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" |
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1988 | Dr. Myron D. Johnsrud, Administrator Extension Service U.S. Department of Agriculture |
1988 Ruby Presentation "Risk Taking on the Road to Success" |
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1990 | Chester D. Black Director Emeritus North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service |
1990 Ruby Presentation "Extension: Crown Jewel or Glass Bauble" |
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1991 | Patrick J. Borich Dean and Director Minnesota Extension Service |
1991 Ruby Presentation "Leading Cooperative Extension into the 21st Century" |
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1992 | Patrick G. Boyle Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Extension Director, Wisconsin Cooperative Extension |
1992 Ruby Presentation "Public Policy Education: A Path to Political Support" |
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1993 | Gordon Guyer President Emeritus Michigan State University |
1993 Ruby Presentation "Extension: Extending Into the 21st Century" San Antonio, TX |
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1994 | Dr. Lucinda A. Noble Director Emeritus Cornell Cooperative Extension |
1994 Ruby Presentation "Are We Stewards? Milwaukee, WI |
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1995 | Dr. Zerle L. Carpenter Director Texas Agricultural Extension Service |
1995 Ruby Presentation "Communicating the Value of Extension" Spokane, WA |
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1996 | H.A. Wadsworth Director Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service West Lafayette, Indiana |
1996 Ruby Presentation "All Extension is Local" Annapolis, MD |
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1997 | Dr. Patricia Jarboe Buchanan Assistant Dean Extension Operations University of Illinois |
1997 Ruby Presentation "It Takes All of Us" Cincinnati, OH |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2001 | Milan Rewerts Director Colorado State University Cooperative Extension |
2001 Ruby Presentation "Thriving in the 21st Century: |
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2002 | Dr. Keith Smith Associate Vice President and Director Ohio State University Extension |
2002 Ruby Presentation "The Road To Leadership" Lexington, KY |
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2003 | Dr. Lyla E. (Tomsheck) Houglum Dean and Director Oregon State University Extension Service |
2003 Ruby Presentation "Leadership for Change" Salt Lake City, UT |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2007 | Dr. David C. Petritz Director (Retired) Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service |
2007 Ruby Presentation "Success in Extension: Charleston, SC |
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2008 | W. Gaines Smith Director Alabama Cooperative Extension System Alabama A&M University and Auburn University |
2008 Ruby Presentation "Extension Guidepoints" Indianapolis, IN |
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2009 | Dr. Jim Lindquist Assistant Director K-State Research and Extension Kansas State University |
2009 Ruby Presentation "Making a Difference" Fargo, ND |
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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 |
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2011 | Dr. Edward G. Smith Director Texas AgriLife Extension Service |
2011 Ruby Presentation "Extension" Syracuse, NY |
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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 |
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2013 | Dr. Daryl D. Buchholz Associate Director K-State Research and Extension Kansas State University |
2013 Ruby Presentation "Extension's Future" Pittsburg, PA |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2020 | Dr. Wendy Wintersteen President Iowa State University |
2020 Ruby Presentation "The Face of Extension" Virtual Meeting due to COVID-19 |
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2021 | Dr. Edwin J. Jones Director Virginia Cooperative Extension |
2021 Ruby Presentation "Honor Our Past, Create Our Future" Savannah, GA |
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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 |
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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 |