KAFCS Awards

The KAFCS Awards Selection Committee may award the following awards each year: 

Distinguished Service Award
Extension Award
Friend of the Family Award
Leaders Award
Martha Streeter New Achiever Award
Teacher of the Year Award

See below (or see the attached document) for the details describing each award in more detail.
KAFCS_Award_requirement_outlines.pdf

Each award application should be accompanied by this General Application cover sheet and sent to Cassy Dalbom, VP of Recognition by the award deadline using the contact information featured on this form.
KAFCS General Application Form

KAFCS deadline for awards is November 1st of each year so that Kansas affiliate winners may choose to apply for AAFCS level by their respective award deadline (December 1st).

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Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is to recognize superior achievements in family and consumer sciences, outstanding contributions to the family and consumer sciences profession, and sustained association leadership.

Award

Plaque sponsored by the KAFCS Foundation

Eligible Nominees

Is a current member of AAFCS and has been a member continuously for 20 years or more.

Is actively employed in a family and consumer sciences-related profession; or a family and consumer sciences professional in home and community; or retired.

Has shown evidence of professional contributions to strengthening families.

Has made significant contributions to KAFCS.

Has a record that reflects sustained active support and commitment to KAFCS and the family and consumer sciences profession.

Application

General Application Form for KAFCS Awards.

A letter of Intent and nomination containing:

Listing of KAFCS activities of the nominee and

Statements of significant professional accomplishments of the nominee.

Three letters of support.

Up-to-date, comprehensive vitae/resume.

Sixty-word abstract identifying the nominee's major and unique qualifications for the award.

Extension Award

The Extension Award honors outstanding Extension System programming, which enables people to improve their lives and communities through learning partnerships that put knowledge to work in family and consumer sciences programs. Program areas that are to be recognized include: nutrition, health and environment; human development and family resiliency; and, family and consumer resource management.

Award

Plaque sponsored by the KAFCS Foundation will be awarded to a single individual or to a team of collaborating individuals.

Eligible Nominees

Family and consumer sciences professionals who have established a record of achievement or the potential for a record of achievement in Extension Service programming for either adults and/or youth are eligible for the award. The award will be presented only once to an individual or members of a team of collaborating individuals.

Application

General Application Form for KAFCS Awards

Nomination format

Letter of recommendation from the state leader of family and consumer sciences extension or other appropriate supervisor.

Nomination Format

• Nominee Group/Individual's name
• Nominee Contact: Name, address, phone, email
• Program area (select one):
  • Nutrition, Health, and Environment
  • Human Development and Family Resiliency
  • Family and Consumer Resource Management
• Description of program which includes a situation statement, objectives, primary target audience, program delivery methods, program/evaluation/outcomes, and marketing strategies
• Note: not to exceed five (5) pages - typed, double-spaced, 1" margin on all pages, typeface 10-12 characters per inch
• Supplementary print materials such as brochures, programs, newsletters, etc. Up to three items will be accepted.
• Nominating Affiliate
• Nominating Affiliate Contact: Name, phone, fax, and email
• Signature of the Nominee

Extension Award - Selection Criteria

Using a point-value system, the following criteria will be used to select the Extension Award recipient. The total maximum score possible is 100. The following criteria will be used to select the Extension Award:

Friend of the Family Award

The Friend of the Family Award recognizes an individual or organization that has made significant contributions and\or been involved in making policy decisions affecting the well-being of families and the family and consumer science profession.

Award

Plaque sponsored by the KAFCS Foundation.

Eligible Nominees

Any individual or organization that does not hold a Family and Consumer Science degree or is eligible for membership in AAFCS.

Application

General Application Form for KAFCS Awards

One letter of endorsement from a KAFCS member. The letter of endorsement might include factors such as:

Could the nominee be considered to be a positive change agent for family and consumer sciences in the community or state?

Has the nominee provided creative leadership in motivating or inspiring others to achieve or contribute to family and consumer sciences?

Selection Criteria

Nominees will be judged primarily on the significance of their contribution to the well-being of family and consumer sciences reflected through the KAFCS member's letter.

Leaders Award

The purpose of the Leaders Award is to identify and honor family and consumer sciences professionals who have made significant contributions to the field through their involvement with KAFCS.

Award

Plaque sponsored by the KAFCS Foundation.

Eligible Nominees

Any family and consumer sciences professional who has more than eight (8) years of service to the field and is an active member of AAFCS is eligible for nomination. Former recipients of the KAFCS Leaders Award are ineligible.

Application

A maximum of six (6) pages can be submitted to provide information requested in the selection criteria. The supplemental materials must be presented in the exact order stated on the selection criteria and should address each of the criteria. In addition, a recent curriculum vitae/resume that has been updated within the past year must accompany the nomination along with a letter of recommendation.

