Beasley Receives Award

Awards

Glennie C. Beasley, Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences, of Chatham County was honored recently at the 67th Annual Session of the National Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. She received the Distinguished Service Award at the conference held September 30-October 4, 2001, in Portland, Oregon. Extension educators were honored for their outstanding program accomplishments. More than 800 Extension educators were in attendance, representing the 50 states, Puerto Rico and Guam.

In receiving the award, Ms. Beasley was recognized for her work in nutrition education for limited resource audiences including food-stamp eligible young families, senior citizens and minorities, as well as food safety education for food service managers and their employees.

The Distinguished Service Award is the highest award presented by the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. The award recognizes members for leadership, outstanding program efforts, and personal and professional development.

During the NC Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences conference held August 15-16 in Asheville, NC, Ms. Beasley was also the recipient of the North Carolina DSA award; The Community Partnership Team Award - along with Family and Consumer Educators from Lee, Moore, Montgomery, and Scotland counties; as well as a $1500 award for programming in Health and Nutrition.

Ms. Beasley's commitment to meeting the needs of individuals, families, and communities is exemplary.

Employment and program opportunities are offered to all people regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating.

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Date Created 04/03/02. Last revised 06/30/05.