Carolyn J. Williams, Associate Administrator with the Cooperative Extension Program, will assume the role of Chair of the Association of Extension Administrators (AEA) effective November 2016. The Association of Extension Administrators represents the interests of 19 1890 Land-Grant Universities and Tuskegee University on matters pertaining to organization and policy, programs, goals and strategies, legislative and budgetary concerns pertaining to 1890 Extension. Williams, a 1977 (B.S. Home Economics Education) & 1991 (M.S. Home Economics Education) graduate from the College of Agriculture & Human Sciences, has enjoyed a career with the Extension Program of USDA for 39 years.

The Chair assures that all rules and regulations of the Association are followed with respect to the affairs of the organization, and all orders and resolutions of the body are accomplished. She will preside at all meetings of the AEA and serve as the AEA representative on committees commensurate with the policies of the Association of Public and Land-Grant University’s (APLU) Board on Agriculture Assembly. The AEA Chair appoints chairs and members of all standing and ad hoc committees as necessary and serves as ex officio member of all committees except the nominating committee.

In her role as Chair of AEA, Williams will also serve a two-year term on the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) Program Committee. The purpose of ECOP is to give guidance to issues of importance to the Cooperative Extension Section (CES) of the APLU Board of Agriculture Assembly. ECOP is the representative leadership and governing body of Cooperative Extension, the nationwide transformational education system operating through land-grant universities in partnership with federal, state, and local governments. ECOP focuses on four core themes: 1) Build partnerships and acquire resources; 2) Increase strategic marketing and communications; 3) Enhance leadership and professional development, and 4) Strengthen organizational functioning.

Williams was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the 1890 Universities Foundation.

James Palmer

 

James Palmer, Ph.D.
Interim Dean and Director of Land-Grant Programs
jmpalmer@pvamu.edu
(936) 261-2214