Jane Wolf Brown
Department of Agricultural Communication
Purdue University
615 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1143
E-mail:brownjw@purdue.edu
URL: http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/homepages/brown/
Fax: (765) 496-1117
(765) 494-6946 (office)
(765) 474-2324 (home)
Coordinator, Publishing Unit, Ag Communication, Purdue University, 1999-
Department Director and Coordinator Educational Media, Ag Communication, 1998-1999 during Dept. Head's leave of absence
Coordinator and Editor, Educational Media, Ag Communication, Purdue University, 1996-1998
Coordinator and Editor, Publications & Graphics, Ag Communication, Purdue University, 1995-1996
Editor, Agriculture Communication, Purdue University, 1985-1995
Education
Master of Science, School of Technology, Industrial Technology, Purdue University,
1989
Bachelor of Arts, School of Humanities, English, Purdue University, 1984
Continuing Education
Interpersonal Communication for Grant Writing, 2005
Preparing Successful Grant Proposals, Indiana University, 2004
Guide to Grant Writing, Purdue University, 2004
2002 CASE V: Vision, Voice, and Value
Civil Rights and Diversity Training, Washington D.C. 2000
Implementing Electronic Document Distribution, University of Wisconsin, 1996
Positioning Yourself for Future of Electronic Publishing, Chicago, Illinois,
1995
Cyberspace and Technology for Corporate Communicators and PR Professionals,
Chicago, Illinois, 1995
Seminar By The Sea, How to Create a Successful Marketing Plan for Higher Education,
California, 1995
National Extension Leadership Development-North Central, Purdue University,
1994-95
CASE Summer Institute in Communications, Notre Dame University, Summer 1991
Awards
ACE, Bronze Award for Direct Mail, 2008
ACE, Silver Award in Electronic Publications for Hardwood Lumber of the Central Midwest, 2007
Association of Natural Resources Professionals, Gold Award in Mixed Materials, Wildlife CSI, 2007
Association of Natural Resources Professionals, Silver Award in Video/DVD/CD for Wildlife CSI, 2007
Association of Natural Resources Professionals, Bronze Award in Video/DVD/CD for Hardwood Lumber of the Central Midwest, 2007
National Agricultural Alumni & Development Association, Second Place for Success Has Many Faces, 2007
National Agricultural Alumni & Development Association, First Place for Distinguished Ag Alumni Award Event, 2006
National Agricultural Alumni & Development Association, First Place for Purdue Extension: Celebrating the Past, Growing the Future, 2006
ACE, Silver Award for Interactive Media Program, 2006
ACE, Bronze Award for External Communication Programs, 2006
Assn. of Natural Resource Extension Professionals, Bronze Award for 50 Trees of Indiana, 2006
PUCESA Special Award, 2005
ACE Gold Award in Electronic Publications for Snakes of the Midwest, 2005
ACE Gold Award in Technology Education for E-Newsletter Template and Training, 2005
ACE Gold Award in External Communications, First Steps to Flood Recovery, 2005
ACE Silver Award in One- to Three-color Publications, Distinguished Ag Alumni, 2005
Ag & Natural Resources Extension Professionals, Gold Award, Everything Wildlife, 2004
ACE, Gold Award, GO in AG Recruiting Campaign, External Communications, 2004
ACE, Gold Award, Purdue Extension Forage Field Guide, Technical Publications, 2004
ACE, Silver Award, Urban Forestry Posters, 2003
ACE,
Gold Award, Special Reports, Snakes of Indiana, 2002
ACE, Silver Award, Interactive Multimedia & Web Page Graphics—PIH,
2002
ACE, Bronze Award, Information Campaign, 2002
Publications Excellence, APEX, Snakes of Indiana, 2002
Award for Excellence in Distance Education for Best Noncredit Program, Getting
Started in Freshwater Aquaculture, Purdue University, 2000
Sea Grant, Computer-based Products, Judge's Selections and the People's
Choice Award, Getting Started in Freshwater Aquaculture, 1999
Communication Concepts, APEX '99 Award of Excellence, Annual Reports, 1999
Communication Concepts, APEX '98 Award of Excellence, Special Purpose Brochures,
1998
ACE, Gold Award, Distance Education & Instructional Design: Outreach Project,
Single Event, 1997
