2002 Irving Awards
Participants of the 2002 All ADEC Meeting gathered April 14, 2002,
in Tampa, Florida. to honor the winners of the 7th Annual Irving Awards.
The 2001 Irving Awards, named for Irvin Omtvedt, the first chair of
ADEC, were received by Dave King, Executive Director IHETS and Purdue
University,
Co-Chair ADEC Program Panel, and Dr. Thomas A. Fretz, University of
Maryland-College Park, Past Chair ADEC Board of Directors.
Dave
King
Executive Director IHETS
and Purdue University
Co-Chair ADEC Program Panel
ADEC is pleased to award its highest honor, the "Irving"
Award, to Dave King.
From the founding of Ag*SAT, through the strategic planning that resulted
in the formation of ADEC, to development of ADEC's Think Tank Collaboratory,
Dave King has been fully and creatively engaged. His long-term dedication
and innovative spirit has guided the ADEC Program Panel for six years.
Dave developed the original marketing strategy for ADEC, wrote the Knowledge
Marketplace paper and with Janet Poley introduced the modular strategy
that is the focus not just for ADEC but other organizations as well.
Dave devoted considerable time the past two years to creating conversations
around the country focused on e-Extension. His work is resulting in
action planning for 21st Century Extension with collaborative linkages
to ADEC. He is a strong advocate of the land grant university philosophy
and has worked consistently through the years to assure that through
ADEC the land grant universities "do together what none of them
can do alone." He has served on the ADEC Board of Directors since
1998.
Dave is an outstanding writer, visual artist, protographer and television
producer. The ADEC archives contain outstanding examples of his ingenuity
and production talent. This annual All ADEC meeting will be enriched
by the Socratic Dialogue developed by Dave.
Dave King currently serves as the Executive Director of the Indiana
Higher Education Telecommunications System (IHETS). He was formerly
the Department Head of the Purdue Agricultural Communication Service.
He received his undergraduate degree from California State University,
Chico, in 1972 in Mass Communications/Radio and Television Production.
In 1983 he received a Master of Arts in Journalism/Management from the
University of Oregon.
Dr.
Thomas A. Fretz
University of Maryland-CP
Past Chair ADEC Board of Directors
ADEC is pleased to award its highest honor, the "Irving"
Award to Thomas A. Fretz.
Tom is receiving the "Irving" Award for his outstanding leadership
as Chair of the ADEC Board of Directors (1999-2001). He currently serves
as Past Chair of the Board.
Tom is recognized for his creativity and ingenuity in guiding the consortium
to a new level nationally and internationally. His energetic and dedicated
service resulted in improved quality of distance education programs,
increased grant funding with new partners and growing international
linkages. Under Tom's
direction ADEC received an increased number of grants from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's CSREES and the Foreign Agricultural Service,
as well as the National Science Foundation. He worked diligently with
these federal agencies as well as the Federal Communication Commission
(FCC) in attempting to secure an ADEC Channel. The ADEC partnership
with the Moscow Consortium for Distance Education was a direct
outcome of relationships and strategies Tom developed and nurtured.
He oversaw the culmination of IDEAL2, participating in a national videoconference
and authorized IDEAL3 now establishing a database of quality case studies,
strategies for module development and formation of
a digital library partnership. He encouraged ADEC's participation in
new ventures including 21st Century Extension, eArmyU and NBU. He established
the ADEC Strategic Planning initiative and worked with John Kelly, Clemson
University and Don Poucher, University of Florida to lead this effort
with a plan adopted in 2001 and five collaboratories established and
functioning.
Dr. Fretz has served as Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, and Director of both the Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station and Maryland Cooperative Extension, at the University of Maryland
since September 1994. He received his undergraduate degree from the
University of Maryland in 1964 in horticulture and his M.S. and PhD.
degrees in 1966 and 1970 from the University of Delaware in horticulture
and plant science.