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Presented byCharlene Belew, CEA – FCS, Glasscock County

Chris Schraeder, CEA – 4-H, Collin County

Laying the Groundwork for a Winner, by Taking the

Fear Out of NAE4-HA / TAE4-HA

Award Entries

Today’s Topics

• What are Communication Awards?• What are Specialty Awards?• Eligibility and General Rules• How to Apply?• Example Entries

Why Enter?• This is one of very few ways to get recognition

for the outstanding job you do as 4-H Agents!• “Toot your own horn!”• Need professional development opportunities

for yearly performance reviews and promotions.

• Plus you might win money!

Awards• State Winner – awards at state’s discretion

(certificates, plaques, cash, etc.)• Southern Region Winner – certificates and

plaques• National Winner – plaques and money

State Winner

Feature Story

What are Communication Awards?• Objective: To recognize TAE4-HA members for

significant accomplishments in presenting 4-H to the general public, civic groups, 4-H groups, or individuals through public information methods.

What are Specialty Awards?

• Objective: To recognize TAE4-HA members for significant accomplishments in special programs or events related to specific program areas, audiences or delivery methods.

Eligibility• Any member of TAE4-HA who was a member in

good standing at least the prior year as well as the current year is eligible for the awards. Dues must have been paid by December 15th, 2010 for your entry to be considered.

• Team awards must include at least one TAE4-HA member. TAE4-HA members receive plaques, and additional team members receive certificates.

General Rules• Agents may submit one entry per class. All

entries must be produced from January 1 to December 31 of 2010.

• Previous state award winners may not enter the same class in consecutive years.

• All state awards will be presented at the TAE4-HA conference.

• State Deadline – March 1 or earlier

Membership Application Form

http://nae4ha.com/awards.htm

Next is Your Abstract• Abstracts should include

– Objective– Target audience– Current population– Publisher’s requirements– Methods used– Resources and costs– Impacts– Information on the role the applicant had in the

entry

Abstract - Feature Story

Melissa Henry Putnam County Central Region

Tennessee Objectives

To promote Putnam County 4-H youth programs to all eligible persons To recognize 4-H=ers for their achievements To inform citizens of Cookeville and Putnam County about 4-H activities

Target Audience

4-H members, parents, volunteers and supporters Readers of The Herald-Citizen, daily newspaper of Putnam County

Current Population

The population of Putnam County is around 68,000 Putnam County 4-H enrollment is 2,510 4-H members in 116 organized clubs

Publisher=s Requirements

The Herald-Citizen has no specific requirements for news articles, they prefer them to submitted with a contact name and number, the pictures to be as close to subject as possible and the article typed; articles may be submitted by email

Methods Used

Agent wrote article about successful competition run of the 4-H hippology team after winning state contest Agent typed article using Microsoft Word 2007 Agent submitted photos in JPG format, suitable for newspaper use Agent submitted article and photo through email to the newspaper editor

Resources and Costs

Agent typed article using Microsoft Word Article appeared in The Herald-Citizen in the Sunday edition, when circulation is around 16,000 subscribers Cost of production was $0

Impacts or Results

As a result of this feature story, the public was more aware of the success of our hippology team and the components of the contest. As result of the team’s success we added our first junior division team and once again had 3 teams compete in the state contest.

Support Material• Next, we need the support material for your

application.– This might be several things, depending on the

category you have entered.– Each category will have certain guidelines for

what is included as support material.– Find more information on specific categories at:

http://nae4ha.com/awards.htm

CATEGORIES

CommunicationAwards

Communicator Award Categories• Educational Package• Educational Piece• Exhibit• Feature Story• Media Presentation• News Story• Periodical Publication

• Personal Column• Promotional Package• Promotional Piece• Published Photo• Radio Program• Video Program

Educational Piece• Can be team or individual.• Purpose is to educate through accurate,

concise information on one subject. • Not a promotional piece.• Multimedia may be included.• Must all apply to one subject.• Entry is one piece.

Tennessee State Winner

Educational Piece

Education Package• Can be team or individual.• Purpose is to educate through accurate, concise

information on one subject.• Must consist of 2 or more components of

communication awards, identify the 2 major components although an overall assessment will be made.

• All components must be packaged in one unit, electronic media may be included.

Exhibit• To provide educational and/or promotional

material that is accurate, concise and makes the audience respond in a positive way.

• Must have at least one picture of the exhibit along with a description of where and how it was used.

