DAFVM Spotlight Employee: June Grubbs
June Grubbs
For 26 years, June Grubbs has been the first face Simpson County residents see when they come to the Extension office for help.
“My primary duties are answering the phone and greeting clients, and if I can help, I do. If I can’t, I send them to one of the agents,” June said of her job as a part-time office associate.
From managing travel paperwork to sending out monthly newsletters, June keeps the office on track.
“I’m just a general go-getter and I try to help with everything I can as needed,” she said. “I send soil samples to campus, enroll 4-H’ers, and I’ll be at Farm Safety Day this week.”
Unless she changes her mind, June will retire this summer.
“I really enjoy and like my job,” she shared. “I have mixed emotions about retiring because I love the people I work with. That’s hard to give up after 26 years. So many people are unhappy in their work, but I love my job. It speaks well of Extension that so many people stay for so long.”
June started working for the Extension Service as a call-in secretary in Lawrence County where she lives. The county agent, Ted Pruess, knew she was looking for a part-time job. When a position with more hours and benefits opened in Simpson County, she took it.
At one point, the Lawrence County office associate position opened but June was content to keep her position in Simpson County.
“I was working with Maggie Harris, and we got along great so I didn’t want to change,” June explained.
June has several hobbies she’ll have more time for after she retires, such as reading both fiction and non-fiction, playing SkipBo, fishing and traveling.
She and her husband of 60 years, Glenn, have two daughters and four grandchildren.
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