pCi/l) or greater, Susan Howe, program director of the Nevada Radon Education
Program, said.
Doyle and his wife, Roberta, have lived in their house almost 25 years. He first tested his home
in January 2009 after attending the radon program at Sheridan Acres Fire Department that January.
The radon level was 16.6 pCi/l. They tested again and it was 12.6 pCi/l. After hearing about the
contest, they tested their house again, and it was 11 pCi/l.
"We are very excited about winning this prize," Doyle said. "After testing for radon in our home
and finding very high levels again, mitigation became a top priority."
Doyle's system was installed on May 27. His mitigation will be a sub-slab depressurization
system, and the $1,500 credit will cover the entire cost of the system.
Robert White and his wife, Sarah, have lived in their Reno home about 15 years. They first
heard about radon about five years ago, but only recently tested their home for radon after receiving
an informational door tag and coupon for a free test kit at their front door in February of this year.
Their house tested at an alarming 30 pCi/l. A second test in March confirmed they had a radon
problem. It was 43 pCi/l.
"I had planned to fix the radon problem in our house this year, so it was a pleasant surprise
when we won the contest," said White. "I felt it was a definite necessity to get it fixed."
White's system was installed June 2 and 3, as the system to fix his home is more involved. His
house foundation is a combination crawl space, slab and daylight basement, and will require a
combination sub-slab and sub-membrane depressurization system. The $1,500 credit was a
significant reduction toward the total cost of the installation.

Master Gardeners honored at awards luncheon
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension honored the Las Vegas Master Gardeners at the
annual Volunteer Appreciation luncheon on June 1. The 303 Master Gardeners (MG) of Southern
Nevada contributed 38,104 volunteer hours in 2010 by working on over 30 community projects across
the Valley. The value of this volunteer contribution is $794,468.
MG Regina Jewell (’09) received the highest award, the Silver Trowel,
for donating the most number of volunteer hours. She amassed 820 volunteer
hours in 2010. Her primary project was the Master Gardener Orchard where
she is a regular on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Silver Star MGs volunteered over 350 hours on Master Gardener
community projects. Honorees were:
Kimberly Williams 499 hours
Henry Malen 463 hours
Yutaka Nomura 419 hours
Tom Grimm 415 hours
Buzz Wadsworth 393 hours
Nancy Grimm 392 hours
Helen Brown 379 hours
Regina Jewell
Jean Engelmann 378 hours
Judith Kafantaris 352 hours
The Silver Phone award for volunteering the most number of
hours on the Master Gardener Home Gardening Help went to MG Al
Valdez (’02). Al staffs the Help Line every Thursday from 11-2,
donating 144 hours over 48 shifts. The Help Line (702-257-5555)
answered 3,863 phone calls and 381 emails last year. In addition,
Helpline Honor Roll certificates were presented to:
Jean Engelmann 38 shifts, 115 hours
Kathy Fournier 38 shifts, 113 hours
Judith Kafantaris 38 shifts, 113 hours
Three Master Gardeners received 10 year Service Pins. Those
honored were Erin Beesley, Phyllis Bender and Margaret (Peg) Cornett.
The Exceptional Service award salutes long-term leadership and
dedication to MG projects. It was awarded to 12 Master Gardeners who
Al Valdez
have served as a Project Chairperson for 5 years or more.
Barb McGibbon Acacia Park
Don Fabbi Doolittle Senior Center Community Garden
Jane Gillespie Home Gardening Help Line
Arlene Ralbovsky Library
Pat Westlund Lieburn Senior Center Community Garden
Mary Rider Mojave Guides – Springs Preserve
Joy Mandekic Nathan Adelson Hospice Healing Garden
Jim Stone Orchard
Clara Hatz PLANT (Project for Landscape & Natural Tranquility)
Vicki Yuen Propagation/Watering – Springs Preserve
Peg Cornett Propagation/Watering – Springs Preserve
Mary Lawton Winchester Park
A new category, the All-Stars, honors MGs who have consistently and dramatically exceeded
the 50 required volunteer hours each year. They were recognized for their self-less dedication to the
Home Gardening Help Line and Community Projects. The MG All-Stars are Richard Cutbirth (’04),
Don Fabbi (’97), Jane Gillespie (’97), Richard Leifried (’94) and Cliff Wood (’02).