• Photo must clearly show the units of the exhibit.

Tennessee State WinnerExhibit

Feature Story• Purpose is to capture the mood of the event

or person(s) and create reader interest.• Is not a news story.• May tell an unusual situation or be a strong

human interest story.• Have a “catchy” lead and are written in an

entertaining style.

Tennessee State WinnerFeature Story

Tennessee State Winner

Feature Story

Media Presentation• To provide educational/promotional

information that is accurate, concise and holds the audience’s attention.

• Must produce the program using PowerPoint, Corel Presentations or similar software package.

• A hard copy or web address of the presentation must be submitted.

News Story• Purpose is to present factual information or

results in a manner clear and understandable for reader.

• No stories based on individual or team accepted.

• No copies, rewritten, adapted or submitted word-for-word published material accepted.

• Article must be original work of the applicants.

Tennessee State WinnerNews Story

Tennessee 3rd placeNews Story

Periodical Publication• Can be team or individual.• This is an information piece designed to inform,

update and make the reader respond in a positive way.

• Examples include newsletter, state association newsletters, magazines, tabloids, etc.

• Enter will consist of 2 issues of choice, but both must be from the same series.

• May be in printed or electronic format, electronically produced publications must include web address.

Tennessee State WinnerPeriodical Publication

Tennessee State Winner

Periodical Publication - Team

Personal Column• Purpose is to develop a personal style of

writing for publication in any type of print media.

• It should be pertinent, appropriate, credible information congruent with the writer’s style.

• Submit 3 samples of original copy of column from 3 different newspaper issues.

Promotional Piece• Can be team or individual.• Purpose is to attract reader’s attention and

make readers respond in a positive way.• Maximum size is 22” X 28”.• Examples include; posters, brochures, flyers,

newspaper insert, t-shirt, etc.

Tennessee State WinnerPromotional Piece

Tennessee 2nd place

Promotional Piece

Promotional Package• Can be team or individual.• Purpose is to attract audience member’s

attention and make them respond in a positive way.

• Must consist of 2 or more components of communication awards such as video, brochure, podcast, poster, bookmark, tabloid, electronic media such as web page, power point or any combination of promotional pieces.

• All components must be packaged together as a unit.

Published Photo• Purpose is to tell a story through a photo.• May be black and white or color photo and

published or printed.• Photo must be no larger than 8” X 10”.• Submit original photo and published copy,

include text that appeared with photo.• Photo must be original work of the applicant.

Tennessee State WinnerPublished Photo

Tennessee State WinnerPublished Photo

Tennessee 3rd placePublished Photo

Radio ProgramVideo Program

• Purpose: To provide educational information that is accurate, concise, and makes listener respond in a positive manner or to attract listener's attention, hold attention, and make listener respond in a positive way.

• If a series of lessons, enter only one or designate which lesson on the tape or CD should be reviewed for judging. Indicate length of recorded segment to be reviewed.

• If promotion spots, a collection may be entered; however, indicate which is to be judged. Individual/team must produce the program.

• All tapes or CD’s must be mailed in a cassette tape box or a case/sleeve plainly marked with class and applicant name(s).

CATEGORIES

SpecialtyAwards

Specialty Award Categories• Diversity• Educational Technology• Exc. In 4-H club support• Exc. In Teamwork• Exc. In Camping• Exc. In Natural Resource• Power of Youth

• Exc. In Teen Programming• Exc. In Urban 4-H

Programming• Exc. In Animal Science• 4-H Innovator

Diversity Award• Purpose: To recognize outstanding effort and

accomplishments in achieving and sustaining diversity in the NAE4-HA organization, programs, and/or audiences.

• Diversity is defined as acknowledging, understanding, appreciating, valuing, and celebrating differences among people relative to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. (List is not all-inclusive and is not limited to those that are mentioned.)

• Include no more than three (3) pages of narrative addressing the award criteria and Three (3) letters of support, one of which may be from an Extension administrator or supervisor.

Educational Technology Award• Purpose: To recognize the use of technology (such as

computers, video, web pages, etc.) in delivering or managing educational programs; to expand the use of technology education in 4-H; to promote logical problem-solving techniques using educational technologies.

• Include a success story limited to five (5) pages on how you have applied educational technology to your work and the impact to the intended audience.

• Individual or Team entries.• The targeted audience may be youth, adult, or a

combination. Adult audience may include staff, volunteers, or other youth educators.

