Kentucky Farm Bureau 2024 Communications Award Nomination Form

Kentucky Farm Bureau 2024 Communications Award Nomination Form
The Kentucky Farm Bureau Communications Award recognizes and honors the outstanding efforts of a professional journalist whose recent work has contributed to a better public understanding and appreciation of the people, communities, and issues connected to Kentucky agriculture.

ELIGIBILITY

Nominees for this award are to be professional journalists whose employment and stories are based in Kentucky. Print journalists may be employed by any newspaper, magazine, or online news source that serves Kentucky readers. Broadcast journalists may be employed by any radio or television station that serves an audience of Kentucky listeners. Past recipients of the KFB Communications Award may be nominated again, but only after five years have passed since winning the honor. For example, to nominate a journalist for the award in 2024, he/she may not have won this distinction in 2019 through 2023.

CRITERIA

The recipient of this award will be selected for his/her journalistic contributions to fostering better relations and understanding between farm and non-farm citizens in Kentucky. This may be accomplished through newspaper, magazine or online articles, radio or television reports, or a combination thereof. Each nomination should be accompanied by pertinent supporting materials, such as article clippings, audio files, video samples, letters of recommendation, etc.

NOMINATIONS

Nominations for the KFB Communications Award may be submitted by county Farm Bureaus, fellow journalists or editors, county agricultural agents or teachers of vocational agriculture. All nominations MUST include a completed version of this form to be considered in this competition. Supporting materials submitted with the entry must be the journalist’s original work that was published, posted or broadcast between July 21, 2023 and July 25, 2024.

The 2024 KFB Communications Award nomination form must be submitted online by July 26, 2024.

JUDGING

Final decision of the annual winner of this competition will be made by a panel of judges selected by the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation. Scoring emphasis will be given to journalists who best create an understanding of farmers and farm issues to a non-farm audience.

AWARD

The winning journalist will receive an engraved plaque and a $300 check.
Nominee*

First NameLast Name
Nominating County*

NOMINEE'S CONTACT INFORMATION
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Email*
example@example.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
High School
Year Graduated
College/University
Year Graduated
Major
Degree Earned
College/University/Graduate School
Year Graduated
Major
Degree Earned

EMPLOYMENT (Please provide the nominee's employment information requested below.)
Current Employer
Occupation/Title
Street Address

Street Address Line 2

Employer CityEmployer State / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Company Website
Roles, Responsibilities, & Recognition:
Job Duties - Briefly describe the nominee's CURRENT job duties, including number of years in this role and how the individual's work is related to the positive promotion of agriculture.*

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Employment History - List the nominee's most recent job history, including employers, roles, and length of service.*
Farming Background
Did the nominee grow up on a farm?*

YesNo
If so, where?
Principal crops:
Acres:
Does the nominee currently farm?*

YesNo
If so, where?
Principal crops:
Acres:
Professional Organizations
Using the space below, please identify any significant contributions the nominee has made to the professional organizations listed above.

0/500
Identify any other professional awards the nominee has received. Provide the name of the award/honor, organization that presented it, and year it was won.
Has the nominee won the KFB Communications Award before?

YesNo
If so, what year?

SERVICE TO AGRICULTURE: Attach additional pages if more space is needed.
In the space provided below, describe how the nominee's journalistic and communications work regularly contributes to a better public understanding and appreciation of Kentucky agriculture, farmers, and farming communities.

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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Attach all supporting materials used to enhance nominee's entry.
- Nominations submitted without supporting material are considered incomplete.
- Sample materials may include, but are not limited to, articles, audio, video, blogs, or letters of recommendation.
- Supporting materials submitted with this entry must be the journalist's own work.
PDF Upload - You may attach one(1) PDF of no more than ten(10) pages. This PDF can include articles, photos, news clippings, letters of recommendation, blog posts, etc.

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Audio/Video Uploads - You may upload a maximum of three(3) video or audio files for consideration.

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Web Links - You may include three(3) hyperlinks. These links can direct judges to YouTube videos, web pages, blog posts, social media posts, etc. Please do not link to file sharing sites for judges to download additional files.
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Kentucky Farm Bureau 2024 Communications Award Nomination Form

Roles, Responsibilities, & Recognition:

Farming Background

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION