ERME Outstanding Project Awards

The National ERME Program has initiated an annual award to recognize outstanding projects conducted in each of the four regions of the country. The Award seeks to highlight excellence in Extension programming and Project Director scholarship – as well as to promote the many successful ERME projects and resulting educational resources. The Outstanding Project Awards are presented to the Project Directors at the ERME National Conference.

2022 Southern Region ERME Outstanding Project Award Recipient: Wendell Pepper

Project Director Wendell Pepper, University of Tennessee, received the 2022 award in the Southern Region. Wendell’s project was titled, “Managing Risk By Improving Farm Business Management Skills”. This project provided educational opportunities that helped participants manage financial risk by evaluating farm business records and applying economic principles in decision making. Click here to learn more about this project and how it impacted participants.

2021 Southern Region ERME Outstanding Project Award Recipient: Megan Bruch Leffew

Project Director Megan Bruch Leffew with the University of Tennessee Extension, Center for Profitable Agriculture, received the 2021 award in the Southern Region. Megan’s project was titled “Business Planning and Marketing Education for Tennessee Farmers”. This project provided educational opportunities to help participants manage financial and marketing risk by developing business plans and implementing cost-effective online marketing strategies. Click here to learn more about this project and how it impacted participants.