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Nancy Franklin is Director of Strategic Initiatives for Outreach and Cooperative Extension at Penn State University. In this role she is responsible for providing leadership for the communication and coordination of strategic Outreach/Extension initiatives, including the energy and the environment thematic initiative, planning statewide regional engagement strategies, developing program and funding opportunities, and integrating communication and program delivery across Outreach and Extension. Nancy came to Penn State from Danville, Virginia where she provided leadership on behalf of Virginia Tech to a large-scale engagement initiative focused on improving the long-term economic and social environment of Virginia's south central Piedmont. This engagement initiative, centered at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, was the winner of the 2007 McGrath/Kellogg NASULGC National Engagement Award. Prior to this position with Virginia Tech, Nancy served as Director of Distance Education and Faculty Development at Indiana State University, and Coordinator of the Instructional Technology Initiative and Faculty Development Institute at Virginia Tech. She came into higher education with a background in telecommunications and computing marketing, holding various headquarters and field positions with IBM and ROLM. Nancy earned her Bachelor's degree at Bucknell University, her Master's degree at Virginia Tech, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania. |
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