American Evaluation Association Information

Last revised on: January 22, 2002

Started informally in 1981 by a group of Cooperative Extension Evaluators, the Extension Education Evaluation Topical Interest Group was officially organized in 1986 to include other persons who work in nonformal education. There are now more than 160 members, making EEE one of the most active TIGs in AEA.

Goals

To promote the professional development of evaluators working within the Cooperative Extension system and in other nonformal education organizations.
To improve evaluation performance through a better understanding of the unique contexts of evaluation in various informal education and technology transfer settings.
To recognize and enhance the relationship between the functions of program evaluation, program planning, staff development and organization development in Extension and informal education.
To provide and promote opportunities for communication and the sharing of evaluation theories, issues, approaches, and practices in Extension and informal education.
To encourage exemplary evaluation practice in the field of Extension Education.
To support the mission of the American Evaluation Association.

AEA Mission

Improve evaluation practice and methods;
Increase evaluation use;
Promote evaluation as a profession; and
Support the contribution of evaluation to the generation of theory and knowledge about effective human action.

Organization

The business of the EEE TIG is conducted by an Executive Board composed of the following positions: Chair; Chair-elect; Past Chair; Secretary-Treasurer; and 4 Board Members, one from each region–northeast, south, north central, and west. Liasions with other groups or agencies may also be appointed annually to serve on the board.

Membership on the Executive Board is determined by ballot election, succession, or appointment. Secretary-Treasurer and Board Members are elected for two-year terms. Chair-elect is elected annually and serves two successive years as Chair and Past Chair. A membership chair and other ad hoc positions are appointed to assist with the work of the TIG

Activities

Solicit presentation proposals for the annual AEA conference, make selections, and develop TIG-sponsored sessions for the conference.
Communicated regularly with members through use of newsletters and special mailings.
Maintain an updated electronic database of members and their addresses for ease in identifying and communicating with members.
Recognize exemplary work of Extension evaluators.
Convene the annual EEE TIG business meeting during the Annual AEA Conference.
Hold an EEE TIG-sponsored annual dinner meeting during the conference.
Hold the Executive Board meeting during the conference.
Identify projects to enhance Extension evaluation, influence policy, and contributed to the professional development of members.

How to Join EEE TIG

To become a member of the Extension Education Evaluation TIG, you must become a member of the parent organization, American Evaluation Association (AEA). When you join the AEA, indicate your desire to join the EEE TIG. You can obtain an AEA membership application by contacting:

American Evaluation Association
16 Sconticut Neck Rd #290
Fairhaven, MA 02719

Phone & Fax (US & Canada): 888-232-2275
Phone & Fax (International): 508-748-3326
Email: aea@eval.org

Membership Regions Information

Extension Evaluator Directory

EEE-TIG Extension Evaluator Directory, January 24, 2006 in PDF format

How to get on the Mailing List

Whether you formally join the American Evaluation Association and Extension Education Evaluation TIG or not, interested individuals are welcome to receive the EEE TIG’s newsletters. To be included in the TIG’s mailing list, send your name, address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers to:

Michael E. Newman, Membership Chair
Mississippi State University
Box 9660 Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (601) 325-3462
FAX: (601) 325-8407
e-mail: mnewman@ext.msstate.edu

Officers

EEE-TIG LEADERSHIP - 1986 TO PRESENT

Chair
Mary Marczak, University of Minnesota
marcz001@umn.edu

Program Chair
Michael Newman, Mississippi State
mnewman@ext.msstate.edu

Past Chair & Awards Chair
Ellen Taylor-Powell, University of Wisconsion
ellentaylor-powell@ces.uwex.edu

Secretary/Treasurer
Paula Threadgill, Mississippi State University
paulat@ext.msstate.edu

Board Members

EEE-TIG Board Members 2003

EEE-TIG LEADERSHIP - 1986 TO 2002

Northeast Representative
Kim Norris, University of Vermont
kimberly.norris@uvm.edu

Southern Representative
Tasha Hargrove, Tuskegee University
tmhargrove@tusk.edu

Western Representative
Sherry Betts, University of Arizona
SBETTS@AG.ARIZONA.EDU

Midwest Representative
Nancy Gruden-Schuk, Iowa State University
ngs@iastate.edu

CSREES Representative
Bart Hewitt
bhewitt@reeusda.gov

Committee Chairs

EEE-TIG LEADERSHIP - 1986 TO PRESENT

Membership Chair
Roger Rennekamp, University of Kentucky
rrenneka@ca.uky.edu

Responsibilities of Officers and Board Members

Officers

Chair

Provides overall leadership for EEE-TIG activities. Chairs the annual business meeting at the AEA conference and two or three teleconference board meetings. Prepares and distributes the TIG newsletter. Prepares the annual report for AEA. Chairs the nomination committee. Makes ad hoc assignments. Serves a one-year term.

Chair-elect

Coordinates development of TIG-sponsored sessions at the AEA conference. Prepares a call for proposals to go into the EEE-TIG newsletter, receives and distributes proposals to TIG officers and board members for review, schedules a telephone conference call and leads discussion among officers and board members to review proposals, communicates outcomes of proposal process to contributors and the AEA’s program committee. Makes arrangements for the board meeting at the AEA conference. Elected and serves a one-year term (automatically becomes Chair in the second year).

Secretary-Treasurer

Handles all fiscal matters for the TIG, including maintaining TIG funds in a local bank account and disbursing funds for appropriate TIG activities. Responsible for taking and preparing minutes of the annual business meeting at the AEA conference. Elected and serves a two-year term.

Past Chair

Chairs the Awards Committee. Serves a one-year term.

Board Members

Review proposals and make recommendations for EEE-TIG -sponsored sessions at the AEA conference. Provide regional input into TIG Activities. Appropriate regional board member coordinates TIG reception and dinner at the AEA conference. Four elected board members (see below) serve two-year terms.

Northeast
Southern
Western
North Central

Liaisons to the board such as CSREES are also appointed for specified terms.

Committee Chairs

Membership

Updates and distributes TIG membership brochure. Processes applications for EEE TIG Membership. Maintains up-to-date membership list.

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