2011 FAMILY FORESTS EDUCATION AWARD
Presented by the
National Woodland Owners Association
And the
National Association of University Forest Resources Programs
The National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA), in cooperation with the National Association of University
Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP), will present the annual FAMILY FORESTS EDUCATION
AWARD at the 2011 Society of American Foresters (SAF) national convention in Honolulu, HI on November 2nd.
The award will be presented to the educational institution deemed to have delivered the most effective education
program benefiting non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners. Any educational institution is eligible. The
award will be presented to the administrative unit where the faculty involved in the education program are housed.
An educational program is a combination of educational materials, media and events, including applied research
that supports those efforts, that is conducted over a period of time for the benefit of non-industrial private forest
land owners. The award can recognize effective programs addressing any or all aspects of forest resource
management including, but not be limited to, business management, silvicultural activities, harvesting, and
marketing.
Nomination packages should include no more than 10 pages of documentation* describing an educational program
for family forest landowners over the previous five years, including information about:
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Faculty involved (including breadth and multi-disciplinary involvement)
Educational needs assessment (including involvement of clients)
Educational materials, events, or other resources used
Applied research incorporated
Collaborations among disciplines, agencies, and organizations
Results, impacts, or outcomes
Evidence of program quality
Degree of innovation
Emulation of the program by others
A committee composed of both NWOA and NAUFRP members will select the award winner. An award recipient
will not be able to repeat two years in succession. Institutions that submitted nominations for the 2009 and 2010
award, but did not receive the award will automatically be considered for this period. These institutions are
welcome to submit additional materials in support of those nominations.
Criteria for award selection include program quality, outcomes and impacts with consideration for the number of
faculty involved.
The deadline for receiving all materials is September 21, 2011. Nominations and supporting documentation
should be forwarded to:
NAUFRP-NWOA 2011 NIPF Award
c/o Terri Bates, NAUFRP Executive Liaison
P.O. Box 2004
Falls Church, VA 22042
For further information contact Terri Bates, (703) 538-1134 (E-Mail: naufrp@verizon.net) or Keith Argow,
President, NWOA at (703) 255-2700 (E-Mail: argow@nwoa.net).
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A CD containing supporting materials may be submitted. If supplying materials which would be difficult to
reproduce for the reviewers (such as videos and CDs), please provide at least 5 copies.
Previous Recipients:
1997 Mississippi State University
1998
University of Georgia
1999 Washington State University: Forest Stewardship Education Program
2000
Pennsylvania State University School of Forest Resources: Extension Education Program
2001
University of Georgia D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources: “Forestry: Area Specialty
Advanced Training (FASAT)
2002
University of Washington & Washington State University Coop Extension: Rural Initiatives
Project
AND (a tie)
University of Tennessee: Extension Forest Landowner Education Initiative
2003
Virginia Tech, College of Natural Resources: Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program
2004
Clemson University Cooperative: “Master Tree Farmer/Master Wildlife Program”
2005
North Carolina State’s Extension Forest Resources Program (NIPF component)
2006
Appalachian Hardwood Center, West Virginia University Division of Forestry and Natural
Resources
2007
FLORIDA FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, University of Florida Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences School of Forest Resources and Conservation
2008
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE MASTER WOODLAND
MANAGER PROGRAM
2009
Department of Forestry, Cooperative Extension Service, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
2010 Woodland Leadership Institute University of Wisconsin Stevens Point