Overall Purpose:
- Support collaborative efforts to enhance the JCEP/ESP mission
- Communicate the commitment of Extension Professionals to develop quality program delivery
- Recognize teaching that exhibits high standards of excellence
- Encourage excellence among all Extension Professionals to develop tools which enhance higher quality educational programming
General Guidelines:
All Extension Professionals (including non-faculty and non-ESP members) are eligible to enter their work in this competition. Membership in JCEP/ESP is not mandatory for recognition in Ohio, however for team awards, 50% of eligible team members must be members in good standing in order for the team to be considered for the award. Entries in all categories are judged on the content’s relevance, importance and interest. Every entry should help fulfill your affiliated university’s Extension mission.
Entries should show evidence of being an Extension piece using current Extension branding (either OSU or CSU) (e.g., logo, branding, text, as sponsor, collaborator or sole producer). If published piece does not show evidence of Extension branding, submit both original and published tools. Note: If proper Extension branding is not followed, up to 25% will be deducted from the point total.
- Applicants may submit only one entry per category as the lead applicant. If an applicant makes more than one submission in the same category, then a teammate must be listed as the lead team member. An applicant may submit entries in as many categories as desired. The same entry cannot be submitted in more than one category.
- Entries must be produced from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.
- Entries must be submitted online at https://u.osu.edu/jcepespcreativeworks/. The online process includes: (1) completing a Creative Works Contest Entry Form with supporting information (audience targeted, goals for entry, need being addressed, evaluation results) and (2) attaching an electronic version of creative work (link to website, jpeg photo, pdf, etc.). Deadline for submission is 11:59 PM on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
- If you have a question about what category a creative work that you created fits in, please contact the chair of the Creative Works sub-committee or Scholarship, Grants, and Recognition committee.
Academic works conducted as a student such as a project, thesis, or dissertation should not be submitted, as that was work conducted as a student to meet degree requirements, not as an Extension publication. However, items developed based on the findings of the study/work such as a journal article, project book, or fact sheet(s), etc. could be submitted in their respective category.
SCORING: Each entry must score 85 points and above to receive an award. Awards are first, second, third place and honorable mentions. If there is only one entry in a category, it is not considered an automatic winner. There will not be a tie for any placing.
CO-AUTHORS AND TEAMS: Be sure to list all team members who contributed to the project on the entry cover sheet. The Creative Works Sub-Committee members are not responsible for team members’ names not on the entry.