Epsilon Sigma Phi Don’t Leave it on the Table: Scholarships, Grants, Recognition, and Stipends from ESP National Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Please do not change font styles or colors on this template. If you do not have the Niagara Engraved font files, please contact the ESP office. Refer to the ESP Style and Branding Guide for assistance: http://espnational.org/en/downloads/category/8-style-and-branding-guide Rhea Bentley, Committee Member, Alpha Beta (Georgia) Dan Culbert, SGR Committee Chair and Southern RVP, Alpha Delta (Florida)

Epsilon Sigma Phi ESP’s Mission Statement ESP’s Vision Statement Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) is dedicated to fostering standards of excellence in the Extension System and developing the Extension profession and professional.   ESP’s Vision Statement Epsilon Sigma Phi leads the Extension System in providing and facilitating professional development that focuses on the Extension organization and the Extension professional Include without modification

Meet Today’s Presenter Rhea Bentley, FCS Agent University of Georgia Rhea Bentley has been employed with UGA Extension for 16 1/2 years. She is the County Extension Coordinator and Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in Columbus-Muscogee County. She received her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education from Tuskegee University and a Masters of Education in Family Education from the University of Minnesota. She is presently pursuing her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Management at Capella University. 706-653-4200 rbentley@uga.edu

Meet Today’s Presenter Dan Culbert, County Extension Horticulture Agent, Retired University of Florida/IFAS Dan was employed with UF and Rutgers Extension for 25 years. He earned his BS with High Honors from Rutgers University, and a MS in Extension Education from UF. He was a County 4-H Agent in Broward County FL and Mercer Co, NJ, and was Horticulture Agent, and CED in Indian River and Okeechobee Counties in Florida. He is an ESP Life member, and is completing his two year term as Southern Regional VP and Chair of the SGR Committee. 772-231-6492 ESPsouthernVP@gmail.com

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2015-2016 SGR COMMITTEE Dan Culbert, Florida, Chair Cindy Meadows, Georgia Cheryl Poppell, Georgia Rhea Bentley, Georgia Mary Beth Albright, Ohio Travis West, Ohio Laurie Chandler, Kansas Grace Wittman, Idaho Kirsten Jensen, Idaho

-Scholarships -Grants -Recognitions TYPES OF AWARDS -Scholarships -Grants -Recognitions  

Our webinar/presentation today will provide an overview of what opportunities are currently available to your chapter’s membership, and describe how to take advantage of these professional improvement opportunities.

SCHOLARSHIPS Public Issue Leadership Development Conference Scholarship For first timers 4 @ $600 December 1 Angus Professional Development Scholarship For any program 4 @ $500 March 1 Redinger Administrator/Leader Scholarship May 1 Justin Morrill Scholarship for Conference 1890 faculty 2 @ $450 July 15 Six PILD Scholarships, for first time attendees, are valued at $600, with a goal of selecting at least one applicant per region. The Angus Scholarship can be used by any current member, who has paid their past and current year dues by February 1, for any self-directed professional improvement class, meeting, or conference. It is valued at $500 and up to 4 may be awarded. If there are insufficient applications, a second deadline of May 1 or third deadline of August 1 may be opened. The Redinger Scholarship supports an Administrator, from the county to national level, who is a first time attendee at the National ESP Conference and has paid past and current year member dues by February 1. One $500 award per region. If there are insufficient applications, a second deadline of August 1 may be opened. The Justin Morrill Scholarship, is awarded to ESP members from 1890 or 1994 Land-Grant Institutions to attend National ESP Conference. Two awards nationally per year. All of these have an online application process and will need two letters of support: Chapter President and Extension Director or Immediate Supervisor

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT Up to Four $1000 Grants Each Year to interdisciplinary teams to develop a project to stimulate development of Extension professionals Application Deadline is December 1 50% of team must be current paid ESP members. Projects should be able to be replicated by other ESP Chapters. They are awarded through a competitive process: the SGR committee reviews applications and recommends to the National ESP Board, which makes the final decision. The application is online and required a letter of support from the Chapter President and Extension Director. If funds remain, a deadline of March 1 or a third deadline of May 1 may be opened.

