Celebrating Our EFNEP Success – 2025 Awards
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Collapse ▲EFNEP celebrated another successful year at the Awards Luncheon on November 6th, 2025. Learn more about this year’s award winners and see the great work being done across North Carolina.
Over the Mark Award
Individuals receiving the “Over the Mark” award are EFNEP Educators who meet 5% or more above their target outreach and meet or exceed program impact goals during the performance evaluation year. These individuals are the masters of outreach and partnership. They adjust their work schedules to meet participants where they are and when they can meet. They form solid partnerships with community organizations that result in EFNEP goals being met.
This year’s awards were presented to:
Red Apple (5-24%): Amanda Bobley and Hiliana Patino
Bronze Apple (25-49%): Chrissy Barbrey
Congratulations to all of this year’s Over the Mark winners!
Team Award
The success of EFNEP depends upon collaborative team relationships. The team award celebrates teams which exhibit a cooperative spirit using innovative ideas and approaches to meet the needs of limited resource families in the county. Teams consist of at least one EFNEP Educator and other partners.
This year’s awards were presented to:
Team Award: Lynnell Godfrey and PW Moore Elementary School from Pasquotank County
Team Award: Hiliana Patino and El Pueblo from Wake County
Team Award: Dinorah Keith and Alondra Espinal Aguilar from Wayne County
Not pictured: DeNisha Lisenby and Wadesboro Primary School from Anson County
Congratulations to all our team award winners!
Golden Star Award
The Golden Stars of EFNEP are individuals, groups or agencies, both internal and external, who have significantly contributed to the county program. They provide on-going support to help the EFNEP Educator achieve the county program goals.
This year’s awards were presented to:
Meredith Byers from Rutherford Early College in Rutherford County
Dr. Tracey Ferguson from Hoke County Reading Literacy Council in Hoke County
Alichel Batalla from Grantham Elementary in Wayne County
Patience Muship-Mukelabai, Carmen Reeves, Evelyn Rojas-Ramirez, and Venessa Diaz from Welcome Baby in Durham County
Congratulations to all our golden star winners!
Leader Badge
This badge is awarded to EFNEP Educators who make an effort to consistently support other team members. They serve as a mentor to their colleagues both in their region and across the state. Others can count on them to provide exemplary work and represent the program well.
This year’s award was presented to Lynnell Godfrey from Pasquotank County.
Congratulations, Lynnell!
Thank you to all of our winners for your continued dedication and commitment to EFNEP in North Carolina!
Check out our these additional blogs to learn more about individual awards: