The deadline for submitting nominations for the Professional Development Awards of Excellence is September 1. These awards will be presented at the 2008 Agribusiness Forum, November 11-12, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City.The Professional Development Awards of Excellence were created in 2001 to demonstrate NAMA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s commitment to the four professional development areas. Below is a list of the past Awards of Excellence recipients:<\/p>\n
Marketing Communications<\/strong>
\n2007 – Pete Kovac
\n2006 – Steve Engle
\n2005 – Bev Larson
\n2004 – Neil DeStefano
\n2003 – Sarah Vacek
\n2002 – Ken Anderson
\n2001 – Doug Headley<\/p>\nProduct\/Species Management
\n<\/strong>2007 – Klaas Okkinga
\n2006 – No Award was given in this area
\n2005 – Dennis Gehler
\n2004 – Wendy Elliott
\n2003 – Brian Markwardt
\n2002 – Tony Klemm
\n2001 – Tony Solon<\/p>\nPublic Relations<\/strong>
\n2007 – Greg Smith
\n2006 – Barry Nelson
\n2005 – Janice Person
\n2004 – Kendal Frazier
\n2003 – Mike Ricciuto
\n2002 – David Buchholz
\n2001 – Ken Gordon<\/p>\nSales<\/strong>
\n2007 – Bill Heffron
\n2006 – Anita Vanderwert
\n2005 – Margaret Wallace Oldham
\n2004 – Allen Barkve
\n2003 – Cliff Becker
\n2002 – Bob Deiss
\n2001 – Tom Taylor<\/p><\/blockquote>\nNominees for the Awards of Excellence must<\/strong> 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 jennyp@nama.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n
To download the nomination form in an Adobe .PDF format, visit http:\/\/www.nama.org\/awards\/PDAapplication.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n