Leader award winners.NAMA Na·ma n. pl. Nama or Na·mas 1. A member of a people of southwest Africa. 2. The Khoikhoin language of the Nama. has named the organization's national leadership award recipients. Awards were presented at the Best of NAMA awards ceremony, April 15 in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Below is a listing of each award and the honoree hon·or·ee n. The recipient of an honor. Noun 1. honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments recipient, receiver - a person who receives something . President's Award The President's Award may mean:
The President's Award is given to the individual/organization that best responds to the national president's agenda, going beyond the norm in contributions of time, talent and resources. This year, two individuals receive this honor from Teresa Hinrichs, Mike Gustafson and Tom Smull. Mike Gustafson Mike Gustafson, manager, creative group, John Deere, has supported the President's initiative on the NAMA Platform by making it part of his upcoming agenda as the national president, creating a two year commitment to this effort. He has been an active participant in strategic discussions on NAMA's future and has supported the changes necessary to better position NAMA for increased member value. Tom Smull Tom Smull, advertising representative, Metro Iowa Plus, has consistently supported the president's agenda from his early position as chapter president, then as a regional director, to his current involvement on the Executive Committee. His dedication to advancing member value and strengthening of the chapters is evident in the accomplishments he has fostered while serving as a NAMA leader. Dilworth Award for Innovation John Sowell The Dilworth Award for Innovation is presented to the persons/organizations that represent innovative thinking. This year's recipient, John Sowell, Davis Newman Payne receives the award for his involvement with the Agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. Forum, which had been changed to more directly address the issues affecting agricultural marketing and communications. As chair of the Professional Development Area Advisory Committee for Marketing Communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales , Sowell was asked to serve as the chair of the planning committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación and his leadership helped reshape this annual event. Workhorse work·horse n. 1. Something, such as a machine, that performs dependably under heavy or prolonged use: "the 50-year-old DC-3 ... of the Year Drew Wenner The Workhorse of the Year Award is an honor reserved for outstanding individual contributions to NAMA. This year the award is given to Drew Wenner with Texas Agriculture. Working from his office in Waco, Texas For the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, see . For other uses of "Waco", see Waco (disambiguation). Waco (pronounced: /ˈweɪkoʊ/) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. , Wenner took on significant responsibility with the Region II Best of NAMA Ceremony including publicity, judging, and creating the awards presentation. His efforts greatly contributed to the success of this year's Region II Best of NAMA event. Outstanding Chair Beth Burgy This award is presented to Beth Burgy with Martin/Williams Advertising. This committee continues to be one of the most active NAMA committees with every member having significant responsibilities with the student program. Beth's leadership has aided the growth of the careers program which now boasts 36 student chapters. Outstanding Committee Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show Committee This year the Executive Committee also wanted to recognize a full committee that has done an outstanding job by presenting an outstanding committee award. The Agri-Marketing Conference Committee is the recipient of this award. This committee has the responsibility to plan the annual conference. This year's committee, consisting of 14 members, were pro-actively involved in planning this event. A special subcommittee was also formed to develop a marketing plan that targeted three membership subgroups with different strategies and messages, as well as targeting new non-member attendees. Dan Malcolm, Malcolm Media Ag Publishing is the chair of the committee. The full committee is listed below: Dan Malcolm, chair (Malcolm Media--Ag Publications) Vicki Henrickson, vice chair (McCormick Company) Curt Blades (Successful Farming) Patricia Carroll (Kubota Tractor Corp.) Steve Custer (Farm Journal Media) Steve Engle (Woodruff Communications) John Finegan (Beck Ag Com) Kathy Kavanaugh (Saatchi & Saatchi Rowland) Susan Kincaid (All Media, Inc.) Elissa Lane (Freeman/McCure Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most ) Amy McDonald (McDonald Marketing Communications) Joe Robertson (Fruehling Communications) Sarah Schmidt (Farmland Industries) Bill VerBoort (California Dairy Herd Improvement) Meritorious mer·i·to·ri·ous adj. Deserving reward or praise; having merit. [Middle English, from Latin merit Achievement Mike King, Melinda Schwab, David Knau Mike King, 5MetaCom--For his efforts to strengthen the Mid-America Chapter, one of NAMA's mid-sized chapter, through strong programming, leader recruitment and training, and member involvement. His efforts have resulted in new leadership and renewed chapter enthusiasm. Melinda Schwab, McCormick Company--For her