DATE:     11/6/97
CONTACT:  Dr. Brenda Thames, (864) 656-5717
WRITER:   Giles Singleton, (864) 656-3876

Thames Receives Award

     CLEMSON -- Clemson Extension specialist Brenda Thames has
received the Southern Region Mid-Career Award from a national
Cooperative Extension Service fraternity. 
     Epsilon Sigma Phi honored Thames on October 16 at its
national meeting in Cincinnati. 
     Thames is Extension program development specialist in the
Family and Youth Development Department at Clemson and program
coordinator for her department. A native of Mississippi, she
joined the faculty at Clemson in 1976.
     As program development specialist, Thames has directed the
planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of
statewide, research-based programs designed for families and
youth in at-risk situations. In this work, she has given special
emphasis to building partnerships and collaborations between
agencies. She was also instrumental in establishing her
department's Web pages.
     Thames holds a B.S. Degree in home economics from
Mississippi State University, and two Clemson degrees: an M.Ed.
in guidance and counseling and an Ed.D. in vocational and
technical education.
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