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Each year the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) offers a wide variety of award opportunities to recognize your outstanding contributions to the 4-H Youth Development profession. I hope that you will take the opportunity to complete the necessary paperwork and submit your applications for consideration on the state level. I know that there is great work being done by each of you! The membership recognition committee is pleased to announce two new awards this year. The Excellence in 4-H Volunteerism will recognize Extension professionals who excel in managing 4-H volunteer programs or enhancing volunteer development, and includes both individual and team awards with $500 to the national winners and $150 to regional winners. The second new award is Excellence in Geospatial Programs and is designed to recognize exemplary geospatial programs for both an individual and a team. Also, the Excellence in Animal Science Programming award now includes a $1500 award to the National winner. In addition to our new and updated awards, please take some time to review all the great award and recognition opportunities our association offers. Whether you are a first timer applying for the First Time Conference Attendee Scholarship or a more tenured agent applying for one of the Service awards there are recognition opportunities available for everyone, including a wide array of communicator, specialty, and professional development awards. We also want to take this opportunity to thank our 2012 NAE4-HA award donors, including National 4-H Supply, National 4-H Council, A & T Industries, Rixstine Recognition, U. S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U. S. Navy, Mr. E. Neil & Mrs. Helen Carey, Fair Publishing House, Friends of Allan Smith, the Bergen County New Jersey 4-H Program, States 4-H International Exchange Program, and Tractor Supply Company. We appreciate your continued support of the 4-H profession! Again, I think all 4-H professionals will find one or more awards suitable for recognizing the outstanding 4-H programs you conducted in 2012. Please take some time to submit your award applications and get recognized for your hard work! Sincerely, |
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General Guidelines |
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Deadlines: |
March 1, 2012 or your state awards deadline (whichever is earlier). All applications must be mailed to your state Membership Recognition contact by April 1, 2012. Winning state entries must be postmarked and submitted to the appropriate Regional Contact. NOTE: STATE ENTRIES NOT MEETING THE GUIDELINES OR POSTMARKED AFTER APRIL 1 WILL NOT BE JUDGED OR CONSIDERED! |
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Eligibility: |
All active and life members of NAE4-HA are eligible for regional and national awards. This includes all members of state associations and those members of NAE4-HA who are not eligible for membership in their state associations. Membership status is determined using the NAE4-HA database as of January 31, 2012, or your state membership deadline (whichever is earlier). For multi state entries the state and region the award should be submitted through is that of the primary applicant. The primary applicant should come from the state with the majority of the team’s members.” |
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State M.R. Committees: |
It is the responsibility of the state designated committee to select state winners from all eligible members and submit those winners to the Regional Contacts by April 1. State entries must be of appropriate standards of excellence in order to qualify for the next awards level. State contacts are asked to document the number of entries received in each award category. The committee needs this information to assess the appropriateness of present award categories. (See state report form at the top of this page.) |
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Application Process: |
All submissions, except the Service Awards, must include the 2012
version of the NAE4-HA Member Recognition Application form
with the appropriate signatures (electronic signature is acceptable) and include all the required information
for that award. A separate application
form must be completed for each award in which you are submitting. All forms and entries must be typed.
Read the rules and guidelines for each award category. |
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If you received an award last year and have
not sent a thank you note to the donor, please do so. We greatly appreciate the generosity of our
donors, and it is important that they hear from award recipients!
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2012 NAE4-HA Awards ProgramService Awards (click for details)
Specialty Awards (click for details)
Communicator Awards
Professional Development
Awards
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Member Recognition Committee |
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The responsibilities of the Member Recognition Committee are to market, select and manage the NAE4-HA national and regional recognition programs. |
| Committee Chair Catherine P. Webster 300 North Main St. Franklin, KY 42134 Phone: 270-586-4788 Email: cwebster@uky.edu |
Chair Elect Donna Bradley 114 Huddleston St. Centerville, TN 37033 Phone: 931-729-2404 Email: dbradle2@utk.edu |
| Southern Region Contact Donna Bradley 114 Huddleston St. Centerville, TN 37033 Phone: 931-729-2404 Email: dbradle2@utk.edu |
Southern Region Contact Elect Melissa Henry 900 S. Walnut St., Room 4 Cookeville, TN 38501 Phone: 931 526-4561 Email: mhenry1@utk.edu |
| Northeast Region Contact Mary Ann Scharmberg 158 Main St. Mt. Morris, NY 14510 Phone: 585-658-3250 Email: MAS327@cornell.edu |
Northeast Region Contact Elect |
| Western Region Contact Amy M. Parrott 2200 W 28th Street, #102 Yuma, AZ 85364 Phone: 928-726-3904 Email: aparrott@cals.arizona.edu |
Western Region Contact Elec Jacqueline S. Baca 3229 Rodeo Drive Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: 505-471-4711 Email: jabaca@nmsu.edu |
| North Central Contact Colleen Pallas PO Box 215 Osceola, NE 68651 Phone: 402-747-2321 Email: cpallas1@unl.edu |
North Central Contact Elect Lisa Poppe 1206 West 23rd Fremont, NE 68025 Phone: 402-727-2775 Email: lpoppe2@unl.edu |
| 2012 Orlando Conference Awards Banquet Chair Yolanda Y. Goode Email: yygoode@ufl.edu |
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