Aquick counting of the people Judy Hibbs (BSHE ’81, MEd ’88, EdD ’07) has touched through presentations during the past 26 years yields a number of 267,805.
That’s 267,805 individuals who have heard Hibbs speak on everything from improving the diets of low-income families with children to the importance of protective clothing for those spraying pesticides.
As the Athens-Clarke County Extension Coordinator since 2004, Hibbs has added administrative duties for an 11-member staff to her already full schedule overseeing the Expanded Food and Nutrition Program in Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall and Walton counties. As coordinator, she has increased funding for the Athens-Clarke County office through a combination of grants and increased funding by the county commission. She also worked with 4-H agents and community leaders to establish a 4-H community club targeting Hispanic children.
But it’s Hibbs’ work with EFNEP for many years that truly demonstrates her leadership, according to Gail Hanula (BSHE ’82, MHE ’83, EdS ’84), Extension EFNEP coordinator.
Hanula cites Hibbs’ skills in training EFNEP paraprofessionals to successfully provide programs in the four counties she serves. She was the first EFNEP agent in North Georgia to establish a bilingual program that provides food and nutrition education through programs, materials and articles in Spanish newspapers.
“She is constantly seeking new opportunities to serve those who live in poverty,” Hanula says. “Judy Hibbs is an extremely creative, goal-oriented, high-energy individual who has made numerous and significant professional contributions to the field of family and consumer sciences.”
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