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Lambda
Chapter
Committee Job Descriptions
February 2007
Professional Recognition Committee
Major Responsibilities:
• Considers nominations from chapter for national and regional
recognition; follows through on selection process and submitting
entries as appropriate.
• Considers nominations for nationally supported state awards;
follows through on selection process, securing awards, and making
presentations.
• Considers nominations for any chapter-oriented state awards;
follows through on selection process, securing awards, and making
presentations.
• Searches records and identifies members who have completed 25,
30, 35, and 40 years of professional service in Extension.
• Arranges for appropriate tenure recognition ceremonies, written
summaries for use in newsletters and/or program booklets, certificates,
and/or other appropriate mementos.
Committee Chair:
• Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for local chapter;
participate in regular board meetings.
• Section E of the National ESP Handbook contains detailed information
about nations, regional and chapter member recognition programs,
mini-grants, and scholarship application forms.
Professional Development Committee
Major Responsibilities:
• Informs the membership of scholarship and/or loan funds that
are available for ESP members for advanced professional study.
• Informs the membership of the national scholarships and mini-grants
that are available for Extension professionals through ESP and
other professional organizations.
• Studies ways to promote and foster professional improvement at
the chapter meetings of ESP and other professional organizations
to which Extension professionals belong.
• Encourages institution, individual and group subscriptions to
The Journal of Extension.
• Encourages members to go on special study tours.
• Involves members to grow in the profession.
Committee Chair:
• Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for local chapter;
participate in regular board meetings.
Membership Committee
Major Responsibilities:
• Obtains from various sources a list of eligible prospective members,
in advance of chapter annual meeting.
• Sends letter of invitation (application form) to prospects.
• Receives new member information from the Treasurer.
• Conducts an induction ceremony at the chapter annual meeting.
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Presents to new members: 1) ESP lapel pin or tie tack; 2) National
Constitution/Bylaws; 3) State Constitution/Bylaws; 4) Extension
Professionals’ Creed; 5) Membership Card.
• Encourages institution, individual and group subscriptions to
The Journal of Extension.
• Encourages members to go on special study tours.
• Involves members to grow in the profession.
Committee Chair:
• Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for local chapter;
participate in regular board meetings.
• Sections F and M of the National ESP Handbook have additional
helpful information for this position.
Fund Development Committee
Major Responsibilities:
• Develops methods to generate funds for special needs and projects.
• Makes recommendations to the board for proposed actions.
Committee Chair:
• Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for local chapter;
participate in regular board meetings.
Web Site Committee
Major Responsibilities:
• Develops and maintains the chapter web site.
• Makes recommendations to the board for proposed actions.
Committee Chair:
• Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for local chapter;
participate in regular board meetings.
Life Members / Historian Committee
Major Responsibilities:
• Helps collect information about activities of retirees that can
be used in the newsletter.
• Considers ways that individual retirees can become more involved
in chapter activities.
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Encourages consideration, planning, and implementation of special
activities related to interests of retiree’s group within
the chapter.
• Helps with fellowship reception for retirees and friends prior
to or following annual meeting.
• Involves life members growing the profession.
Committee Chair:
• Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for local chapter;
participate in regular board meetings.
Global Relations Committee
Major Responsibilities:
• Maintain current list of chapter members working in foreign countries,
with location, address, etc. Provide this information to the
National Global Relations Committee.
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Learn about “foreign Extension individuals” who are
studying or working in New York State. Invite them to meetings
and ask them to be honorary members of the state chapter.
• Select a foreign country for a concentrated effort in establishing
an ESP affiliation. Consider a country with which there may already
be an involvement under University contract, Title XII, or another
arrangement, where member(s) of the chapter is/are on a tour
of duty, or that has Extension personnel or students studying.
• Invite Extension oriented persons from the selected country to
be a guest or speaker at a chapter meeting and to become an honorary
member of the chapter.
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Invite the Agricultural Attaché or similar person in the
US from the selected foreign country to be a speaker a special
ESP event. Ask the Attaché to discuss Extension in his/her
country, request information on women, youth and/or agricultural
programs.
Committee Chair:
• Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for local chapter;
participate in regular board meetings.
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