Background
Poley, Janet Kathleen was born on December 17, 1945 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Austin Otto and Kathleen J. (McGowen) Wirth.
Poley, Janet Kathleen was born on December 17, 1945 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Austin Otto and Kathleen J. (McGowen) Wirth.
Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1966. Master of Science, University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1975.
Member faculty department agricultural communications University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1966-1975. Assistant deputy director international training United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1976-1980. Project advisor, chief of party USDA/United States Agency for International Development, Tanzania, 1980-1986.
Coordinator development program Management Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1986-1989. Director communications, information and technical United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service, 1989-1994. President ADEC National Consortium, Lincoln, since 1994.
Principal investigator United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Telecomms. Program, since 1999; speaker in field.
International Host family. Member board advisors National Agricultural Library. Member Nebraska Agricultural Relations Council, chair-electrical.
Member Agricultural Communicators in Education (award for excellence in computers 1991, award for excellence in distance education 1994), Americans Communicating Electronically, Friends of Tanzania Society, Smithsonian Institution, National Trust for Historic Preservation, World Future Society, Agricultural Network Information Center (board directors), Rotary International, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Epsilon Rho, Alpha Lambda Delta, Omicron Nu, Phi Upsilon Omicron.
Married Jeffrey McPherrin Poley, December 23, 1969. 1 child, Lisa Dawn.