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Award Information


The awards available for any OAE4-HA member with youth responsibility are as follows:

Oklahoma Awards – the following five (5) awards are presented by OAE4-HA only.  There is no corresponding award at the regional or national level.

  • Clover Award – Less than three years of service
  • Outstanding County –Report an innovative program for a traditional or nontraditional, special 4-H youth, or volunteer adult audience.
  • News Media Clover Award – This award is to recognize a member of the media or news organization that has provided outstanding visibility of the 4-H program to the general public.  Categories include Newspaper and Broadcast.  Additional information is listed on application.
  • Promotion & Visibility Award – To recognize members for significant accomplishments in presenting 4-H to the general public, utilizing the 4-H Month Promotional Kit or other 4-H promotional materials such as “Power of Youth” or “Are you into it?”
  • Outstanding Program Assistant Award – To recognize an outstanding 4-H program assistant for accomplishment achieved in the area of 4-H. 
  • OAE4HA Scholarship Application – OAE4HA Scholarship Application. 
  • Joe Hughes Fellowship Application – Joe Hughes Fellowship Application. 

NAE4-HA Awards


General guidelines:  For each award application submitted to the OAE4-HA Awards and Recognition Committee, the applicant must attach the completed NAE4-HA Member Recognition Form to the award application.  See the NAE4-HA website for specific award guidelines and application requirements.  These same guidelines are used for selection of state level awards.  Each state is allowed to submit a limited number of award recipients for further competition or recognition at the regional and/or national level.

NAE4-HA Member Recognition Form

Service Awards


The following items must be submitted electronically to the OAE4-HA Awards Committee.  Late or incomplete entries will not be accepted.

  • A completed NAE4-HA Member Recognition Application.
  • A brief summary of program accomplishments of not more than 50 words to be printed in the program book.
  • The appropriate completed Oklahoma Service Award Application.

Speciality Awards

Remember to complete the NAE4-HA Member Recognition form when submitting your application.  See the NAE4-HA Website for specific award guidelines and application requirements.

  • Air Force Recruiting Salute Award
  • “USDA/Army Youth Development Project” Salute Award
  • USDA/Air Force “Aim High Award”
  • Beyond Youth Leadership Grant
  • Diversity Award
  • Educational Technology Award (Individual and Team)
  • Excellence in 4-H Club Support (Individual and Team)
  • Excellence in Teamwork
  • Excellence in Camping (Individual and Team)
  • JC Penney Afterschool Programming Award
  • Excellence in Natural Resources Environmental Stewardship (Individual and Team)
  • Power of Youth Award
  • World Citizenship in 4-H Youth Development Award
  • Search for Excellence in Teen Programming Award (Individual and Team)
  • Interactive 4-H Education Website Award
  • Dr.Jim Duncan Program of Distinction Award
  • Denise Miller National 4-H Innovator Award

Communicator Awards


Remember to complete the NAE4-HA Member Recognition form. See the NAE4-HA website for specific award guidelines and application requirements.

  • Educational Package (Individual and Team)
  • Educational Piece (Individual and Team)
  • Exhibit
  • Feature Story
  • Media Presentation
  • News Story
  • Periodical Publication (Individual and Team)
  • Personal Column
  • Promotional Package (Individual and Team)
  • Promotional Piece (Individual and Team)
  • Published Photo
  • Radio Program
  • Video Program

Professional Development Awards


Remember to complete the NAE4-HA Member Recognition form and the NAE4-HA Professional Development Award Application.  See the NAE4-HA website for specific award guidelines and application requirements.

  • Professional Development Opportunity Award
  • Stiles Memorial Scholarship
  • Susan Barkman Research and Evaluation Scholarship