Awards and Recognition

4-H offers a variety of Awards and Recognition opportunities to celebrate the achievements and hard work of its members. These include scholarships that provide financial support for higher education, achievement pins to recognize members’ dedication and growth in specific areas, and project awards that honor excellence in a wide range of 4-H projects.

View the categories below for additional details and information.

Achievement Pins

4-H Member Achievement pins are designed to recognize 4-H members as they reach milestones throughout their 4-H journey. The pins are awarded in a series. As a member’s 4-H journey progresses, the achievement pin requirements expand to challenge individuals to explore and engage in more opportunities to develop life skills.

Guidelines to Member Achievement Pins: Kansas 4-H Member Recognition

Key Award

The Kansas Key Award is one of the highest honors awarded to 4-H members across Kansas. As a 4-H award, the applicant needs to highlight 4-H related events, activities and achievements accomplished within the 4-H club, county/district, region or state.

Local Record Keeping & Project Report Forms

Record keeping and Project Reporting are valuable skills taught to members of the Kansas 4-H program. Members are encouraged to keep a permanent record of all 4-H and Non-4-H Experience and are encouraged to summarize their experiences on the Kansas 4-H Project Report Form for project recognition.

Guide to Kansas 4-H Project Recognition and the Goal Setting Worksheet are valuable resources to utilize through the process.

Project Recognition Check Sheet
Personal Information Page
Kansas 4-H Permanent Record
Project Report Forms

*Please note: when opening a form below, please open it and save it to your desktop or device before entering information. You must download or open the form, then "save as" or you run the risk of losing your work.*

Pawnee County Record Books
In Pawnee County, we will now be using the Project Report Forms. The Project Report Forms are available above and are linked directly to the State 4-H website. If you are not able to download the forms, we have the current forms in the Extension Office.

Project Record Books will have a standing deadline of the last Monday in September. Record books can be turned in to your Club Leader or to the Extension Office.

Items that need to be turned in:

  • Project Recognition/Record Book Check Sheet
  • Personal Information Page
  • Project Report Forms
  • Permanent Record
  • Member Achievement Pin Application

Other books that can be turned in:

  • Club notebooks: Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter

Organizational Help

Forms below are for personal use only.