The purpose of this award is to recognize graduate students who are excelling in extension educational programming. Separate awards will be made for students in MS/MEd and PhD degree programs
Eligibility
The primary adviser of the nominee must be advised by a CAS faculty, in good academic standing, and excel in extension educational programming. This may include working with extension educators, specialists, and contributing to extension program development, program delivery, and evaluation, and assisting in Extension workshops/training, etc. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible excluding recruitment awards.
Amount
An award of $2,000 will be deposited into student's bursar account.
Selection Process
An award committee will be appointed by the Assistant Dean for Graduate Education to select the recipient.
Guidelines
- Complete the nomination and upload nominee CV via InfoReady by Monday, November 18, 2024. Submissions that are received by the deadline will be considered; late submissions will not be accepted.
- Nominating faculty must complete the Statement of Support in the nomination submission that highlights the nominee’s contribution to extension educational programming and/or research with a direct application to extension. Consider impact, effectiveness, innovation, and/or significance of contribution. Please be sure to relate your comments to the award criteria and highlight specific examples.
- The nomination may include the optional Additional Support field in the nomination submission should describe any other reason(s) why this student is deserving of this recognition not noted above.
- Faculty Advisor Certification must be completed, regardless of the nominator, by Friday, November 22, 2024, for nomination to be considered by the award committee.