leadership in the MoKan Chapter, NAMA's largest chapter, in maintaining strong programming, aggressively marketing those programs and effectively working and leading an active board, resulting in increased member value. David Knau, Pioneer Hi-Bred Pioneer Hi-Bred is one of the largest U.S. companies which produces hybrid seeds for agriculture. History In 1926, farm journal editor and future U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, along with a group of Des Moines, Iowa businessmen, started the "Hi-Bred Corn Company". Int'l--A DuPont Company--For his efforts with the ABEF ABEF Australian Business Excellence Framework (horticulture; Australia) Golf Outing held in Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). . As the dead for securing sponsorships and through his enthusiastic encouragement for golfers to sign-up, the ABEF Golf outing raised over $6,000 in support of the NAMA Student Careers Program. 2003 Agribusiness Leader of the Year Richard Clauss Hilmar Cheese Company/Clauss Dairy Farms The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has honored Richard Clauss, Hilmar Cheese Company Hilmar Cheese Company is a cheese and whey products manufacturer located in Hilmar, California. The privately-owned company has approximately 600 employees and specializes in the mass production of American cheese and cheddar. with the 2003 Agribusiness Leader of the Year Award. The award, presented at the Opening General session of the annual Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show, April 16 in San Diego, is NAMA's highest honor. The award is designed to honor an outstanding leader in agribusiness, education, government service or other related areas. Solicited from senior level position holders in private, public or academic service, nominees exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. excellence in agribusiness by their significant contributions to the industry. Richard Clauss in an extraordinary leader. Others, including board members of Hilmar Cheese Company, describe his leadership as bringing necessary information coupled with solutions options to a meeting ... and quietly encouraging the group to choose the direction. Hilmar Cheese is again expanding using an industry-leading strategy by moving a significant share of the by-product by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. by-product Noun 1. of cheese making from food grade products toward a more profitable pharmaceutical grade products. He is often described as a leader by example. He has developed the Clauss operation from a small 24-cow herd to a large-herd dairy business. With 3,100 registered Jersey cows housed in three units, the Clauss operation is marketing over 50 million pounds of milk per year with only 48 employees. When viewing accomplishments from a national perspective, it is important to note Richard Clauses works and leads in the nation's number 1 dairy state. Anything happening in California's Diary industry is followed across the nation and around the world. 2003 NAMA Marketer of the Year James Seaver AGCO AGCO Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario AGCO Anderson, Greenwood, & Company AGCO After Google Check-Out Corporation NAMA has honored James Seaver, executive vice president, sales and marketing worldwide, AGCO Corporation with the NAMA Marketer of the Year award. The award was presented at the Best of NAMA/Golden ARC Awards Ceremony that kicked off this year's Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show in San Diego on Tuesday, April 15. NAMA recognizes its active members with senior management of marketing and/or sales responsibilities with the NAMA Marketer of the Year award. This award is NAMA's most prestigious honor awarded to active members of the association and is designed to honor outstanding accomplishments in the field of agrimarketing. Early in 2002, James Seaver, one of the founders of AGCO Corporation, moved from his role as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AGCO finance to the role of executive vice president, sales and marketing worldwide. This change was one result of the tragic loss in the crash of the AGCO corporate jet of two other AGCO founders, president and CEO, John Sumejda and Ed Swingle Swin´gle v. i. 1. To dangle; to wave hanging. 2. To swing for pleasure. v. t. 1. To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch. , VP sales and marketing. Virtually simultaneously with the tragedy, AGCO was executing key first steps in one of the most important marketing initiatives in its history. These marketing actions, both strategic and tactical, were and are the crucial follow up to the acquisition by AGCO of the Caterpillar caterpillar (kăt`əpĭl'ər, kăt`ər–), common name for the larva of a moth or butterfly. Caterpillars have distinct heads and are segmented and wormlike. agricultural equipment business. AGCO is the newest of the large global leaders in ag equipment manufacturing and marketing. Jim Seaver and the other founders of AGCO could easily be described as the most innovative managers in the industry. And AGCO's recent history, especially the Challenger branding marketing and distribution building initiative executed under Jim Seaver's leadership, is perhaps the ultimate example of this marketing strategy and of success with this strategy. In addition, AGCO has a long history of involvement in and support for NAMA. |
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