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Agriculture and Natural Resources

	Leroy Russell Agriculture Agent 785-232-0062 ext. 108 lrussell@ksu.edu		Lane Wiens Horticulture Agent 785-232-0062 ext. 104 lwwiens@ksu.edu
	Kaci Beck Ag/Hort Office Professional 785-232-0062 ext. 100 kacib@ksu.edu		Jennifer Leever Horticulture Program Assistant 785-232-0062 ext. 107 jleever@ksu.edu

Family and Consumer Sciences and Community Vitality

Susan Fangman
FCS Agent
785-232-0062 ext. 103
sfangman@ksu.edu

Candis Meerpohl
Director
785-232-0062 ext. 110
candism@ksu.edu

Joanne Domme
FCS Office Professional/Accountant
785-232-0062 ext. 101
jdomme@ksu.edu

4-H Youth Development

	Grace Wiens 4-H Agent 785-232-0062 ext. 120 wiensg@ksu.edu		Haley Kelley 4-H Program Assistant 785-232-0062 ext. 112 kelley13@ksu.edu
	Lisa Satterthwaite 4-H Office Professional 785-232-0062 ext. 111 lsatter@ksu.edu

EFNEP/SNAP-Ed

	Lisa Martin EFNEP Agent 785-232-0062 ext. 119 ljmartin@ksu.edu		Peggy Bailey EFNEP Nutrition Assistant 785-232-0062 ext. 118 pderuy@ksu.edu
	Brenda Jarboe SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator 785-232-0062 ext. 113 brendajarboe@ksu.edu		Margarita Munoz EFNEP Nutrition Assistant 785-232-0062 ext. 117 mmmunoz@ksu.edu
	Vacant 785-232-0062 ext. 116 EFNEP Nutrition Assistant

Additional Support Staff

Cheeseburger

Cheeseburger 2

Cheeesburger 1

Cheeseburger the Office Cat
This sweet kitty came to our office in the fall of 2019. Our staff heard her crying and ran outside to see if she was okay. She ran away that day and it was many more months before we saw her again. When she showed up again, it was spring 2020. All of our staff were struggling with the on-going pandemic. Unlike the first time we saw her, Cheeseburger didn't run away and one staff member was able to feed her half of a cheeseburger--the only food we had.

In the coming days many staff brought cat food and put out water and Cheeseburger became more trusting--and more demanding. Within a few days of feeding her regularly, we saw that Cheeseburger was getting quite large. We thought she could have worms but it was much worse--she had kittens. One day she showed up dramatically thin and we knew she had given birth. At this point she was much warmer with us all, she had even broken into the office (where she was not yet allowed) multiple times on the day she gave birth. She wanted us to have her kittens. We eventually found all four kittens and when they were big enough to be weaned they were captured by a local cat rescue and Cheeseburger was immediately sent to be spayed. That winter we started letting Cheeseburger in the office on cold nights (she has a lovely outdoor house as well) and she was so well behaved that we decided she could stay forever.

These days Cheeseburger spends her days playing with toys, catching lizards and greeting clients. There are clients who come to the office only to see Cheeseburger! She has proven herself to be a helpful mouse catcher but also brought a mouse into the office one day and let it run around for four more days before bothering to catch it again. Most importantly, Cheeseburger has brought our staff together with a common love for this tiny cat.

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