Excellence in 4-H Club Support• Purpose: To encourage and recognize the efforts of Extension

professionals who support and strengthen their 4-H club program.

• A club is "an organized unit providing a long term experience for youth and adults". Programs nominated for this award may have taken several years to implement or may be short-term, single year efforts. An individual cannot receive this national award more than once.

• State the effort's goals and objectives. Indicate program need. Describe outcomes or impacts. How did the effort strengthen your 4-H program?

• Limit supplementary materials to three (3) pages. You may include photos, news clippings, or letters, etc.

• National winner receives $500.

Excellence in Teamwork• Purpose: To encourage and recognize outstanding

Extension programs or projects conducted by a team that demonstrate effective performance and significant results (impact) at community, area, state or multi-state levels.

• Entries must be submitted by a team and limited to ten (10) members.

• Program/project must have been conducted in the past year.

• Program must involve two (2) or more different program areas (i.e. Agriculture, 4-H Youth Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Natural Resources, or Community Development).

Excellence in Camping• Purpose: To recognize outstanding effort (Individual and Team) by

members in youth development through 4-H camping, practice, evaluation, or research.

• Description and scope of the camping program, evaluation, or research.

• Description of any collaborative efforts.• Description of demonstrated educational impact of program on youth,

the 4-H program, or the community.• If applicable, how adult and teen leaders and other youth were

involved in major leadership roles in the program.• Describe innovative teaching and learning strategies used, if

applicable.• Two (2) standard (8 1/2 x 11) pages of supporting materials may be

included, such as newspaper clippings, photographs, etc.

Excellence in Natural Resources/ Environmental Education

• Purpose is to recognize outstanding effort (Individual and Team) by staff in Natural Resources/Environmental Education.

• Describe the program, project or event, and the number of people reached.

• How did the effort demonstrate collaborative programming with other natural resource agencies/organizations?

• Describe the educational impact of the program, project or event upon the community and/or 4-H program. How was this determined?

• How were adults, teen leaders, and other youth involved in major leadership roles in the program, project or event? Be specific.

Excellence in Teen Programming• Purpose is to provide recognition for outstanding programs

conducted for and with teen audiences.• To gain national recognition for program accomplishments relative

to scholarly and creative activities, teaching, and/or research effectiveness and to show evidence or collaboration with others who help meet community teens' needs.

• To strengthen the commitment to programs with teen audiences.• Individual: Programs developed by an Agent or county staff for

primary use in a single county or area. Encourages networking with others, but primary programming was for a single community.

• Team: Must show evidence of joint planning and implementation by two (2) or more county/state individuals.

Excellence in Urban 4-H Programming

• Purpose: To recognize outstanding efforts by members in the area of Urban 4-H Programming.

• To strengthen the commitment to Urban Programming curriculum.

• The nominee should have conducted the program or activity within the last two (2) years, and it should be part of the ongoing 4-H program in the county.

• Youth participants must live in an urban community or the program must take place in an urban community. For these purposes, an urban community is defined as a contiguous community with a total population of at least 50,000 and a population density of 1,000 per square mile.

Excellence in Animal Science Programming

• Purpose: To recognize outstanding effort by members in youth development through Animal Science programming, evaluation, or research projects.

• Description of the animal science programming, evaluation, or research effort.

• Description of collaborative efforts with industry, agencies, or organizations.

• Description of demonstrated educational impact of the program on youth, the 4-H program, or the community.

• Description of innovative teaching and learning strategies used• Two standard (8 ½ x 11) pages of supporting material may be

included, such as newspaper clippings, photographs, etc.

CATEGORIES

Service Awards

Service Award Categories• Golden Clover Award• 25 Years of Service• Achievement in Service• Distinguished Service• Meritorious Service

Helpful Hints• Start a folder for your entries.• Watch for entry packet.• Get your entries together in December.• Remember a lot of what you do can be

entered.• Don’t forget about team categories.• Check out the website www.nae4ha.org.• Don’t be afraid!

Questions, Comments, Concerns, Angry Outbursts…

CONTACT INFORMATIONFor more information on this topic

please contact the 2010-2011 TAE4-HA Member Recognition Committee Co-Chairs:

Charlene Belew, CEA-FCS, Glasscock Countyc-belew@tamu.edu

Chris Schraeder, CEA-4-H & Youth Development, Collin Countyceschraeder@ag.tamu.edu