Today, the Association of Northeast Extension Directors celebrated the 2022 winners of the Northeast Exceptional Local Educator Award, the Northeast ECOP Excellence in Extension Award, and the ECOP National Extension Diversity Award in a virtual celebration webinar. We are lucky to have these remarkable scholars and educators in our region, serving their communities in a variety of ways. Please take a few minutes to their programs and watch their short celebration presentations below!
Northeast Exceptional Local Educator Award winner: Kathleen Splane (University of Delaware) for “Delaware Food Safety Programming“.
Connect to the University of Delaware’s food safety programs here: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension/nutrition-wellness/food-safety/
Northeast ECOP Excellence in Extension Award winner: Nila Cobb (West Virginia University) for Innovations in 4-H and Youth Health and Wellness Programming
Connect to West Virginia University’s 4-H Positive Youth Development programs here: https://extension.wvu.edu/youth-family/4h
ECOP National Extension Diversity Award winner: Adrian Barragan, Jaime Garcia Prudencio, Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch (Penn State University) for the “Penn State Latinx Agricultural Network“.
Learn from and/or become a part of the Penn State Latinx Agricultural Network (LAN) here: https://agsci.psu.edu/diversity/latinx-agricultural-network