The Master Gardener program is open to all individuals who accept the training and volunteer
commitment. Master Gardeners are required to complete 80 hours (20 classes) of horticultural
training offered by UNCE. They share their knowledge and desert gardening skills through the Home
Gardening Help Line (702-257-5555), public presentations, information booths and community
projects.
Master Gardeners are experienced in successfully growing plants in the Mojave Desert – one
of the hottest, driest and coldest of the North American deserts. This is an environment unfamiliar to
many newcomers. By teaching what to plant and how to properly care for their landscapes or
gardens, Master Gardeners save people money – on water, soil amendments and plant materials.
For further information please contact Antoinette Edmunds, Program Coordinator,
edmundsa@unce.unr.edu or 702-257-5587.
Extension announces Master Gardener of the Year winners
Three University of Nevada Cooperative Extension volunteers were awarded the 2011 Master
Gardener of the Year Award June 18.
Master Gardner Program Coordinator Wendy Hanson Mazet recognized Beverly Depew,
Barbara Bardecker and Sue Jones for their contribution to their respective communities.
Depew has been the anchor of the Western Area/Washoe County office, answering phone
calls and emails, and helping walk-in clients with their horticulture questions. Barbara Bardecker
works as a volunteer in Carson City, and Sue Jones runs Cooperative Extension’s soil-testing
program, which helps people grow healthier gardens and training other Master Gardeners to be able
to do the same.
"I don’t give the award solely to Master Gardeners with large numbers of volunteer hours,"
Mazet said. "In addition to hours worked, I look at the depth and breadth of service as well as the
flexibility of the volunteer. The Master Gardeners who receive this award are truly the ’go-to’ people of
the program."
The Master Gardener program teaches sustainable high desert gardening practices, including
proper plant selection and care, disease and pest management, and water-efficient gardening. To
become a Master Gardener, an individual must complete 60 hours of horticultural instruction and
volunteer 30 to 50 hours on community projects each year.
Since 1978, more than 2,000 community members in western Nevada have taken the
comprehensive Master Gardener horticulture training course with the understanding that they are to
become the University’s unpaid ambassadors and share the science of high desert gardening with
others.
For more information about the Master Gardener program, please contact Ashley Andrews at
775-336-0231 or email andrewsa@unce.unr.edu.
4-H Events and Activities
Extension program helps students explore majors, UNR
More than 100 teens from throughout Nevada were on the University of Nevada campus for a
five-day program that introduced them to college life and let them explore possible majors.
“Discover Your Future” was held June 26-June 30 and let students ages 14 to 19 stay in UNR
dorms and learn about different fields of study. The event is put on by Extension’s State 4-H Office
and is in its fifth year.
“The goal is to give participants a chance to really experience college life,” state 4-H Youth
Leadership Assistant Reanna Bye said. “They stay in the dorms, eat in the cafeteria and attend
classes and activities in the various colleges.”

This year, Discover Your Future’s 115 participants were able to explore majors in business,
education, science, health science, engineering and agriculture. In addition to attending classes in the
different colleges, there was also sessions to help participants decide on a career and financially plan
for their college education. In the evenings, there was a trip to Lake Tahoe, a visit to the Lombardi
Recreation Center and a banquet, Bye said.
Bye noted that the colleges on campus are usually very eager to introduce the prospective
students to their schools.
“It’s a great opportunity for them to show off their college,” she said. “It provides them with
direct access to students who are interested in going to UNR and studying that subject.”
It’s not all lectures and seminars, however, as most of the colleges put a little fun and games
into the activities. One of the highlights of past Discover Your Future events, for instance, is bottle
rocket exercise where students not only get to build their own miniature rocket but they also get to
launch it.
Personnel Features
New employees
Veronica Torres joined the Southern Area Health & Nutrition team as a
Community Based Instructor II. Veronica will be working with the An Ounce of Prevention
program. Formally from Los Angeles, Veronica studied at Mt. San Antonio
College in Walnut, CA. She is married to Edward and they have a 5-year-old
daughter, Aaliyah.
Donna Abnathy joined the Southern Area Children, Youth & Families
team as a Community Based Instructor II. Donna will be working with the 4-H program.
Angela VanBrackle joined the Southern Area Health & Nutrition
team as a Program Officer I. Angela is from Easton, PA, and graduated from
Kutztown University and will be completing her Master’s in Education in December from
Virginia Tech. Angela is co-chair of Social Media for Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
She is a proud mom of two rescue dogs. Angela enjoys reading, volunteering, running
and participates in one charity 5K per month
Faculty publications
Byington, T. (2011). Communities of Practice: Using blogs to increase collaboration. Intervention in
School and Clinic, 46(5), 280-291.
In Memoriam
A.Z. Joy, who worked for University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
for 30 years before retiring as northeast area director in 1989, passed away
June 21 at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City.
According to an obituary in the Ely Times, A.Z. , the second son of
Artie and Fannie Sykes Joy of Sonora, Texas, was born April 12, 1933. He
entered the University of Wyoming in Laramie the fall of 1951 to study sheep
and wool, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Husbandry and
a Master Degree in Agriculture Economics. During his sophomore year in
college, A.Z. met Vivian Wahneta Patten in chemistry lab and they were
married 18 months later on July 1, 1954 in Lusk, Wyoming.
After working as a wool buyer and then as a sales manager for the
Salt Lake Stamp Company, A.Z. was hired by UNCE and worked as assistant county agent in both
White Pine and Eureka counties. He later served as county agent for both counties, and in 1979 he
was named the state sheep specialist and served as county agent in charge of White Pine County.

