NEAFCS 2018 National Award Winners
Click here to access a list of all of the 2018 Winners as a PDF. Click here to access the PDF of the 2018 Award Program Booklet.
Below you will find our virtual display of the National Award winners for 2018. Links to their winning applications are listed with each winner for your convenience.
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National Winner Details
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Clean and Healthy Families & Communities Award
National Winners: Linda Beech & Team, Kansas "High Speed Handwashing Saves Time, Water and Health in North Central Kansas" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
Morgan Rousseau & Team, Kentucky "Downsizing and Organizing Your Home" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place Winner: Katherine Jury, Kentucky
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Communications Educational Curriculum Package Award
1st Place National Winner: Susan Moore & Team, Georgia "There's No Excuse for Child Abuse" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
2nd Place National Winner: Cynthia Clampet & Team, Oklahoma 3rd Place National Winner: Jeannie Nichols & Team, Michigan
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Communications Educational Publications Award
1st Place National Winner: Jovita Lewis & Team, Alabama "MyPlate For Mom and Baby" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
2nd Place National Winner: Jessica Vincent & Team, Arkansas 3rd Place National Winner: Donna Krug, Kansas
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Communications Educational Technology Award
1st Place National Winner: Carol Schwarz & Team, Nebraska "Helping Consumers Understand Food Labels and Claims" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Patricia Carroll & Team, Wisconsin
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Communications Internet Education Technology Award
1st Place National Winner: Anita Herring & Team, Minnesota "Military Families Learning Network FT/PF Generations Webinars & Wrap Arounds" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
2nd Place National Winner: Carol Schwarz & Team, Nebraska 3rd Place National Winner: Sherri Cirignano, New Jersey
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Communications Newsletters Award
1st Place National Winner: Jewell Marie Miller & Team, Arkansas "The Child Care Extension Newsletter" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Jocelin Villarreal & Team, Texas 3rd Place National Winner: Brenda Cockerham & Team, Kentucky
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Communications Photography Award
1st Place National Winner: Layne Langley, Louisiana "Green Thumb Club" Award Submission: File 1
2nd Place National Winner: Lorrie Coop, Texas 3rd Place National Winner: Jenny Aviles Rodriguez & Team, Florida
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Communications Radio/Podcast Program Award
1st Place National Winner: Leslie Workman, Kentucky "Prepare to Care" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
2nd Place National Winner: Darlene Hopkins, Texas 3rd Place National Winner: Carin Walton Booth, Georgia
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Communications Television/Video Program Award
1st Place National Winner: Susan Howington & Team, Georgia "Garden Delights" Award Submission: File 1
2nd Place National Winner: Katherine Shumaker & Team, Ohio 3rd Place National Winner: Elizabeth Shepard & Team, Florida
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Communications Written Press Releases Award
1st Place National Winner: Julie Garden-Robinson, North Dakota "Prairie Fare" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Kathleen Byrnes, Kentucky 3rd Place National Winner: Keishon Thomas, Georgia
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Community Partnership Award
1st Place National Winner: Chelsey Byers Gerstenecker, Illinois "Building Rural Community Partnerships to Increase Adults Healthy Brain Habits" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Texas 3rd Place National Winner: Denise Continenza, Pennsylvania
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Dean Don Felker Financial Management Award
1st Place National Winner: Barbara O'Neill, New Jersey "Professional Development Programs for New Jersey Financial Educators" Award Submission: File 1
2nd Place National Winner: Brenda Schmitt & Team, Iowa 3rd Place National Winner: Cynthia Clampet & Team, Oklahoma
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Early Childhood Child Care Training Award
1st Place National Winner: Karen Jungman & Team, Texas "Week of the Young Child Conference" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
2nd Place National Winner: Susan Moore & Team, Georgia
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Educator of the Year
National Winner: Lorrie Coop, Texas "Educator of the Year" Award Submission: File 1
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Environmental Education
1st Place National Winner: Lief Albertson, Alaska "Lead Exposure from Harvested Game Meat" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Jheri-Lynn McSwain & Team, Texas 3rd Place National Winner: Eugenia Wilson & Team, Kentucky
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Excellence in Teamwork
1st Place National Winner: Jessica Vincent & Team, Arkansas "Extension Get Fit" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Suzanne Pish & Team, Michigan 3rd Place National Winner: Kristen Sumpter & Team, Georgia