Communication Concepts, Award of Excellence, Training, Education & Information
Campaigns, 1997
ACE, Silver Award, Four-Color Special Report, 1996
ACE, Bronze Award, Technical Publications, 1996
ACE, Silver Award, Four-Color Special Reports, 1996
ACE, Outstanding Professional Skill Award, 1995
ACE, Gold Award, Promotional/Marketing Campaign for Educational Materials or
Programs, 1995
ACE, Gold Award, Four-Color Special Reports, 1995
ACE, Gold Award, Information Campaign-Promotional Materials Campaign, 1994
ACE, Third Place Award, Poster Division, 1993
ACE, First Place Award, Information Campaign/Promotional Materials, 1992
Communication Concepts, APEX '91 Award-Publication Excellence, Purdue Agriculture
Annual Report Award of Excellence,Agricultural Communicators in Education,
1986
Selected Projects Summary
(Books/Periodicals/Articles/Presentations/Web Activity/CD-ROM's/Teams/Teleconferences/Conference)
A Handbook for Manufacturing and Marketing Eastern Hardwood Lumber produced by the New Generation of Thin Kerf Portable Sawmills, 2008/2009
Snakes, Rattles, and Holes book, 2008 Editor
Snakes of the Central and Northeastern United States book, 2008 Editor
Editor, Lumber from Hardwood Trees CD, 2008 Editor
Editor, Pork Industry Handbook, book and DVD, 2009 Editor
Editor, Pork Industry Handbook, book and DVD, 2008 Editor
CAFO Series Publications, 2007/2008 Editor
Pork Industry Handbook, book and DVD, 2007 Editor
Hardwood Lumber of the Central Midwest, 2007 Editor
People, Traditions, and Legacies, 2007 Writer/Editor
Purdue Agriculture Style Guide, 2007
Writer, Success Has Many Faces, 2006
Editor, Pork Industry Handbook DVD and book, 2006
Editor, Wildlife CSI, DVD, book, publications, 2006
Editor and Team member, Forestry and Natural Resources Website, 2006
Writer and Editor, Building Community Capacity, 2006
Editor and Team member, IPIA Website, 2006
Writer, Celebrating the Past, Growing the Future, 2005
Editor, Turtles of Indiana, 2005
Editor, The Village that Slept Awhile, 2005
Editor, Flowers & Herbs of the Pioneer Village, 2005
Editor, Go in Ag Natural Resource & Environmental Sciences recruitment brochure, 2004
Editor, Go in Ag Forestry & Natural Resources message board, 2004
Editor, Go in Ag Forestry & Natural Resources, careers brochure, 2004
Editor, Snakes of the Midwest CD, 2004
Editor, Everything Wildlife Web site, 2004
Editor, Go in Ag Forestry & Natural Resources recruitment brochure, 2003
Editor, Go in Ag Animal Sciences recruitment brochure, 2003
Editor, 2003 Strategic Plan — College of Agriculture,
2003
Editor, Trees of Indiana CD, 2002
Event Coordinator, Publishing Show and Tell, 2002
Managing Editor, Conference Proceedings: GCHERA, 2001
Editor, Snakes of Indiana, June 2001
Presentation, AgNR Gathering, Lebanon, Indiana, Publishing
in the 21st Century, September 27, 2000
Editor, Pork Industry Handbook CD-ROM Vol. 2, 2000
Editor, 1999 USDA Stakeholder Symposium Executive Summary,USDA National
Agricultural Research, Education, Extension, and Economics Advisory Board
Editor, 1998 USDA Stakeholder Symposium Executive Summary,USDA National
Agricultural Research, Education, Extension, and Economics Advisory Board
Editor, 1997 USDA Stakeholder Symposium Executive Summary,USDA National
Agricultural Research, Education, Extension, and Economics Advisory Board
Presenter, Aquaculture Interactive: The Making of an Interactive Learning
CD-ROM,Jane Brown, Russ Merzdorf, Sharon Katz, ACE '98, Creativity, Information
Tools, and the Future, July 1998, California
Knowledge To Go,marketing committee team member, 1998
Instructor, AGR 499, Summer, 1998, Jennifer Byerly
Editor, National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board, 1997 Annual Report,1998
Marketing-County Extension Advisory Council and County Extension Board Guidelines
and Recommendations,Fort Wayne, Indiana, September 1998
Presenter, Aquaculture Interactive: The Making of an Interactive Learning
CD-ROM,Jane Brown, Russ Merzdorf, Sharon Katz, National Extension Technology
Conference 1998, St. Louis, Missouri
Editor, The Pork Industry Handbook,an internationally recognized book
