4-H Awards and Hall of Fame

Leadership

• Two-page narrative (double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman or Arial)
  • Includes descriptions of major leadership projects, what impact the applicant's leadership has had on others, and how the applicant has grown through leadership work.
• A copy of the leadership portions of "My 4-H Resume" (sections 5 & 6)
• One page of photographs in support of the narrative (not to include newspaper articles). Photos must have captions.
• Applications are due in the State 4-H office by March 1. County Extension offices should forward their county nomination form to the State 4-H Office.

• Citizenship
  • Two-page narrative (double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman or Arial)
    • Includes descriptions of major service projects, what impact the applicant's service projects have had, and how the applicant has grown through this work.
  • A copy of the Citizenship/Community Service portions of "My 4-H Resume" (sections 7 & 8)
  • One page of photographs in support of the narrative (not to include newspaper articles). Photos must have captions.

• Communication
  • Two-page narrative (double-spaced, 12-point font) of approximately 500-600 words.
    • In your narrative answer the following questions:
      • Description of communications done,
      • what impact the applicant's communication has had, and
      • how the applicant has grown through this work.
    • You'll also need:
      • A copy of the Communication portion of "My 4-H Resume" (sections 9 & 10)
      • One page of photographs in support of the narrative (not to include newspaper articles). Photos must have captions.

Oregon 4-H Excellence in Teamwork Award

This state-level award is for teams of two or more youth who collaborated on a project that made a significant impact on their club or community.

Awards include one winner and up to three honorable mentions

To be eligible for this award, teams must meet the following criteria:

• Currently enrolled 4-H members
• Completed the project in the past 12 months
• Have not received this award before
• Nominated by their local program to the state level

What does that mean? It means you must apply by going through your local 4-H Program Coordinator.

Application:

To apply for this award, you need to submit the following:

A Two-Page Narrative that is double-spaced or hand written on plain white paper in 12-point font, around 500-600 words.

Include the following information:
- Description of the project
- How the team came up with the idea
- Resources involved (team members, agencies, supplies, equipment, money, etc.)
- How the team executed the project
- Results (who benefited, impacts, implications for the future)

Completed applications of nominees are due to the state 4-H Office by March 1 of each year, so your local deadline is probably around February 1.

Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated based on:

- Overall impact of the project
- Understanding of how the project made a difference
- Understanding of how the team grew through this work

Selection

The state 4-H Recognition Committee will review the county nominations and select the winner and honorable mention winners during its spring meeting. Winners will be announced at the 4-H Summer Conference in June.

The winning team will get to briefly present their work at Summer Conference in front of 4-H'ers, OSU faculty, volunteers, and peers!

Team Community Service

Two-page narrative (double-spaced, 12-point font) of approximately 500-600 words.

In your narrative answer the following questions:

• What was your project about?
• How did your team choose this project? Where did the idea come from?
• What resources did you use and how you got them?
• What was your experience of completing the project?
• What impact did it have, and on whom? How is the future impacted by your project?