A program developed by Carolyn Ainslie (BSHE ’74, Home Economics Education and FACS Extension Agent, Morgan, Putnam and Green counties) and her colleagues were selected as a national 4-H Youth Development Program of Excellence for 2001. The Georgia Egg Commission was also a collaborator on this project, titled “Kids in the Kitchen.”

Brenda Cude (Department Head, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been selected to receive the 2002 ACCI Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award for her long-term contributions to innovative educational programs and her effectiveness in representing consumers in industry and government agency boards.

Saundra Gabriel (Assistant Teacher, McPhaul Child and Family Development Center) has been selected by the FACS Staff Council to receive the Nettie Marie Nickols Outstanding Staff Award. Ms. Gabriel has been with McPhaul since 1990. In her letter of nomination, McPhaul Director Rebecca Olson writes, “She is easy going, fun loving, but always conscientious and aware of the magnitude of her position. She is the nurturer, the peacemaker, the comforter, the planner, and the decision maker every minute of every day. She works tirelessly to make sure each child is safe, and above all, loved.”

Mary Ann Johnson (Professor, Foods and Nutrition) and her colleagues have been awarded the Dannon Institute Award for Excellence in Community Nutrition for the “Take Charge of Your Health” program. The program teaches older adults the benefits of exercise and good nutrition in a creative way. Dr. Johnson is spending fall semester in Germany studying with colleagues at the German Center for Research on Aging.

Joan Koonce (Associate Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) was the recipient of the American Council on Consumer Interests Mid-career Award during the council’s annual meeting in April 2002.

Karen Leonas (Professor, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors) has been selected as an Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit recipient by the National Academic Advising Association and will receive the award at their annual meeting in October.

Velma McBride Murry (Associate Professor, Child and Family Development) has been selected as a Senior Teaching Fellow at UGA for the 2002-2003 academic year.

Gladys Shelton (Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has accepted a new position as chair of the Department of Human Environment and Family Studies at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro.

Anne Sweaney (Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been selected as the 2002 FACS Teacher of the Year.