Ruby Award Presentations

Year Photo Recipient PDF of Presentation
1982 Gale L. VandeBerg
Dean and Director
Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service
1982 Ruby Presentation

"Extension in the 80's"

1988 Dr. Myron D. Johnsrud, Administrator
Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1988 Ruby Presentation

"Risk Taking on the Road to Success"

1989      
1990 Chester D. Black
Director Emeritus
North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
1990 Ruby Presentation

"Extension: Crown Jewel or Glass Bauble"

1991 Patrick J. Borich
Dean and Director
Minnesota Extension Service
1991 Ruby Presentation

"Leading Cooperative Extension into the 21st Century"

1992 Patrick G. Boyle
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin
Extension Director, Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
1992 Ruby Presentation

"Public Policy Education: A Path to Political Support"

1993 Gordon Guyer
President Emeritus
Michigan State University
1993 Ruby Presentation

"Extension: Extending Into the 21st Century"

San Antonio, TX

1994 Dr. Lucinda A. Noble
Director Emeritus
Cornell Cooperative Extension
1994 Ruby Presentation

"Are We Stewards?
A Perspective for the Cooperative Extension System"

Milwaukee, WI

1995 Dr. Zerle L. Carpenter
Director
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
1995 Ruby Presentation

"Communicating the Value of Extension"

Spokane, WA

1996 H.A. Wadsworth
Director
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
West Lafayette, Indiana
1996 Ruby Presentation

"All Extension is Local"

Annapolis, MD

1997 Dr. Patricia Jarboe Buchanan
Assistant Dean
Extension Operations
University of Illinois
1997 Ruby Presentation

"It Takes All of Us"

Cincinnati, OH
Galaxy I

1998 Dr. Raygene C. Paige
State Program Leader
Family & Consumer Education
Mississippi State University Extension Service
1998 Ruby Presentation

"High Tech, High Touch -- High Time"

Atlanta, GA

1999 Dr. Walter J. Walla
Associate Dean for Extension
University of Kentucky
Cooperative Extension Service
1999 Ruby Presentation

"The Art and Science of Building Bridges"

Indianapolis, IN

2000 Dr. LeRoy D. Luft
Director of Extension and
Associate Vice Provost for Outreach
University of Idaho
2000 Ruby Presentation

"Excellence in Times of Change"

Salt Lake City, UT

2001 Milan Rewerts
Director
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
2001 Ruby Presentation

"Thriving in the 21st Century:
A Challenge to Cooperative Extension"

2002 Dr. Keith Smith
Associate Vice President and Director
Ohio State University Extension
2002 Ruby Presentation

"The Road To Leadership"

Lexington, KY

2003 Dr. Lyla E. (Tomsheck) Houglum
Dean and Director
Oregon State University Extension Service
2003 Ruby Presentation

"Leadership for Change"

Salt Lake City, UT
Galaxy II

2004 Dr. Chester P. Fehlis
Director Emeritus
Texas Cooperative Extension
The Texas A&M University System
2004 Ruby Presentation

"A Call for Visionary Leadership"

Moline, IL

2005 Dr. Richard D. Wootton
Director of Extension
National Association of State Universities
and Land-Grant Colleges
2005 Ruby Presentation

"Extension: the Unique Characteristic of Land-Grant Universities"

Colorado Springs, CO

2006 Dr. Bonnie D. McGee
Urban Program Coordinator
Texas Cooperative Extension
The Texas A&M University System
2006 Ruby Presentation

"The Extension Leadership Challenge of a Changing America"

Annapolis, MD

2007 Dr. David C. Petritz
Director (Retired)
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
2007 Ruby Presentation

"Success in Extension:
It's All About People Caring About People"

Charleston, SC

2008 W. Gaines Smith
Director
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Alabama A&M University and Auburn University
2008 Ruby Presentation

"Extension Guidepoints"

Indianapolis, IN
Galaxy III

2009 Dr. Jim Lindquist
Assistant Director
K-State Research and Extension
Kansas State University
2009 Ruby Presentation

"Making a Difference"

Fargo, ND

2010 Dorothy McCargo Freeman
Associate Dean and State 4-H Director
University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
2010 Ruby Presentation

"Leadership: Thriving in the New Normal"

Jackson, WY

2011 Dr. Edward G. Smith
Director
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
2011 Ruby Presentation

"Extension"

Syracuse, NY

2012 Dr. Shirley Welch Hastings
Associate Dean and Head of Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Tennessee Extension
2012 Ruby Presentation

"The Future of Extension? Promising Possibilities"

Mobile, AL

2013 Dr. Daryl D. Buchholz
Associate Director
K-State Research and Extension
Kansas State University
2013 Ruby Presentation

"Extension's Future"

Pittsburg, PA
Galaxy IV

YouTube of the 2013 Speech

2014 Dr. Renee K. McKee
Assistant Director and State 4-H Program Leader
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
2014 Ruby Presentation

"Extension Volunteers--How Will They Impact Our Future?"

Indianapolis, IN

YouTube of the 2014 Speech

2015 Dr. Karen S. Bruns
Assistant Director
Ohio State University Extension
2015 Ruby Presentation

"Extension Professionals – the Answer People or the Question People?"

Coeur d Alene, ID

YouTube of the 2015 Speech

2016 Dr. Pennie K. Crinion
Director, Program Planning and Assessment
University of Illinois Extension
2016 Ruby Presentation

"Do We Make a Difference?"

Cape May, NJ

2017 Dr. A. Scott Reed
Vice Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
Oregon State University Extension Service
2017 Ruby Presentation

"Legacy and Future: Disruptive Innovation Wins"

Wilmington, NC

2018 Dr. Tim L. Cross
Chancellor
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
2018 Ruby Presentation

"To Every Extension Program There is a Season"

Manhattan, KS

YouTube of the 2018 Speech

2019 Patricia Dawson
Professor
4-H Youth Development
Oregon State University Extension Service
2019 Ruby Presentation

"Extension's Transformational Journey....Are We Ready?"

Colorado Springs, CO

YouTube of the 2019 Speech

2020 Dr. Wendy Wintersteen
President
Iowa State University
2020 Ruby Presentation

"The Face of Extension"

Virtual Meeting due to COVID-19

YouTube of the 2020 Speech

2021 Dr. Edwin J. Jones
Director
Virginia Cooperative Extension
2021 Ruby Presentation

"Honor Our Past, Create Our Future"

Savannah, GA

Video of the 2021 Speech

2022 Dr. Ann A. Berry
Assistant Department Head
Professor and Consumer Economics Specialist
University of Tennessee Extension
2022 Ruby Presentation

"For Such a Time as This"

Branson, MO

Video of the 2022 Speech

2023 Dr. Marsha Anderson Goetting
Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist
Montana State University
2023 Ruby Presentation

"Wildflower Reflections: Why Extension is the "Bestest" Profession!"

Billings, MT

Video of the 2023 Speech