4-H Extension Educators received awards at the Pennsylvania Association of Extension 4-H Agents fall awards banquet, held at Livestock Evaluation Center, Rock Springs, Pennsylvania, on October 17, 2007.

Recipients in the Service Award categories included Jill Oettinger and Jennifer Grooms, for the Achievement in Service Award; Cindy Arblaster and Claudia Mincemoyer, for the Distinguished Service Award; and Nancy Kadwill, for the Meritorious Service Award. All of these members were named National winners in these categories.

Specialty 1st place Award winners included Jan Scholl for her entry in the Educational Technology – Adult category, which was a Regional winner; Helaine Brown, for her entry in Excellence in Teamwork, which was also a Regional winner; Carol Schurman, for her entry in the Natural Resources/Environmental Education category; Kelly Weisner, for her team entry in the Search for Excellence in Teen Programming category; Jill Oettinger, for her entry in the Diversity Category, which was a Regional winner; Carol Schurman, for her entry in the Excellence in Camping – Individual category; and to Cindy Arblaster for her entry in the Excellence in Camping – team category, which was also Regional winner. 

Recipients of the State Awards included Briana Shealer, for the Outstanding New Worker Award; Indiana County volunteer Ethel Coleman for the Clover Award; and Phyllis Wright for the Retiree Award. 

In the Communicator Awards categories, 1st Place State winners included Carol Schurman for Educational Package Individual; Darlene Resh for Educational Package Team; Carol Schurman for Educational Piece Individual; Jan Scholl for Educational Piece Team; Wanda Braymer for Exhibit/Display; Helaine Brown for Feature Story; Wanda Braymer for News Story; Jill Oettinger for Periodical Publication Individual, which was also a Regional and a National winner; Darlene Resh for Periodical Publication Team; Laurie Weinreb-Welch for Personal Column; Jennifer Fetter for Promotional Package Individual, which was also a Regional winner; Laurie Weinreb-Welch for the Promotional Package Team entry; Robert Brown for the Promotional Piece Individual entry, which was also a Regional and a National winner; Wanda Braymer for the Promotional Piece team entry; Wanda Braymer for Published Photo; and Wanda Braymer for Radio Program, which was also a Regional winner.

All Regional and National winners were additionally recognized at the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 25, 2007.