He received a great deal of local, state and national recognition for his work, including: White
Pine Jaycees Citizen of the Year; District 4-H Meritorious Service; Distinguished Service Award from
the National Association of County Agricultural Agents; National Livestock Winner of the National
Association of County Agents; National Rural Electrification for the organization’s work on Mount
Wheeler Power Coop; and recognition for his work with the Nevada Wool Growers, White Pine
County Farm Bureau, Nevada State Farm Bureau, White Pine Horse Show and College of
Agriculture.
A.Z. was recognized as an expert in sheep and wool not only in Nevada but in Utah, California,
Idaho and Montana as well. Both the National Wool Growers and the American Sheep Producers
Council recognized his knowledge and expertise in the industry.
A.Z. was honored at the 1989 Commencement Exercises by the President of the University of
Nevada-Reno as Emeritus Faculty. After retiring, A.Z. and Vivian spent their winters in Texas and
their summers in Ely. The couple built a new home in 1990 on their family ranch, The VPJ Goat
Ranch. They raised livestock, including sheep and goats until 2000.
Personnel Changes
NEW HIRES AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
Name Title Department Hire Date
Donna Abnathy Community Based Instr II Southern Area - Las Vegas 4/1/2011
Marianne
Temp Faculty Southern Area - Las Vegas 4/1/2011
Wojciechowicz
Veronica Torres Community Based Instr II Southern Area - Las Vegas 4/4/2011
Mathew Salas Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area - Tonopah 4/4/2011
Steve Leslie Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area - Tonopah 4/4/2011
Zach Wright Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area - Tonopah 4/4/2011
Samuel Bowen Maint Repair Worker I Central/NE Area - Tonopah 4/5/2011
Kyle Labelle Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area - Tonopah 4/11/2011
Colt Daniels Research Aid II Central/NE Area - Fallon 4/25/2011
Rayland Currie Temp Faculty-Admin Southern Area - Las Vegas 5/1/2011
Rose Mcintosh Community Based Instr II Western Area - Reno 5/9/2011
Derris Curtis Maint Repair Worker I Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Gary Mckinney Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Derrick Robinson Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Josie Julianto Maint Repair Worker I Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Patrick Mcgrath Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Flugencio Johnson Maint Repair Worker I Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Jace Buchel Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Dal Cleveland Maint Repair Worker I Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Kristian Johnson Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Eduvigez Johnson Maint Repair Worker I Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Jacolby Sims Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Clifton Thomas Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Georgiana Lucero Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Antonio Villarreal Temporary Aid II Central/NE Area-Battle Mtn 5/16/2011
Ranay Guifarro Community Based Instr III Central/NE Area - Elko 5/23/2011
Angela Vanbrackle Program Officer I Southern Area - Las Vegas 5/26/2011

EMPLOYEES LEAVING EXTENSION
Name Title Department End Date
Ilvia Uribe Community Based Instr III Southern Area - Las Vegas 3/4/2011
Spencer Ray Temp Faculty State 4-H Camp 4/30/2011
Raymond Anderson Temp Faculty Central/NE Area - Tonopah 4/30/2011
Ashley Rose Community Based Instr II Western Area - Reno 5/14/2011
Kristen Christiansen Temp Faculty Southern Area - Las Vegas 5/18/2011
James Carney Administrative Assistant I Southern Area - Las Vegas 5/27/2011
Jeffrey Munk Temp Faculty Central/NE Area - Elko 5/31/2011
Carda Burton Temp Faculty Central/NE Area - Elko 5/31/2011
Rodney Torell Temp Faculty Central/NE Area - Elko 5/31/2011
Gayle Clinker Temp Faculty Southern Area - Las Vegas 5/31/2011
Personnel Anniversaries with the University
Apr/May
Date Name Years Date Name Years
4/1 Juliana Baker-Tingey 18 5/1 Holly Gatzke 6
4/1 Jim Maranda 15 5/1 Teresa Byington 5
4/1 Brad Schultz 10 5/1 Ralph Wolfe 4
4/1 Amy Poetschat 6 5/1 Chad Waters 4
4/1 Anne Lindsay 5 5/1 Stephen Foster 2
4/1 Lisa Blecker 3 5/1 Rose Crowder 1
4/2 Hayley Gloeckner 10 5/2 Jackie Reilly 23
4/4 Lionel Audet 17 5/5 Millicent Braxton-Calhoun 14
4/7 Alicia Allec 1 5/5 Jacqueline Black 3
4/10 Susan Stephens 11 5/8 Teri Spraggins 11
4/10 Adelina Morales 5 5/11 Michael Laca 2
4/11 Vicki Jones 6 5/15 Curly Thomas 1
4/11 Lisa Boldman 4 5/15 Douglas Howey 1
4/12 Leanna Ball 9 5/17 May Tang 12
4/16 Maria Lopez-Harris 10 5/17 Tatiana Gouem 7
4/20 Ramona Woodard 2 5/18 Elizabeth Loureiro 2
4/20 Jonathan Chodacki 2 5/19 Shaun Forsberg 3
4/20 Rosario Lopez-Alvarado 2 5/19 Anthony Dyrek 1
4/20 Esther Lane 1 5/20 Lilian Blanchard 9
4/23 Steven Lewis 27 5/21 Michelle Burrows 4
4/27 Monique Matute 2 5/21 Melville Easton 4
4/29 Camille Gualtieri 9 5/24 Karin Sherrod-Godbolt 9