State Recipes from the Living Well Book

Colorado

Colorado Green Chili Stew

With the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, the vistas of the Great Plains, a mixture of many heritages, and an annual average of 300 sunny days for outdoor activities year 'round, Colorado is a state of diversity and beauty for everyone. It is metropolitan and rural; cosmopolitan and rustic; mountainous and rolling grasslands; artistic and ancient; wild and refined all at the same time. Colorado is a one-of-a-kind experience.

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Continued Excellence Award

BACKGROUND

AWARD

PURPOSE

ELIGIBILITY

1. Applicant must have been a member of NEAFCS for at least 12 years, including the current year.
2. Applicant must have received the NEAFCS Distinguished Service Award prior to the current year.
3. Applicant must have attended three Annual Sessions.
4. Award can be received only once.
5. Applicant must be actively involved in a professional improvement program including any or all of the following:
   1. Participation in informal (non-credit) professional development within the past three years
   2. Formal study toward an advanced degree (current or completed)
   3. Demonstration of personal commitment to professional development through participation in professional associations and contributions to state Extension Service and affiliate association
   4. The number of nominees allowed per affiliate is determined by the number of paid members as of February 1 each year:

      1-50 members - 1 nominee
      51-100 members - 2 nominees
      101-150 members - 3 nominees
      151-200 members - 4 nominees
      201-plus members - 5 nominees

APPLICATION

1. Complete the On-line Awards Application and submit one printed copy.
2. Program outline (Or as state affiliate guidelines dictate - please check with your state if they follow a different format)- limit to five (5) double -spaced typed pages
   1. List participation in informal (non-credit) professional development activities during the past three years
   2. Describe work toward advanced degree (if completed, indicate when)
   3. List involvement in NEAFCS and affiliate Extension Family and Consumer Sciences association plus any other related professional associations (do not include membership in honorary societies, civic and social)
   4. Identify year Distinguished Service Award was received and number of years of membership in NEAFCS
   5. List contributions to professional development opportunities of others
   6. Describe personal commitment to, and future plans for, professional development

JUDGING CRITERIA 100 total points

1. Professional activities during the past three years - 40 points
2. Participation in professional development and/or advanced degree in progress or obtained - 20 points
3. Professional association membership and participation, contributions to professional development activities of others - 20 points
4. Future plans for professional development - 20 points

PROCEDURE

1. Submit one (1) copy of the application package and support materials as listed above for the Continued Excellence Award to the appropriate affiliate chair by the affiliate due date.
2. State affiliate chair will designate Continued Excellence Award winner(s) on On-line State Application Form no later than April 1. No further information is required from the State affiliate chair, as it has already been submitted through the individual's On-line Awards Application.

This award is judged by the Affiliate therefore no national judging sheets exist for this award.

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