SERVICE RECOGNITION AWARDS -Distinguished Service Ruby -Chapter Distinguished Service -Continued Excellence -Mid-Career Service -Early Career Service -International Service Due March 1!   Distinguished Service Ruby Recognition; This is the most prestigious recognition presented by ESP and is designed to recognize truly outstanding thinking, performance, and leadership in Extension. The recipient has made highly significant contributions in a variety of ways and over a career that spans a lifetime. Gives Ruby Lecture at conference. Chapter Distinguished Service; Designed to pay the highest chapter tribute to an experienced Extension professional who has consistently exhibited leadership and excellence over a career of more than 20 years. Continued Excellence; designed to recognize an experienced Extension professional with more than twenty years of experience five years after receiving the chapter Distinguished Service recognition. Mid-Career Service; Designed to pay the tribute to an experienced Extension professional who has consistently exhibited leadership and excellence for over 10 years and less than 20 years. Early Career Service; Designed to pay the tribute to a new Extension professional who has exhibited the potential for leadership and excellence during the first 10 years of their career. International Service; members who have contributed significantly to the development and/or expansion of an Extension program in another country or countries through in-state and/or overseas work. One Chapter nominee should be forwarded to Brenda Sheik by email for national consideration : brenda.sheik@okstate.edu

LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION -Administrative Leadership -Visionary Leadership http://recognition.espnational.org/leadership‐ awards. -Due March 1   Administrative; 10 years or more of service at the county, regional, chapter, program, department, or national level. Visionary; Extension professionals whose significant accomplishments have resulted in leading Extension forward in new directions.

ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS -Diversity Multi-Cultural Individual and Team -Distinguished Team -Friend of Extension -Due March 1   Diversity Individual; Acknowledges outstanding efforts and accomplishments in developing, achieving and sustaining Extension programs and/or audiences in our diverse and multicultural society Diversity Team; Same as above. At least 50% of the team must be ESP members Distinguished Team; Designed to recognize outstanding efforts of Extension staff teams for responding to and incorporating into a specific educational program one or more critical issues. Critical issues may be defined by local, regional, state or national need. 50% of team must be ESP members. Friend of Extension; Highest recognition presented by an ESP chapter to a non-Extension person, company or organization and is designed to recognize truly outstanding support and personal involvement in Extension efforts. Consider nominees from elected officials, Extension volunteer/lay leaders, professional/business leaders or businesses/organizations.

APPLYING FOR RECOGNITION Chapters On-line applications can be used for state/chapter awards, independent of the National recognition process.  

APPLYING FOR RECOGNITION Regional and National -Chapter winner applications are forwarded for Regional ballots. -Chapter Awards Chair must submit this form. -National office receives the form, verifies an on-line application is present and dues are paid. Office then forwards applications to the chapters in appropriate region for balloting.   We highly recommend that states use the on-line application, even for their chapter awards. It makes it easier to apply for regional and national awards because ultimately on-line application must be submitted for all national ESP recognition. The National Recognition Form must be completed to identify all of the chapter’s nominees.

Check out the ESP Annual Calendar Calendar Due Dates Check out the ESP Annual Calendar   Calendar dates including deadlines can be found on the yearly calendar posted to the website on the left hand side. Additional upcoming deadlines are also noted on the right hand side of the website with a link to more information.

RECOGNITION: BY BALLOTING Chapter Ballots for Regional/National Recognition are Due Mid May Examples of voting and balloting process by each chapter:   Each chapter can choose their state awardees in any manner. For regional/national awards, each chapter President is sent an email with the application files of their region’s and the national applications. It is up to the chapter to determine how they cast their vote on awards for the regional and national awards. The deadline to submit Chapter ballots will be in Mid May.

DON’T FORGET Your chapter votes on regional and national awards. Take advantage of this opportunity! Make you and your state shine!   The number of chapter members determines the number of votes your chapter has in recognition balloting! And total membership is determined by the number of Active and Life members enrolled and dues received by the National office o February 1 of each year. In Mid March, a link on the on-line ballot and a webpage where Recognition applications can be viewed will be sent to the Chapter President from the National ESP office. Your chapter decides how they will cast their vote(s). If you don’t vote, your own chapter nominees may not get selected! This has happened in the past so be sure to take advantage of your opportunity to vote.

SUMMARY OF “SGR” Scholarships and Grants Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD) Conference Scholarship Angus Professional Development Scholarship Redinger Administrator/Leader Scholarship Professional Development Grant Justin Morrill Scholarship   Here is a summary of the different kinds of membership benefits currently provided by ESP.

SUMMARY OF “SGR” Recognition Opportunities Service Awards Leadership Recognition Team and Multicultural Recognition Friends of Extension Ruby Award