2007 Award Winners

2 0 0 7 N AT I O N A L A N D R E G I O N A L AWA R D S Dear NEAFCS Members and Friends, It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the 2007 NEAFCS Awards and Fellowship winners. Each year, NEAFCS has the distinct honor of recognizing those members who have excelled in scholarly activity and we are excited to celebrate the contributions they make not only to the profession but to the clientele they serve. I am personally impressed with the excellence in educational programming and cutting-edge technology displayed by our regional and national award winners. A big “Thank You” for the 464 award applications that were submitted from 43 affiliates. Again please accept my congratulations and best wishes. Carol C. Schlitt 2006-2007 NEAFCS President PAGE 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Message . .2 COMMUNICATION AWARDS Catagories & Sponsors . .5 Newsletters . .26 Radio . .27 National Awards Television . .28 Written Press Releases . .28 FELLOWSHIPS Educational Technology . .29 Greenwood Fellowship . .9 Educational Curriculum Package 29 Grace Frysinger Fellowship . .9 Educational Publications . .30 Internet Education Technology .30 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS Distinguished Service . .9 PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARDS Continued Excellence . .16 Marketing Package . .31 Extension Educator of the Year .22 Community Partnership . .31 Florence Hall . .22 New Professional . .23 SDA CLEAN HOMES...SAFE AND Para-Professional . .23 HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE . .32 PROGRAM AWARDS Dean Don Felker Financial Regional Awards Management . .24 Mary W. Wells Diversity . .24 Program Excellence Through CENTRAL REGION . .33 Research . .24 Environmental Education . .25 EASTERN REGION . .41 Extension Housing Outreach . .25 Early Childhood/Child Care SOUTHERN REGION . .47 Training . .25 Food Safety . .25 WESTERN REGION . .57 Excellence in 4-H Afterschool Programming . .26 Healthy Lifestyles Education Awards & Recognition Grant . .26 Committee . .61 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 2007 AWARD CATEGORIES NEAFCS & SPONSORS Fellowships moting professional development and leadership. Greenwood Fellowship SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS Extension Educator of the Year This fellowship gives members an SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS opportunity to pursue professional This award is to recognize a profes- improvement through graduate study sional Extension Family and Con- in the area of their own choosing. sumer Sciences Educator who is con- ducting outstanding educational pro- Grace Frysinger Fellowship grams that demonstrate impact on SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS families. This fellowship provides an opportunity for members to study and Florence Hall Award observe family and consumer sci- SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS ences education in other states or The Florence Hall Award is present- countries. ed for an outstanding program conducted by one or more NEAFCS members who have been alert in Professional Development recognizing new concerns and inter- Awards ests of families and have involved Distinguished Service Award people in planning and implement- SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS ing programs that benefit families. The Distinguished Service Award is New Professional Award the highest award presented by SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS PAST NEAFCS. The award recognizes NATIONAL PRESIDENTS members for leadership, educational Christine Kniep (Chair) program efforts and professional University of Wisconsin Extension development. E. County Road Y Continued Excellence Award Oshkosh, WI, 54901-8131 SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS This award is presented to an out- The award recognizes members who standing new professional, but must have previously received the Distin- be used to help defray the cost of guished Service Award and continue attending the recipient's first NEAFCS to be actively involved in profession- Annual Session. al improvement programs and pro- Continued on page 6 PAGE 5 2007 NEAFCS NATIONAL AWARDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS Program Excellence Through continued from page 5 Research Award Para-Professional Award SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS This award emphasizes the use of This award recognizes outstanding research results to improve existing service to special audiences through programs or to develop new programs. the use of para-professionals work- ing with or supervised by Extension Environmental Education Award Family and Consumer Sciences SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS Educators. This award recognizes NEAFCS members for outstanding educational programs conducted for families Program Awards and/or communities on various Dean Don Felker Financial environmental issues/concerns. Management Award Extension Housing Outreach SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS Award This award recognized the