He mastered the art of Zoom, and hosted a video training for fellow Master Gardeners on the use of seed starting heat mats. During the pandemic, he helped secure locations that were all COVID-safe and outdoors for Master Gardener classes, plant exchanges and a recognition ceremony. The first Central Gorge Master Gardener Association’s online plant sale benefited by her organizational skills as she managed orders and invoices and served as customer communications specialist.īill Winfield was a student in OSU Hood River County Extension’s first Master Gardener class in 2005. She serves as leader of The Learning Garden, manages the membership directly, and has served as treasurer. Using technology to streamline inventory, plant descriptions and an online store, their work ensured a smooth process that was safe and accessible in the middle of a pandemic.Ĭentral Gorge Master Gardener of the Year co-winnersĪs a previous recipient of the Golden Trowel Award, given to outstanding new trainees, Joanne Willis has continued to grow and establish herself as a highly valued volunteer. When the “tech team” of Rich Taylor, Lisa Borgerson, Jill Farrow and Leslie Hauser put their skills together, they did something never done before: Coordinated several online plant sales and drive-thru pickup events for the Benson County Master Gardener Association’s fundraising event. This network and support are invaluable, innovative and exciting work, true to the spirit everything she takes on.īenton County Master Gardener of the Year
This commitment to collaboration can be seen in her formation of the Community Collaborators group, made up of organizations with like-minded missions of the WCMGA. Whether it’s securing tens of thousands of dollars of grants, establishing multiple education gardens, or developing WCMGA’s “In the Garden Series” as a deliverable to gardeners at home during COVID-19, she consistently looks beyond boundaries of the association to establish community partnerships and work collaboratively with program leadership. Sue Ryburn may be a tremendous leader, but she’s also a significant doer, working behind the scenes on multiple projects at a time. She is an advocate within OMGA for diversity, equity, and inclusivity, and has served on multiple committees in previous years.Ģ021 Statewide Master Gardener Behind the Scenes Award Despite the many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic this past year, she has kept the DCMG running, helping to change operations as needed. She teaches, writes gardening articles and often presents publicly on topics of sustainable gardening. As a retired botanist, her knowledge runs deep. She has led the Washington County Master Gardener Association through changes and adjustments, all with incredible communication and teamwork.Ĭhris Rusch’s impact in the Master Gardener program extends from her local community to her service and leadership in the Douglas County Master Gardener Association, all the way to the state level as President of the Oregon Master Gardener Association. She has presented at the statewide level, and is an active citizen scientist combining forces with Xerces and Oregon Bee Atlas. She’s designed and planted areas of demonstration gardens, provides leadership in establishing educational outreach goals, developed educational materials for adults and children. She’s held so many leadership and co-leadership positions there’s too many to list, and her background as an educator has been brought to the forefront of her work as a Master Gardener volunteer. Over the past decade, Susan Albright’s dedication and impact for gardeners in Washington County has been profound.
The OSU Master Gardener program and the Oregon Master Gardener Association, a nonprofit that supports the program, sponsor the annual awards, which are decided on by a committee of Gail Langellotto, statewide Master Gardener coordinator, the OMGA president-elect and past winners of the Statewide Behind the Scenes award.Ģ021 Statewide Master Gardeners of the Year In 2020, volunteers put in 134,993 hours, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The awardees are among the nearly 2,900 Master Gardeners who work with Extension to share their knowledge of sustainable gardening practices across 26 Oregon counties. – Forty-four dedicated Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener volunteers have been recognized for service to their counties and communities.
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