JEANNE HAMILTON TO BECOME FIRST FEMALE OKLAHOMA STATE CONSERVATIONIST

Jeanne Hamilton will be the first woman to serve as NRCS State Conservationist in Oklahoma. Photo provided by NRCS.

The Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society wishes to welcome our new state conservationist — Jeanne Hamilton.

NRCS Chief Terry Cosby recently announced that he has selected Ms. Hamilton to serve as State Conservationist for Oklahoma.  She will begin work in Stillwater on July 2nd.  Her selection is historically significant, as she is the first woman to hold the job of state conservationist in Oklahoma.

Jeanne is a native of north east Montana and graduated with a B.S. in Plant Sciences from Montana State University.  She has worked for NRCS for 25 years starting as a Student Intern, and continuing on as a Soil Conservationist, District Conservationist, Area Resource Conservationist and State Financial Assistance Program Manager.  Ms. Hamilton has served for the past six and a half years as the Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations for the NRCS in South Dakota. She has served on a number of national NRCS initiatives and programs.  She is the current President of the National Organization of Professional Women in NRCS and is an active member of the South Dakota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society. 

Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society President Ben Pollard said, “Our board welcomes Ms. Hamilton to Oklahoma as the first female State Conservationist.  We have enjoyed an excellent working relationship with NRCS in Oklahoma and look forward to working with Ms. Hamilton as we continue our mission to collect, preserve and share Oklahoma’s rich conservation history.”  

Congratulations to Jeanne Hamilton on her selection as Oklahoma’s new NRCS State Conservationist.