MCNRA Award Winners

Minnesota Community and Natural Resource Association Awards (MCNRA):

• Jody Horntvedt and Amy Rager, Extension educators, Distinguished Service Award
• Diomides Zamora, Extension educator in natural resource management, Early Career Award
• Extension Educators in Leadership and Civic Engagement, Jody Horntvedt and Cindy Bigger; Deb Zak, regional director, Crookston; and Howard Person, Extension educator in agricultural production systems, Excellence in Community Programming for Red River Valley Emerging Leadership Program
• Angela Gupta, Extension educator in natural resource management; Andrea Lorek Strauss, Extension educator in environmental science; and Samantha Grant, Extension educator in 4-H youth development, Excellence in Research for 4-H and Forestry Afterschool Clubs
• Extension Educators in Environmental Science, Stephan Carlson and Nathan Meyer; John Bilotta, Extension educator in water resource management; Tom Bartholomay, evaluation specialist; Renee Pardello, program leader; Andrea Lorek Strauss, Extension educator; and Mary Marczak, evaluation and research specialist, Excellence in Natural Resources Programming for Best Practices for Field Days
• Jody Horntvedt, Extension educator in leadership and civic engagement; Donna Rae Scheffert, retired Extension educator; Scott Chazdon, research and evaluation coordinator; and Ryan Allen, Extension specialist and Humphrey Institute faculty member, Scholarship Award, "Our Community: Assessing Social Capital Theoretical Framework"