Nomination Materials check list:

General Application Form for KAFCS Awards

Selection criteria information and up to six (6) pages of supporting materials

Curriculum vitae/resume

Letter of endorsement

Leaders Award - Selection Criteria

Using a point-value system, the following criteria will be used to select the Leader Award recipients. The total maximum score possible is 100. The following criteria will be used to select the Leaders Award:

Martha Streeter New Achievers Award

The Martha Streeter New Achievers Award was developed to recognize emerging professionals who have exhibited the potential to make significant contributions in or through family and consumer sciences.

Award

Plaque sponsored by the KAFCS Foundation.

Eligible Nominees

Any family and consumer sciences professional, with an earned degree in the field, who has completed at least 3 years of service to the field, but no more than 8 years of service to the field, and is an active member of AAFCS is eligible for consideration by a nominating group. Former recipients of the Martha Streeter New Achievers Award are ineligible.

Application

A maximum of four (4) pages can be submitted to provide information requested in the selection criteria. The supplemental materials must be presented in the exact order stated on the selection criteria and should address each of the criteria. In addition, a recent curriculum vitae/resume that has been updated within the past year must accompany the nomination along with a letter of endorsement.

Nomination Materials check list:

General Application Form for KAFCS Awards

Selection criteria information and up to four (4) pages of supporting materials

Curriculum vitae/resume

Letter of endorsement

Martha Streeter - Selection Criteria

Using a point-value system, the following criteria will be used to select New Achievers recipients. The total maximum score possible is 100. The following criteria will be used to select the New Achievers Award:

Teacher of the Year Award

The Kansas Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (KAFCS) Teacher of the Year (TOY) Award identifies and recognizes exemplary teachers who exhibit a deep commitment to the profession and the association. TOY awardees have outstanding educational programs that utilize methods, techniques, and activities, integrated into the curriculum, that provide the stimulus for and give visibility to family and consumer sciences elementary and secondary education.

Award

Plaque sponsored by the KAFCS Foundation

Eligible Nominees

• Must be employed as a full-time family and consumer sciences teacher of grades kindergarten through 12 at the time the nomination is submitted.
• Must be a current member of AAFCS and must have maintained this membership for at least the past three consecutive years.
• Recipients are eligible to receive this award more than once. The Award may be given a second time to an individual for an outstanding program and contributions as a teacher that are different from those for which the first award was given.
• Program FocusThe objective of the Teacher of the Year Award Program is to stimulate the development of state-of-the-art programs that are both timely and newsworthy as well as to expand the focus of family and consumer sciences. Each nominated program should focus on one of the five following program areas:
  • Career Awareness / Job Skill Training
  • Consumer Education / Family Finance
  • Creative Dimensions / Alternative Program Designs
  • Family Life / Personal and Social Development
  • Nutrition Education / Diet and Health

Application

• General Application Form for KAFCS Awards
• Teacher of the Year Nomination Format
• Two letters of support that provide evidence of the impact and importance of the nominee's contributions to students, families, and the community. Letters may be from supervisors, colleagues, parents, students, or community leaders.

Nomination Format

Please provide the information below in chronological order using headings provided. Each page must have one-inch margins on all sides with typeface of 10-12 characters per inch. Times New Roman or Arial fonts should be used.

1. Nominee's name
2. Home address
3. Telephone: Home, school, fax and email
4. AAFCS membership number
5. Length of AAFCS membership
6. Name of school
7. School address, phone, fax and Email
8. Position/Title/Full-time, permanent family and consumer sciences teacher
9. Grade(s) taught must be Kindergarten through grades 12
10. Title of nominee's program

• Program Area Focus-list one only (refer to section on Program Focus)
• Identify colleges/universities the nominee has attended using the following format. (List most recent first.)
• Degree
• Major
• Institution
• Date Received
• Identify professional experience using the following format. (List most recent first)
• Position
• Employer

20. Dates

• Function/Responsibility
• Professional/HonoraryActivitiesandAffiliations.
• Organization
• Years of Membership
• Positions Held/Honors Received
• Dates
• Was this program created by the nominee?
• How long has it been implemented by the nominee?
• Abstract: State the primary focus of the program and identify the issues/areas it was designed to address. Highlight ways in which the goals and intended outcomes have been and are being accomplished. A maximum of ten (10) typed, double-spaced lines can be submitted in response.

30. Nominating Affiliate

• Nominating Affiliate Contact: Name, phone, fax, and Email
• Signature of the Nominee

Teacher of the Year - Selection Criteria

Using a point-value system, the following criteria will be used to select the Kansas Teacher of the Year Award Recipient. The total maximum score possible is 100. The following criteria will be used to select the Teacher of the Year Award: (Refer to the AAFCS Selection Criteria section for a detailed description.)