{"id":21203,"date":"2025-08-18T11:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/?page_id=21203"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:54:26","slug":"support-staff-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/hr\/classified-employees\/support-staff-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperative Extension Support Staff Award of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do you work with an Extension Support Staff team player who:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consistently goes above and beyond?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is always ready to lend a hand?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tackles projects with creativity, positivity, and professionalism?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is engaged both locally and across the state?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is essential to your team&#8217;s success?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports Extension\u2019s mission with dedication and reliability?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If so, now is the time to recognize and celebrate them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current Extension Support Staffer with at least 3 years of UMaine Extension service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must be nominated by an Extension employee or a County Executive Association member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Award Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner of this award will receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$500 monetary award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$500 in Flexible Staff Development Funds (to be used by September 30th, 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2025 Extension Support Staff Awards Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sue Baez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily Dow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ella Glatter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melissa Libby Babcock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily J. Mott<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theresa Tilton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2025 Winners<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support Staff Award of Excellence: Andrea Mahoney, Hancock County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runner Up to Support Staff Award of Excellence: Sarah Davenport, Cumberland County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>History and Past Winners<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The UMaine Extension Support Staff Award of Excellence dates back to at least 1998, although a winner has not been recognized every year. The award was revived in 2025 through the efforts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/hr\/classified-employees\/dirigo\/\">Dirigo Support Staff Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1998-1999: Linda Reed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1999-2000: Sheila Douglass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2000-2001: Sheila Randall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2001-2002: Sandra Vaillancourt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2002-2003: Sharon Voisine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2003-2004: Donna Buckley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2004-2005: Suzanne Baez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2006-2007: Patti McPheters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016-2017: Renae Byard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you work with an Extension Support Staff team player who: If so, now is the time to recognize and celebrate them! Eligibility Criteria Award Details The winner of this award will receive: 2025 Extension Support Staff Awards Committee 2025 Winners History and Past Winners The UMaine Extension Support Staff Award of Excellence dates back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":0,"parent":918,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21203","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"mthomas","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/author\/mthomas\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21203"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21494,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21203\/revisions\/21494"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}