distributed to over 2000 subscribers, and translated into seven languages, 1985-present
Presenter, Newsletter Training and Brochures-Quick But Not Dirty,Staff
Development Opportunities, Indiana counties, 1996-1998
Editor, Annual Highlights, International Programs in Agriculture,1998
Editor, County Extension Advisory Council and County Extension Board Guidelines
and Recommendations,National Extension Leadership Development, 1998
Author, Marketing, County Extension Advisory Council and County Extension
Board Guidelines and Recommendations,National Extension Leadership Development,
1998
Editor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources,Purdue University,
Biennial Report, FY 1996/97-1997/98
Editor, Chirp and Shelby's Exciting Discovery,(an English/Spanish Coloring
book; part of Incubators in the Classroom,1998
Editor, Getting Started in Aquaculture,1998
Editor and team member on interactive CD-ROM, Getting Started in Aquaculture,1995-98
"Super Newsletters: Free Art" On-Target,September, 1998
"Super Newsletters: Protecting Copyrights," On-Target,August, 1998
"Super Newsletters: Resources," On-Target,July, 1998
"Super Newsletters: Logos as Graphic Elements," On-Target,June, 1998
"Super Newsletters: White Space Isn't Wasted," On-Target,May, 1998
"Super Newsletters Part IV: More on Graphics," On-Target,April 1998
"Super Newsletters Part IV: Graphics Cont.," On-Target,March, 1998
"Super Newsletters Part IV: Great Graphics," On-Target,February, 1998
"Super Newsletters Part II: Typographical Do's and Don'ts," On-Target,January
1998
Pork @ Purdue, Web site team member, 1997
Diary @ Purdue, Web site team member, 1997
Editor, Zebra Mussels National Teleconference, 1997
Super Newsletters, Part II: The Seven Cs, On-Target,November 1997
Super Newsletters: Part I: On-Target,October 1997
Aquaculture Teleconference, 1996
Editor, Food Science Graduate Book,1996
Contributing Editor, Electric Agriculture 1996,annual report
The Winning Edge-Fuel for High Performance, conference team member, May 1996
Pre-Conference Co-Coordinator, Ag Communicators in Education, March, 1996
Conference Co-Chair, ACS/CES Annual Conference, December 1995
Dietary Guidelines Issues Conference team member, 1995
Food Vision team member, 1994-95
Editor and Project Co-Manager, Indiana Wine Grape Council Annual Report,1995
Contributing Editor, Purdue Agriculture 1994-95,annual report
Editor, The New Strategic Agenda for Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource
Education,1995
Editor and Designer, Animal Sciences Graduate Program,1994
Contributing Editor, Purdue Agriculture 1994-95,annual report
Editor, Indiana Plan-1995, The New Strategic Agenda for Food, Agricultural,
and Natural Resources Education,Indiana Commission for Agriculture and Rural
Development, 1995
New Student Reception Teleconference, team member, 1994
Agricultural Communications Indiana State Fair, team member, 1994-1995
Communication Plan,Purdue University Agriculture, 1995
"AquaNIC," On Target,Vol 1, No 1, December 1995
Advantage Indiana and Food Vision legislative effort team member, 1994
Contributing Editor, Purdue Agriculture 1993-94, annual report
"Credit Your Source-Create You Own," Communique,Vol 3, No 2, Dec 1994
"The Answer Place," Communique,Vol 3, No 2, Dec 1994
Forest Ecosystem Management in Indiana,FNR-137, photograph, p. 20, 1994
Extension IS,CES Promotional Booklet co-author and team member, 1993
Editorial Board Member for Animal Sciences Digest and Animal Sciences Newsletter,
1992-present
Editor, Our Living Legacy,1992
Animal Sciences Newsletter,centerfold photographs, December 1992
Ranley on Writing, IHETS Training team member, 1992
Holt, H.A. and J.W. Brown, Public relations for roadside vegetation management,USDA/EPA
Project, 1992
Project Member, USDA/EPA 89-EXCA-30985, National Pesticide Applicator Training
Modules, 1991
Indiana State Fair Our Land Pavilion Water-Quality display photograph, 1991
Managing Editor/Contributing Writer, Communique,Agricultural Communication
newsletter 1991-1992
Holt, H.A., J.W. Brown, and R.J. Merzdorf, Equipment calibration for roadside
vegetation management, Forestry & Natural Resources,Purdue University, W.
