education network
Dr. Edwin Jones of North
Carolina State University has become chairman of the national Extension
Disaster Education Network (EDEN). Jones, of Cary, was named chair-elect
during EDEN’s annual meeting this past November in Charleston,
S.C.
Organized in 1995, EDEN
has members from 44 states. It is designed to help Cooperative Extension
agents and specialists at the nation’s land-grant and sea-grant
universities carry out effective educational programs related to disaster
preparedness and recovery.
As North
Carolina Cooperative Extension’s program leader for community
development, Jones provides leadership for educational efforts aimed
at helping individuals, families, businesses and communities prepare
for and recover from disasters.
To find out more about EDEN
or to access its comprehensive database of disaster-related resources,
visit its Web site at http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/eden/.
—Dee
Shore
