Clemson Extension Area Forestry Agent Ryan Bean recognized with merit, communications awards

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Clemson Extension Area Forestry Agent Ryan Bean was recognized by the South Carolina Association of County Agricultural Agents in the areas of programming and communications during its annual meeting held May 15-17 in Clemson.

Bean was awarded a Certificate of Merit, which was presented based on his excellence in Extension programming in the agricultural area over the past year. Programs of note included: Master Wildlifer, Prescribed Burn Seminar and Field Tour, Timber Tax Workshop and the Growing Our Future Annual Forestry Meeting.

Bean also received statewide communications awards in the following categories:

• first place, learning module or notebook;

• first place, published photograph and caption;

• first place, video/TV segment;

• second place, feature story; and

• second place, computer-generated graphics presentation.

Bean serves on the SCACAA board as the natural resources chairman. He has been in his current role with Clemson Cooperative Extension for almost seven years. Kershaw County is his home office, where he serves as county coordinator, but Bean is also responsible for Richland, Fairfield, Chesterfield and Sumter counties. He also responds to questions and requests for site visits across the state. Bean specializes in prescribed burning and wildland fire.

SCACAA membership is open to all county Extension agents, state Extension specialists and state Extension administrators who have a Baccalaureate or higher degree in Agriculture, Forestry or a related field. In addition, members must have agriculture responsibilities, including youth agriculture, written into their position description.