Lafayette, IN 1991
Managing Editor and Writer, Purdue Agriculture 1991,annual report
Editor, Report to the North Central Regional Farm Management & Marketing
Extension Committees for the North Central Region USDA CES Committee, 1991
Accent on Communication, IHETS Training Team Member, 1991
Video Production Assistant, seven-state video shoot, Pesticide Applicator Training
Project, 1991
"Ask Your Audience," Communique,Vol 1, No 2, Fall 1991
"Newsletter Tips, Communique,Vol 1, No 1, Summer 1991 curriculum committee
member, National Roadside Vegetation Management Association, 1989
Project Member, Building Human Capital, USDA CES 1989
Managing Editor, Writer, and Photographer (cover photo), Purdue Agriculture,1987
Editor, Indiana Agriculture Looks to the 21st Century: Report to the Governor
of Indiana,1986
Committees
CAFO Publications Committee, 2007-2008
DDGS Publications Committee, 2007-2008
Pork Industry Handbook, Steering Committee, 2006-
Nominations and Recognition Committee, Chair, 2006-
Board of Directors, Professionals in Communication 2005-2006
Dean of Agriculture Search Committee Member, 2004
NETC Proposal/Program Committee, 2004
Dean's A/P Evaluation Committee, 2003-2006
Journal of Extension Conference Planner, 2002-2008
ACE Intn'l 2002 Conference Planning Committee, 2001-2002
Roadmapping Committee, Student Recruitment, 2001
Evaluation and Reporting Committee, 2001
Ag Comm Seminar Series Committee, 2001
Excellence 21 Council of Advocates, 1999-2003
Hispanic Programming Task Force, 1999-2001
Diversity Committee, Ag Communicators in Education, 2000-2003
Editorial Site Institution Representative, Journal of Extension, 2000-2006
Adjunct Faculty, Ivy Tech State College, 2000
Chair, Membership Committee, Ag Communicators in Education, 1999
Ag Communicator Promotions Committee member, 1999-2001
Purdue Univ. Coop. Ext. Service Assn. (PUCESA) Rep., 1997-1999
Civil Rights Review Committee for Purdue Agriculture, 1997-present
Agriculture Advisory Committee on International Programs (AACIP) Rep., 1997-2000
Representative, North Central Region Educational Materials Project (IDEA), 1996-2001
Managing Editor and Writer, Purdue Agriculture,1986
Educator/Specialist Communications Task Force, 1996-1997
NELD, Working with County Extension Boards, 1996-1998
Ag Comm Scholarship Committee, 1998
ACS Department Promotions Committee Member, appointment: 1995-1998
Excellence 21 Team member, Department of Ag Communication, 1996
ACS Extension Awareness Team Member, 1993-1994
Search Committee Member for Dean of Agriculture, Purdue University, 1993
Animal Sciences Undergrad Recruitment Committee Member, 1993-1996
Mentor, Purdue Multicultural Mentor Program, 1991-1993
ACS Professional Development Committee, 1991-1993
Purdue Staff Benefits Communication Committee Member, 1992
Executive Board Member, Purdue Convocations, 1986-1992
Agricultural Communications Department Promotions Committee Member, appointment:
1990-1992
State Representative, Agricultural Communicators in Education, 1987-1992
President Steven Beering's Convocation Study Committee, 1987-1988
Conference Co-Coordinator, NCR ACE meeting hosted by Purdue ACS staff, 1986
Council of Advocates for Excellence 21, 1999-2003
Hispanic Programming Task Force, 1999-
Electronic Journal of Extension Board Member, 2000-2006
Ag Communication Promotion Committee, 1999- 2002
Professional Memberships and Activities
Tippecanoe Arts Federation, 2005 -
Association of Women in Communications 2003-
Professionals in Communication, 2002-
Epsilon Sigma Phi, 1996-2000
Gamma Sigma Delta, 1989-present
Society of Industrial Technologists, 1989-present
National Association of Agricultural Communicators in Education, 1986-present
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists Association, 1985-present
International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, 1995-1998
American Agricultural Editors Association, 1989-1998
Purdue Quick-Start Program for New Students, 1995-1997
Staff/Student Mentor Program, Dean of Students Office, 1989-1993
National Roadside Vegetation Management Association, 1992-93
Executive Board Member, Purdue Convocations, 1986-1992
Purdue President's Council, Purdue Gold Coats, 1985-1992
Charter Friend for Life, Purdue Convocations, since 1985
Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Omicron 1981-1985, English Honors