In our second year of reviewing Michigan State University Extension professionals for promotion to senior status, we are pleased to announce five colleagues who will be awarded senior status as of July 1, 2010. They include:
Lela Vandenberg, senior Extension specialist
Dan Rossman, senior Extension educator
Judy Ratkos, senior program leader
Tom Schneider, senior Extension educator
Hannah Stevens, senior Extension educator
You may recall the inaugural announcement of promotions last July, in which 11 colleagues were promoted. Promotion to senior status is an opportunity to recognize excellent employees for their scholarly work while encouraging them to continue to excel in their Extension assignments. I think of it as being analogous to promotion from associate professor to professor for ranked faculty. The dossiers of candidates are reviewed by a committee of peers, which included Julie Chapin, Chuck Pistis, Dawn Contreras, Dale Mutch and Dean Solomon this year. I’m grateful for the time and effort they gave to providing their input and to professionals from around the nation who provided external reviews of the candidates’ dossiers.
Individuals who are interested in being considered for promotion in 2011 should indicate their interest with a letter of intent due to their Institute Director by July 1. Michelle Rodgers has provided instructions to District Coordinators and Institute Directors and will distribute a message to all MSUE employees in the next week with more details on the process for 2011.
Congratulations to our newest group of senior Extension professionals, and thanks to them for pursuing their careers with MSU Extension!
