{"id":15590,"date":"2022-03-01T12:47:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T17:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/?page_id=15590"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:45:08","slug":"extension-professional-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/hr\/extension-professional-employees\/extension-professional-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Professional Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These awards provide peer recognition of professional staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award Categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Collegiality<\/li>\n<li>Organizational or Program Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Creative Problem Solving<\/li>\n<li>Creative Programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Awardees receive an extra $500 for their Flexible Staff Development Funds to be used <strong>by <\/strong><strong>Sept 30th of the following year<\/strong> and an award certificate. Nominations can be self-nominations, individual or for a group.<\/p>\n<p>Submit the completed form (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/hr\/faculty\/awards-and-nomination-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/hr\/faculty\/awards-and-nomination-form\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1646240187092000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PpF9TNMcxbgaKRGYIP8nT\">found on this page<\/a>) and all attachments to <a href=\"mailto:extension.epc@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extension.epc@maine.edu<\/a><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The deadline is March 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>2025 Award Recipients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ellen Baker: Creative Programming<\/li>\n<li>Carla Scocchi: Creative Problem Solving<\/li>\n<li>Lynne Holland: Outstanding Collegiality<\/li>\n<li>Alex Gayton: Outstanding Collegiality<\/li>\n<li>Kate McCarty: Program Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Mary Proulx: Honorable Mention for Program Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Chris Howard: Honorable Mention for Program Leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Past Award Recipients<\/h3>\n<h4>2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Erin McDonald and Laura Personette (Outstanding Collegiality)<\/li>\n<li>Alisha Targonski (Program Leadership)<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Decke (Creative Problem Solving)<\/li>\n<li>Greg Kranich (Creative Programming)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Griffin Dill (Outstanding Collegiality)<\/li>\n<li>Sadee Muhuren (Program Leadership)<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Fishman (Creative Problem Solving)<\/li>\n<li>Carla Scocchi (Creative Programming)<\/li>\n<li>Alex Gayton and Melanie Bryan (Creative Programming Honorable Mentions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mari Glatter (Outstanding Collegiality)<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Sparks (Organizational or Program Leadership)<\/li>\n<li>Kate Garland &amp; Thomas Rounsville (Creative Problem Solving)<\/li>\n<li>Pamela Hargest &amp; Rebecca Long (Creative Programming)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These awards provide peer recognition of professional staff. Award Categories: Outstanding Collegiality Organizational or Program Leadership Creative Problem Solving Creative Programming Awardees receive an extra $500 for their Flexible Staff Development Funds to be used by Sept 30th of the following year and an award certificate. Nominations can be self-nominations, individual or for a group. 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