NEED held its first Celebration Webinar for the winners of the Northeast Exceptional Local Educator Award (then Exceptional Local Program Award) and Northeast Excellence in Extension Award in 2021. Recordings of the winners webinar presentations are available below to be viewed and shared.
2023 Award Winners
Northeast Exceptional Local Educator Award winner:
Kathy Savoie (University of Maine) – “Building Agricultural Literacy through an Immersive Culinary Art Experience”
Northeast ECOP Excellence in Extension Award winner:
Jiff Martin (University of Connecticut) – “Providing a solid ground for an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable agriculture industry and food supply in Connecticut“
2022 Award Winners
Northeast Exceptional Local Educator Award winner:
Kathleen Splane (University of Delaware) – “Delaware Food Safety Programming“
Northeast ECOP Excellence in Extension Award winner:
Nila Cobb (West Virginia University) – “Innovations in 4-H and Youth Health and Wellness Programming“
ECOP National Extension Diversity Award winner:
Adrian Barragan, Jaime Garcia Prudencio, Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch (Penn State University) – “Penn State Latinx Agricultural Network“
2021 Award Winners
Northeast Exceptional Local Educator Award winner:
George Hamilton (University of New Hampshire) – “New Hampshire Vegetable & Fruit IPM Scouting Program“
Northeast Exceptional Local Educator Award runners up:
Maria Pippidis (University of Delaware) and University of Maryland College Park – Addressing Farmer Stress While Building Farm and Farm Family Resilience in Delaware, Maryland and Beyond
Kerri Steele & Bonnie Dunn (West Virginia State University) – “Healthy Grandfamilies Program“
2021 Northeast ECOP Excellence in Extension Award winner:
Tom Beresnyak & Harry Crissy (Penn State University) – “Connecting Broadband to Local Priorities”