The Extension Emerging Leadership Initiative (EELI) cohorts would like to remember and honor Ms. Marlyne Walker (2020 EELI graduate) with an annual leadership award named for her. Marlyne passed away in 2022 and was a positive, enthusiastic and dedicated leader in Clemson Extension and ELLI.
With this award, her legacy will continue and encourage aspiring leaders to lead, mentor and serve. The Marlyne Walker Memorial Leadership Award will recognize one EELI graduate per year that demonstrates outstanding dedication and commitment to Extension through leadership and service. The award is reserved for graduates of the Extension Emerging Leadership Initiative (EELI) program that is based at Clemson University, including participants from the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences and SC State 1890 Research and Extension. Members of a current cohort are not eligible until graduating from the program. The award recipient will receive a plaque and will be asked to consider mentoring at least one new Extension agent with less than three years of experience within a year of receiving the award. There is currently no monetary incentive or honorarium with this award.
To be considered for the award, a completed nomination form with a summary of accomplishments and two letters of support by a Clemson or SC State 1890 Extension supervisor, administrator, colleague or staff member must be submitted by July 31, 2023. No self-nominations or late applications will be accepted. A rubric will be used by the selection committee to select the top candidate: Leadership and Mentorship-50%, Service-40%, Letters of Support-10%. The nominator should write a summary to describe the nominee’s accomplishments based on each category, with no more than one page (typed/double-spaced) for each. All nomination packets must be typed and submitted electronically.
