C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship
(Intercampus Competition)
Purpose
The C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award is established to recognize a University of Missouri faculty member who demonstrates commitment, dedication, and effectiveness in advancing the land-grant mission through extension, international education, and agricultural economics programs. The fellowship is presented to a faculty member who personifies the creativity, vision, and leadership exhibited by the late Dr. C. Brice Ratchford, President Emeritus of the University of Missouri and Dean of Cooperative Extension. The annual award is funded from a permanent endowment created with contributions from the Ratchford family and from numerous colleagues, friends and organizations in recognition of Dr. Ratchford's memory.
Award
The award is in the amount of $5,000, less applicable taxes.
Eligibility
Nominees must be faculty members with the University of Missouri. Nominations may be submitted for any University of Missouri faculty member, based on or off-campus, active or emeritus, whose accomplishments exemplify Dr. Ratchford's commitment to advancing the land-grant mission through extension, international education or agricultural economics programs. Nominations may be made by any member of the University community.
Nominations
Nominations must include biographical information about the nominee and a clear indication of the relationship between the nominee's work and Dr. Ratchford's commitment to the land-grant mission. Candidates for this award represent the highest standards of performance in one of the following fields: extension, international education or agricultural economics. A maximum of 10 current supporting letters may be included.
Selection
The Ratchford Fellow is named by the Board of Curators based upon a recommendation by the President. The President is advised by a panel, which includes representatives from the UM campuses and off-campus faculty and Missouri citizens. The panel is chaired by the MU Vice Provost for Extension and Director of Cooperative Extension. The C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship is presented at a meeting of the Board of Curators.
Submissions
Deadline: March 1 (or closest business day)
Nominations and supporting materials (10 copies) must be submitted by the faculty member's Program Director or Divisional Dean to:
Office of the Vice Provost for Extension
108 Whitten Hall
(573) 882-7477
| Recipients of the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award |
| 2007 |
E. Terrence (Terry) Jones, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Administration, UMSL |
| 2006 |
Don Day, MU Extension Natural Resource Engineer & Co-County Program Director, Boone County, UMC |
| 2005 |
Bette A. Loiselle, Associate Professor of Biology and Director for the International Center of Tropical Ecology, UMSL |
| 2004 |
Gerald Hitzhusen, Professor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, UMC |
| 2003 |
Kay Gasen, Urban Program Leader, UMSL |
| 2002 |
Glen Easter, Northwest Regional Director, University of Missouri Extension |
| 2001 |
Cassy Dierking Venters, Evaluation Coordinator, Business Development Program, MU Extension |
| 2000 |
Michael L. Cook, Professor of Agricultural Economics, UMC |
| 1999 |
Daryl Hobbs, Retired Director, Office of Social and Economic
Data Analysis, MU Extension/Professor Emeritus, Rural Sociology, UMC |
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