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2009

Extension: The Next Generation
Speech to the 2009 Extension Annual e-Conference, Oct. 22, 2009

Welcome to Iowa's Mosaic Diversity Conference
Welcome address at Iowa's Mosaic Diversity Conference, Oct. 19, 2009

Breaking Ground Together
Remarks at Borlaug Learning Center Grand Opening, Sept. 2, 2009

2008

More Than a Taste of Extension
Capstone speech to the 2008 Extension Annual Conference, Oct. 23, 2008

A Fragile Document, A Bold Idea
Remarks at Open House Viewing of the Morrill Act, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Morrill Hall, ISU, April 15, 2008

Remember the Relationships
Remarks to 2008 Professional Development Day, April 1, 2008

A Time for Vision: Extension's Role in Iowa Agriculture
Address to Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources professional development and program summit, March 26, 2008

The Case for EFNEP
Presentation on EFNEP to the annual NASULGC/CARET meeting in Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008

Address to Communications Professional Development Team
Remarks given Jan. 31, 2008 at Blank Park Zoo.

2007

Convocation Address, College of Design
Remarks to College of Design graduates, Dec. 15, 2007

Experience Is the Best Teacher
Remarks given at ISU International Week ceremony, Nov. 2, 2007

Strengthening Our Extension Family through Realism, Optimism, and a Shared Vision
Capstone speech given at the 2007 ISU Extension Annual Conference, Oct. 11, 2007

Presentation to ISU Extension Retirees
Speech given at the 2007 ISU Extension Annual Conference, Oct. 10, 2007

Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Remarks given at 75th anniversary celebration banquet, Oct. 6, 2007

Remarks to American Industrial Extension Alliance
Speech given Sept. 21, 2007

A Convergence of Ideas, of Hopes, of Dreams
Speech at Norman Borlaug Learning Center groundbreaking, Northeast Research Farm, Nashua, Iowa, Sept. 6, 2007

Update to Iowa Community College Economic Developers
Speech given Aug. 8, 2007

'A Place to Play with Ideas'
Speech at Town/Craft Center open house, Perry, Iowa, Aug. 7, 2007

ISU Sesquicentennial Celebration, Hull, Iowa
Speech to Sioux County residents at ISU Sesquicentennial Celebration, Hull, Iowa, Aug. 1, 2007

Iowa's Grape and Wine Industry: Vibrant, Productive, and Growing
Speech at ISU Horticulture Research Station Viticulture Field Day, July 28, 2007

Welcome to the Leopold Center Symposium
Welcoming address to the Leopold Center Symposium, July 11, 2007

Remarks from a Second Generation Leopoldian
Remarks during panel discussion at the Leopold Center Symposium, July 11, 2007

Speech to the Iowa State University Foundation
Speech given June 22, 2007

The Story Today is Unbiased Research
Speech at Southeast Iowa Research and Demonstration Farm Field Day, June 21, 2007

Update: ISU Extension and Iowa's Community Colleges
Speech to Iowa community college presidents, ISU/Iowa Community College Summit, May 22, 2007

Urban Extension: Oxymoron or Opportunity?
Preconference capnote speech, 2007 Urban Extension Conference, May 8, 2007

Renewing the Partnership for Relevance
Speech to County Extension Councils, spring 2007

Bioeconomy Perspectives
Talk for Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) Board of Directors, Feb. 25, 2007

Charge to the ISU Extension Marketing Task Force
Remarks delivered Jan. 25, 2007

Extension Advances Economic Development for Iowa's Animal Agriculture Industry
Speech to Iowa Feed and Nutrition Seminar, Jan. 23, 2007

2006

Entrepreneurship Is Key to Iowa's Future
Opening remarks to Community Entrepreneurship Academy, Oct. 19, 2006

The Relevance of ISU Extension
Keynote speech to ISU Extension staff at Extension Annual Conference, Sept. 12, 2006

Extension in Flux: Country Cousin or Strategic Partner
Jack Payne conducted a listening tour with stops in southwest, southeast, northwest, central and northeast Iowa in April and May 2006.

 

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