develop- SPONSORED BY: MONTANA STATE UNIV. ment of financial management pro- Michael Vogel, FCS Program Leader grams which help individuals and Housing & Environmental Quality families make decisions and plans Bozeman, MT 59717 for their present and future needs. Recognizes outstanding housing Mary W. Wells Diversity Award educational programs conducted for SPONSORED BY: STATE AFFILIATES & families and/or communities. INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS Early Childhood Child Care This award recognizes outstanding Training efforts and accomplishments of indi- SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS OHIO viduals and/or teams in diversity and AFFILIATE (OEAFCS) pluralism for any Extension Family Honoring Extension Professional and Consumer Sciences program or Anita Pulay activity, including staff development, This award recognizes outstanding advisory councils, programs, etc. childcare professional training that Healthy Lifestyles Education addresses the needs of young chil- Grant dren, birth to eight years of age. SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS Awarded to individual(s) with goals to create educational programs and public awareness emphasizing current health Food Safety Award issues, including nutrition, fitness, and SPONSORED BY: UNIVERSITY OF healthy lifestyle education. NEBRASKA-LINCOLN EXTENSION Elbert Dickey, Dean and Director PAGE 6 2007 NEAFCS NATIONAL AWARDS Food Safety Award through curriculum and/or training SPONSORED BY: UNIVERSITY OF for staff. NEBRASKA-LINCOLN EXTENSION Elbert Dickey, Dean and Director 211 Agricultural Hall Communications Awards Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 SPONSORED BY: AMERICAN INCOME LIFE This award recognizes NEAFCS INSURANCE COMPANY members for outstanding educational William Viar, Special Risk Division programs conducted for families, P.O. Box 50158 school nutrition workers, food indus- Indianapolis, IN 46250 try employees or managers, church Established in 1972 to encourage workers preparing meals, home care excellence in communications, providers, and other groups/individ- awards are given for the following uals preparing and/or serving food. categories: Newsletters, Radio, Tele- vision, Written Press Releases, Inter- Clean Homes…Safe and Healthy net Education Technology, Educa- Families Program Award of tional Technology, Educational Cur- Excellence riculum Package, and Educational SPONSORED BY: SOAP & DETERGENT Publications. ASSOCIATION Nancy Bock 1500 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Public Relations Awards Washington, DC 20005 Marketing Package Award Recognizes NEAFCS members for SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS their innovative educational pro- This award recognizes NEAFCS grams that help families and individ- members for outstanding marketing uals understand the link between efforts that address the concerns clean homes and good health. and needs of children, families or communities. Excellence in 4-H Afterschool Programming Award Community Partnership Award SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: NEAFCS MEMBERS JCPENNEY AFTERSCHOOL FUND Recognizes NEAFCS members for Edward W. Solczak outstanding community partnership Executive Vice President efforts in meeting the needs of fami- P.O. Box 10001 lies through collaboration with Dallas, TX 75301-8101 group, agencies and consumers. This award recognizes excellence in development and implementation of after-school programming or provid- ing enrichment to ongoing programs Continued on page 8 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 NATIONAL AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS PROFESSIONAL Greenwood Fellowship DEVELOPMENT Lisa Tucker Gilmore AWARDS (Arkansas) Health plays an integral role in quality of life, especially when there is a Distinguished Service Award lack of it. This award will be used to CENTRAL REGION pursue a Doctorate in Public Health Deborah L. Angell (Ohio) Leadership from the University of Specializing in nutrition and food Arkansas for Medical Sciences, better safety, Deb was one of the first to equipping her to help Arkansans offer ServSafe in Ohio and worked improve quality of life and well- to develop required food safety being. training for OSU Extension staff and volunteers. She teaches nutrition and Grace Frysinger Fellowship food safety to day care providers, and through Good Foods for Good Kathleen Roesel Byrnes Health programs. (Kentucky) In an effort to reach more of the Brenda K. Bell (Missouri) 150,000+ citizens of Kenton County, Developed with March of Dimes Kentucky, Kathy utilized this grant funding, now in the third printing. for expenses incurred while visiting Training presented to 500+ educators Extension personnel in Nebraska and and health professionals. 500 copies other states to learn first hand how were distributed to schools and to design a better web education health agencies in Missouri; 460 effort and manage it on a regular additional copies purchased by users basis. from 24 states through MU Extension and NASCO. A five-year follow-up

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