Texas A&M AgriLife came together virtually on January 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. CST for a live premiere of the AgriLife Extension Superior Service Awards.
About the Awards
The agency’s highest award, the Superior Service Award recognizes agency personnel who provide outstanding performance in education or other outstanding services to the organization and Texas residents.
2021 Superior Service Award Winners
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Partnership Award
- AgWorkers Insurance
- Sequor Foundation
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department/Texas Master Naturalist Program
Extension in the City Award
Harris County Commissioner’s Court:
County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Commissioners Rodney Ellis, Adrian Garcia, Steve Radack and Jack Cagle.
Distinguished Agent
- Reggie Lepley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Walker County
- Calley Runnels, Family and Community Health Agent, Swisher County
- Tanya Davis, Family and Community Health Agent, Wise County
- Annie Tinsley, Family and Community Health Agent, Collin County
County Extension Agent
- Janet Laminack, Horticulture Agent, Denton County
- Micah Holcombe, Family and Community Health Agent, Milam County
- Jamie Osbourn, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Llano County
- Matt Miranda, 4-H Youth Development Agent, Guadalupe County
County Extension Agent – Early Career
- Angelica Sifuentes, Family and Community Health Agent, Webb County
- Sonia Coyle, Family and Community Health Agent, Travis County
Extension Specialist or Program Director
- Tiffany Dowell-Lashmet, Agricultural law specialist, Amarillo
- Montza Williams, Ph.D., 4-H Program Director, College Station
Extension Specialist or Program Director – Early Career
- Molly Keck, Integrated Pest Management Program Specialist, Bexar County
- Jourdan Bell, Ph.D., Agronomist, Amarillo
Administrative Support, State
- Dana Cross, Texas 4-H Conference Center business coordinator, Brownwood
- Staci Schoenfeldt, District 6 Office Manager, Fort Stockton
Administrative Support, County
- Janet Harrison, Program assistant in Dallas and Hartley counties
- Shantell Campbell, Support Staff, Wheeler County
- Cathy Banda, Office Manager, Hale County
Program Support
Brandi Keller, Master Gardener Volunteers Program Coordinator, Harris County
Program Specialist
- Mary Pearl Meuth, Texas Master Naturalist Program Coordinator, College Station
- Jayla Fry, Horticulture Program Specialist, College Station
Volunteerism
Shane McLellan, Ph.D., Agricultural and Natural Resources Agent, McLennan County
Master Gardener Volunteer Program
- Paul Winski, Horticulture Agent, Harris County
- Brandi Keller, Master Gardener Volunteer Program Coordinator, Harris County
Diversity
Carolyn Prill-Bennett, Family and Community Health Agent, Moore County
Teams
O.D. Butler Forage Field Day Team
- Ed Schneider, Robertson County
- Dusty Tittle, Brazos County
- Floyd Ingram, Milam County
- David Groschke, Limestone County
- Shane McLellan , McLennan County
- Jarod Meurer, McLennan County
- Richard Parrish, Leon County
- Pasquale Swaner, Falls County
- Chadd Caperton, Madison County
- John Grange, Burleson County
- Amber Moore, Robertson County
- Dana Yow Hillhouse, Robertson County
- Janice Anderson, Brazos County
Texas 4-H and FFA Quality Counts Program Team
- Billy Zanolini, Ph.D., 4-H Youth Development Specialist
- Dottie Goebel, 4-H Youth Development Specialist
- Caitlyn Calvert, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Digital Learning
- Joe Mask, Ph.D., Retired Youth Veterinary Science Specialist
- Tom Hairgrove, DVM, Ph.D., Cattle Veterinary Specialist
- Tammy Glascock, Texas FFA Association
Denton County Lake Dallas ISD 4-H Program Team
- Courtney Davis, County Director, Tarrant County
- Janet Laminack, Horticulture Agent, Denton County
- Zach Davis, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Denton County
- Derrick Bruton, 4-H Youth Development Program Specialist, Dallas
- Colleen Carpenter, 4-H Program Coordinator, Denton County
- Randall Caldwell, Lake Dallas Middle School
- Beth Sharum and Tammie Gurley, Denton County Master Gardener Association.
Howdy Health Team
- Stephen Green, Ph.D., Family and Community Health Unit Head, Bryan-College Station
- Mark Faries, Ph.D., Family and Community Health Program Specialist, Bryan-College Station
- Brian Faries, Web Applications Developer, Bryan-College Station
- Michael Lopez, Family and Community Health Program Specialist, Bryan-College Station
Emerging Needs Team
Junior Master Gardener Team
- Randy Seagraves, Horticultural Program Specialist, Bryan-College Station
- Caren Walton, Horticultural Program Specialist, Bryan-College Station
- Lisa Whittlesey, Senior Program Specialist and International Junior Master Gardener Program coordinator, Bryan-College Station
- Janet Laminack, Horticulture Agent, Denton County
- Christina Reid, Horticulture Agent, Lubbock
COVID-19 Workgroup
- Miquela Smith, DAR Program Specialist, Lubbock, Bryan-College Station
- Monty Dozier, Ph.D., DAR Unit Head, Bryan-College Station
- Joyce Cavanagh, Ph.D., DAR Specialist, Bryan-College Station
- Mark Faries, Ph.D., Family and Community Health Specialist, Bryan-College Station
- Rachel Bauer, Program Specialist, Bryan-College Station
- Rebecca Dittmar, Nutrition Program Specialist, Bryan-College Station
Distinguished Career
- Joe Paschal, Ph.D, Livestock Specialist, Corpus Christi
- Kathy Smith, Family and Community Health Agent, Parker County
- Sue Ferguson, Assistant to the 4-H Youth Development Program Director, Bryan-College Station
Agency Leadership
Jana Osbourn, Regional Program Leader – Family and Community Health for the South Region, Districts 10 and 12