Flashback to '76

In 1976, Beverly Combs was Clark County Extension Adviser/Home Economics. She had earned her B. S. Degree from Illinois State University in 1967, and began work in Clark County that same year.

Bev worked in Clark County until she became a Nutrition and Wellness Educator at the Effingham Extension Center in 1992.

When she retired in 2010, Bev had one of the longest tenures with University of Illinois Extension of any staff member. She also held many leadership positions in IEAFCS, including state president.

At the 2016 Summer Reunion, she told us that she had been serving as state treasurer of the Illinois Association of Home and Community Education. They were getting ready to host a large meeting that meant lots of  bookkeeping for her!

Bev has continued her lifelong interests in gardening--as well as canning and freezing. She still does some 4-H foods show judging. And I believe she became a great grandmother last September!