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Excellence Multi State Collaboration
1st Place National Winner: Linda Reddish & Team, Nebraska "Strengthening Co-parenting Education through A Multi-State Approach" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Sharolyn Flaming Jackson & Team, Kansas 3rd Place National Winner: Erin Yelland & Team, Kansas
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Extension Housing Outreach Award
National Winners: Alva Faris, Kentucky "Healthy Homes Inside and Outside" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
Melanie Thomas & Team, Florida "Homeflow: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Families and Homes" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
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Family Health & Wellness Award
1st Place National Winner: Karim Martinez & Team, New Mexico "Kitchen Creations: A Cooking School for People with Diabetes and their Families" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Wendy Lynch & Team, Florida 3rd Place National Winner: Whitney Hilterbran, Kentucky
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Florence Hall Award
1st Place National Winner: Barb Struempler & Team, Alabama "ALProHealth: A Road to a Healthy Alabama" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Sally Garrett & Team, Texas 3rd Place National Winner: Lynda Spence, Florida
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Food Safety Award
1st Place National Winner: Joan Gray-Soria & Team, Texas "Food Safety Award" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
2nd Place National Winner: Lorrie Coop, Texas 3rd Place National Winner: Judith Corbus & Team, Florida
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Greenwood Frysinger Award
National Winner: Alyssa Anderson & Team, North Carolina "Alyssa Anderson Greenwood Frysinger Award" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
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Human Development/Family Relationships
1st Place National Winner: Lori Zierl & Team, Wisconsin Parenting Goes Digital" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Molly Hofer & Team, Illinois 3rd Place National Winner: Matti Daniels & Team, Kentucky
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Innovation in Programming
1st Place National Winner: Dayna Parrett & Team, Kentucky "POP Club Gets Youth Excited About Farmers' Market" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Amy Ressler, Texas 3rd Place National Winner: Chelsey Byers Gerstenecker & Team, Illinois
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Marketing Package Award
1st Place National Winner: David Buys & Team, Mississippi "The Mississippi Healthy Homes Initiative: A Marketing Success Story" Award Submission: File 1
2nd Place National Winner: Joey Peutz & Team, Idaho 3rd Place National Winner: Lynda Spence, Florida
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Mary W. Wells Memorial Diversity Award
1st Place National Winner: Shailja Mathur & Team, New Jersey "South Asian Health Awareness About Stroke (SAHAS)" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Joyce Senior & Team, Oregon 3rd Place National Winner: Cheryl Bush & Team, Delaware
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Master Family & Consumer Sciences Volunteer Award
National Winner: Michelle Bonicelli & Team, Oklahoma "Master Wellness Volunteer Program a success in Tulsa County" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
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Past Presidents New Professional Award
National Winner: Karla Belzer, Illinois "Past Presidents Award - Karla Belzer" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
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Program Excellence Through Research Award
1st Place National Winner: Bryce Jorgensen, New Mexico "Responsible Spending Behaviors: From Research to Practice" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Barbara O'Neill & Team, New Jersey 3rd Place National Winner: Katie Funderburk & Team, Alabama
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School Wellness
1st Place National Winner: Holly Black & Team, Texas "Learn, Grow, Eat & Go!" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Katherine Soule & Team, California 3rd Place National Winner: Mary Schroeder & Team, Minnesota
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Snap-Ed/EFNEP Educational Program
1st Place National Winner: Mandy Patrick & Team, Texas "Learn, Grow, Eat, Go! - East Texas" Award Submission: File 1, File 2, File 3
2nd Place National Winner: Alicia Powers & Team, Alabama 3rd Place National Winner: Lisa Franzen-Castle & Team, Nebraska
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Social Media Education
1st Place National Winner: Elisa Shackelton & Team, Colorado "Eat More Greens in 2017 Campaign" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
2nd Place National Winner: Pamela Turner & Team, Georgia 3rd Place National Winner: Sondra Parmer & Team, Alabama
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Social Media Education - Online Video
1st Place National Winner: Chelsea Stevens & Team, Texas "Dinner Tonight! Video Demonstrations" Award Submission: File 1, File 2
2nd Place National Winner: Amanda Christensen, Utah 3rd Place National Winner: Wenqing Xu & Team, Louisiana
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