{"id":3744,"date":"2011-06-28T12:36:25","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T19:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=3744"},"modified":"2011-06-28T12:36:25","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T19:36:25","slug":"nominate-your-peers-for-an-award-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=3744","title":{"rendered":"Nominate Your Peers for an Award of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Development Awards of Excellence honor NAMA members based on outstanding achievement in each  of the Professional Development Areas (PDA). Awards of Excellence will  be presented in the areas of (1) Marketing Communications, (2)  Product\/Species Management, (3) Public Relations and (4) Sales.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for submitting nominations for the Professional Development  Awards of Excellence is September 1, 2011. These awards will be presented  at the 2011 Trends In Agriculture meeting, November 8-9, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of the past Awards of Excellence recipients:<\/p>\n<p>Marketing Communications<br \/>\n2010 &#8211; Scott McClure<br \/>\n2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Lou Ireland<br \/>\n2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Paul Redhage<br \/>\n2007 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pete Kovac<br \/>\n2006 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Steve Engle<br \/>\n2005 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bev Larson<br \/>\n2004 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Neil DeStefano<br \/>\n2003 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sarah Vacek<br \/>\n2002 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ken Anderson<br \/>\n2001 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Doug Headley<\/p>\n<p>Product\/Species Management<br \/>\n2010 &#8211; Elena Lindemann<br \/>\n2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gary Robertson<br \/>\n2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c No award was given in this area<br \/>\n2007 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Klaas Okkinga<br \/>\n2006 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c No award was given in this area<br \/>\n2005 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dennis Gehler<br \/>\n2004 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Wendy Elliott<br \/>\n2003 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Brian Markwardt<br \/>\n2002 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tony Klemm<br \/>\n2001 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tony Solon<\/p>\n<p>Public Relations<br \/>\n2010 &#8211; Sue Otten<br \/>\n2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Deron Johnson<br \/>\n2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Beth Andersen<br \/>\n2007 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Greg Smith<br \/>\n2006 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Barry Nelson<br \/>\n2005 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Janice Person<br \/>\n2004 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kendal Frazier<br \/>\n2003 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Mike Ricciuto<br \/>\n2002 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c David Buchholz<br \/>\n2001 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ken Gordon<\/p>\n<p>Sales<br \/>\n2010 &#8211; Marvin Kokes<br \/>\n2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pete Weil<br \/>\n2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Vernon Benes<br \/>\n2007 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bill Heffron<br \/>\n2006 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Anita Vanderwert<br \/>\n2005 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Margaret Wallace Oldham<br \/>\n2004 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Allen Barkve<br \/>\n2003 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cliff Becker<br \/>\n2002 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bob Deiss<br \/>\n2001 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tom Taylor<\/p>\n<p>Nominees for the Awards of Excellence must be NAMA members.  Nominators should target individuals with direct planning and execution  responsibilities in the respective Professional Development Area from  agribusiness and related companies. If you have any questions regarding  these awards, please contact Jenny Pickett at <a href=\"mailto:jennyp@nama.org\">jennyp@nama.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To download the nomination form in an Adobe .PDF format, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/awards\/2011PDAapp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nama.org\/awards\/2011PDAapp.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also fill out the form on-line at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/awards\/pdaonlineform.htm\">http:\/\/www.nama.org\/awards\/pdaonlineform.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Development Awards of Excellence honor NAMA members based on outstanding achievement in each of the Professional Development Areas (PDA). Awards of Excellence will be presented in the areas of (1) Marketing Communications, (2) Product\/Species Management, (3) Public Relations and (4) Sales. 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