<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2020/07/longtime-ksu-extension-employee-to-retire.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>07/24/2020</pubDate><title>Longtime Kentucky State University Extension employee to retire</title><author/><summary/><image><img src="https://www.kysu.edu/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images/joanne-bankston-featured-image.jpg" alt="Longtime Kentucky State University Extension employee to retire"/></image><caption/><description>A longtime employee at Kentucky State University is retiring after 44 years of service. Dr. Joanne Bankston previously served as coordinator of family and consumer sciences, and as a state specialist for family economics management for the Cooperative Extension program at Kentucky State. Bankston has served in various capacities within Cooperative Extension at Kentucky State. Bankston’s career has been highly recognized within her...</description></item>