Illinois Extension Staff Honored for Life-Changing Programs

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A team of horticulture educators received University of Illinois Extension’s Team Excellence Award for collaborative work around the Good Growing educational program. 

Good Growing is a multi-faceted media platform featuring weekly print media, blogpodcastsvideos, and webinars as a comprehensive source of Extension information. Chris Enroth, Andrew Holsinger, Kenneth Johnson, and Katie Parker develop the program’s content. 

Through their considerable efforts, Good Growing is a leading Extension programming effort. It ranks first in horticulture blog views for Illinois Extension. Together, the educators have inspired and acted on novel ideas to successfully reach local, regional, state and even global program audiences.

About the Winners

Chris Enroth is a horticulture educator serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Warren counties. He is responsible for horticulture programming with an emphasis toward the home gardener, landscape maintenance personnel, and commercial landscapers. Additional responsibilities include coordinating county Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers, providing training and continuing education and organizing seasonal events and community outreach programs for horticulture and conservation assistance and education.

Andrew Holsinger is a Extension horticulture educator serving Christian, Jersey, Macoupin, and Montgomery counties. He provides horticultural education for gardeners of all ages and skill levels. He holds expertise in pruning techniques, plant identification, tree fruit culture, and using technological methods for teaching. Additionally, he is responsible for offering leadership to the training and educational needs of the Master Gardener program. Holsinger is a member of the Illinois Extension Agricultural Association, the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, and the American Horticultural Society. His previous awards include an Achievement Award, Search for Excellence in Consumer or Commercial Horticulture Award, and Communications Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents; an Action Award from the Illinois Extension Agricultural Association; Interdisciplinary State Team Excellence Award from University of Illinois Extension; Excellence in Teamwork Award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Kenneth Johnson is an Extension horticulture educator serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan, and Scott counties. His educational efforts focus on fruit and vegetable production, pest management, and beneficial insects. Johnson is a member of the Illinois Extension Agricultural Association, the National Association of County Agricultural Agents and the Entomological Society of America. Prior awards include the Communication Award and Search for Excellence in Consumer or Commercial Horticulture Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, the Action Award from the Illinois Extension Agricultural Association, and the Interdisciplinary State Team Excellence Award from Illinois Extension.

Katie Parker is local foods and small farms educator serving Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike, and Schuyler counties.

***Report Courtesy of University of Illinois Extension***

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