NAMA honors the best in leadership.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 in Phoenix. Below is a listing of each award and the recipient. President's Award The President's Award may mean:
Beth Burgy, North Central Chapter (Broadhead + Company) The President's award is presented each year to an individual who contributes in a significant way to the agenda of the national president. This year, President Tom Taylor This article is about the dramatist and editor. For other uses, see Tom Taylor (disambiguation) Tom Taylor (October 19, 1817 – July 12, 1880) was a dramatist and editor of Punch magazine. He was born at Bishopwearmouth, near Sunderland, in north-east England. has chosen an individual that has taken one of his top priority areas, professional development, and created a program that reaches a new generation of NAMA members. When challenged with creating a professional development opportunity that would appeal to newer entrants into agri-marketing, Burgy didn't hesitate to volunteer her time and talents. The result was the inaugural Agri-Marketing Boot Camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. . Burgy's committee created a relevant, high-value two-day program with attendance of over 100 people, 17 who became NAMA members. R.C. Ferguson Award Lee Dueringer, Desert Southwest Chapter (Arizona Children's Assn.) Lee Dueringer's career-long dedication and service to NAMA deserves recognition through this award. Prior to his early retirement from Elanco Animal Health, Dueringer served in many leadership positions at the chapter and national levels including chapter and national president. Dueringer agreed to serve as the president of the Desert Southwest Chapter with the realization that the Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show would be held in their home town. His leadership has resulted in a schedule of chapter meetings, visits to agribusiness companies, new members and increased excitement about NAMA. Dilworth Award for Innovation John Finegan, NAMA Pacific Chapter (Beck Ag Com) The Agribusiness Forum Committee tackled a big challenge this year as the timing of that event was moved to mid-November and involved dovetailing the forum with the NAFB NAFB National Association of Farm Broadcasters (now National Association of Farm Broadcasting) NAFB National Association of Farm Broadcasting (formerly National Association of Farm Broadcasters; Platte City, Missouri) annual convention. As chair of this committee, Finegan's leadership resulted in an innovative approach to the Agribusiness Forum schedule which provided members a high-value program while saving them time and budget. 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 Angela Bendorf Jamison, Carolinas/ Virginia Chapter (Communicopia) Angela Bendorf Jamison served as the president of the Carolinas/Virginia Chapter. Her leadership has resulted in an outstanding year of programs and activities. Jamison also served as a member of the Agri-Marketing Conference committee taking on several assignments and completing them in a timely and professional manner. Outstanding Chair Sarah Vacek, Gateway Chapter (Monsanto) Sarah served as the chair of this year's Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show. Her committee consisted of twelve members who were all engaged in planning the program for conference. Her leadership on this committee, together with her personal commitment, resulted in the committee meeting all goals and deadlines in the conference planning. Meritorious mer·i·to·ri·ous adj. Deserving reward or praise; having merit. [Middle English, from Latin merit Achievement Sharon Larson, North Central Chapter (Morgan & Myers) Sharon Larson served as the chair of the Best of NAMA Committee and this year the decision was made to hold all of the regional judging in one location and dovetail dovetail (dov´tāl), n a widened or fanned-out portion of a prepared cavity, usually established deliberately to increase the retention and resistance form. it with the Agribusiness Forum. Larson's committee guided this change which resulted in 1,212 entries being judged in a 25,000 square foot exhibit hall involving over 60 judges. Robert Ratliff, Carolinas/Virginia Chapter (ProfitableFarming.com) Robert Ratliff has been hard at work this year as the chair of the national Membership Committee. His committee guided the continuation of the successful "Cultivating Connections" membership campaign which was launched last year. Changes to this campaign included the creation of a monthly newsletter, Grassroots. Membership is up 3 percentage points over the budgeted projection. NEW NAMA MEMBERS The following are NAMA members that joined in February 2005 Welcome. AT LARGE Rebecca Catlett Syngenta Seeds, Inc. BADGER Randy Baker CNH CNH Carteira Nacional de Habilitação CNH Centro Nacional de Huracanes (Spanish) CNH California Nevada Hawaii (a district of Kiwanis International) CNH Club Náutico Hacoaj CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA Lane Kaplan Rhea rhea, in zoology rhea (rē`ə), common name for a South American bird of the family Rheidae, which is related to the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb (20–25 kg) and standing up to 60 in. & Kaiser Marketing Comm. DESERT SOUTHWEST Lucia Bond Konrath GREAT PLAINS Mick Glaze Fort Hays State University Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas. It is the fourth largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 9,500 students (8,250 undergraduate and 1,250 HEARTLAND Toni Tripp 1st Farm Credit Services IOWA Iowa, state, United States Iowa (ī`əwə), midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi R. Scott Arnold Rain & Hail L.L.C. MIDLANDS Susan Christensen Farmers National Company MISSOURI-KANSAS Gary Enright NAFB Rick Thaemert Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Robb Bertels Vance Publishing Corp. NORTH CENTRAL Dan Jurek Martin Williams Martin T. Williams (1924–1992) was born in Richmond, Virginia. He was a critic, specializing in jazz and American popular culture. He wrote for major jazz magazines, notably Down Beat, cofounded The Jazz Review Kathy Kane Martin Williams SOUTHEASTERN Angel Nash RFD-TV Debbie Guthrie Vance Publishing Corp. |
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