Award for Excellence
The APEN Award for Excellence in Extension is open to APEN members, either individuals or groups, who have demonstrated excellence in extension through a work program completed within the last five years.
Awards are presented in the Open or Experienced and Young Professional (under 35 years of age) categories.
Sponsorship of the Awards has been provided by;
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the Grains Research and Development Corporation for the 2003 Awards,
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Dairy Australia for the 2006 Awards and
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Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation for the 2007 Awards.
The award includes a plaque, travel (within Australia) to the next APEN conference, registration and accommodation at the conference and the opportunity to give a presentation about the extension work for which the prize has been awarded, for an individual or one person from within a group. The award is not transferable.
Past winners
| Year | Category | Recipient | Extension work |
| 1999 | Open | Ian Simpson | Producer Network of the Sustainable Grazing Systems project |
| 2000 | Young professional (under 35 years of age) |
Kathryn Egerton - Warburton | Woolpro and Bestprac, the application of Continuous Improvement and Innovation |
| 2001 | Open | Cathy McGowan and Cheryl Phillips | Women in Dairy project |
| 2003 | Open Young professional |
Fiona Johnson Jess Jennings |
Practice Change Profitable Pastures Project |
| 2006 |
Open Young professional |
Neale Price Laura Schibrowski |
Contribution in roll-out of MLA & VicDPI EDGENetwork and to Extension The Effectiveness of the MIA EnviroWise Approach to Community Engagement Project |
| 2007 |
Open
Young professional |
Mark Paine
Fiona Best
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Contribution to dairy extension across Australia and New Zealand For her work as Extension Coordinator for the Birchip Cropping Group Inc (BCG) |
| 2009 |
Open
Young professional |
Neil Guise and SLIS Team, Nancye Gannaway, Yolandee Jones and Heidi Blackburn Lauren Rickards |
For their contribution to extension through the Small Landholder Information Service
For her contribution to extension as a consultant to the BCG, Meat and Livestock Australia, Grain and Graze Program and many others. |
Conditions of the award
The winner will be required to give a presentation on their work at the next APEN Forum or Conference, and to take part in publicity associated with their success.
Nominations
Nominations will be called six months prior to an APEN National Forum or APEN International Conference and will be due in four months prior to the event.
Nominations can be received direct from the nominee(s), or from other persons or organisations on behalf of the nominee(s). Nominations should include a summary of the work addressing the selection criteria, a copy of any written material or reports produced, and the names of two independent referees able to comment upon the work. An electronic version as well as four hard copies would be preferred.
Selection criteria
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The use or development of extension principles in the work.
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Evidence of the effectiveness and efficiency of the work.
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The applicability of the work in the broader practice of extension
Entries will be judged by the APEN Management Committee, whose decision will be final.
Nominations are to be sent to:
APEN Secretariat
PO Box 1239
WODONGA VIC 3689, AUSTRALIA
Ph 61 (0)2 6024 5349
Fax 61 (0)2 6056 1967
Email: info@apen.org.au
Nominations for the 2009 International Conference APEN Awards were due by COB July 9.