Past Winners

1973     Jon Greeneisen, Farm Credit Administration, Washington, DC

1974     Hadley Read, Head, Office Agricultural Communications, Illinois

1975     Ralph L. Reeder, Head, Office Agricultural Information, Indiana

1976     Lorraine Kingdon, Information Specialist (Special Projects), Washington

1977     Harold B. Swanson, Information Specialist (Extension Training and Communication Research), Minnesota

1978     F. Duane Dailey, Information Specialist (Photography), Missouri

1979     Hal R. Taylor, Deputy Director, Information Office of Governmental and Public Affairs, USDA, Washington, DC

1980     Thomas M. Byrd, Associate Professor & Agricultural Information Specialist, North Carolina

1981     Mason E. Miller, Communication Scientist, Cooperative State Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC

1982     Richard L. Lee, Agricultural Editor and Director of Extension Information, Missouri

1983     Ovid U. Bay, Director of Information, Extension Service, USDA, Washington, DC

1984     K. Robert Kern, Consultant, Iowa

1985     Horace Tyler, Assistant to Dean of Agriculture, Indiana

1986     Joseph J. Marks, Agricultural News Director, Missouri

1987     Roland D. Brooks, Jr., Extension Radio Editor, Georgia

1988     Thomas R. Hargrove, Head, Communications and Publications, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

1989     Ralph J. Ballew, News Coordinator, Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine

1990     Theodore Hutchcroft, Program Officer, Communications, Winrock International, Arkansas

1991     J. Cordell Hatch, Information Transfer Advisor, Agency for International Development USAID, Islamabad, Pakistan

1992     Gwil Evans, Director, Communications and Planning, Oregon State University

1993     Patricia Calvert, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Communication, Information, Technology Staff, Extension Service, USDA

1994     James F. Evans, Professor and Head, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, University of Illinois

1995     Keith H. Remy, Publications Coordinator, Mississippi State University

1996     Ellen A. Maurer, Senior Lecturer, University of Wisconsin

1997     Ashley Wood, Deputy Director, University of Florida

1998     None Awarded

1999          John M. (Jack) Sperbeck, Extension Editor - Communications, University of Minnesota

2000          Larry A. Quinn, Director, Video, Teleconference & Radio Center, USDA

2001     Barry W. Jones, Coordinator, Education, Communication and Technology Unit, University of Georgia

2002     Anita Povich, Communications Specialist, University of Illinois

2003     Robert Furbee, Director, Communication and Technology, Ohio State University

2004     Terence Day, News Lead, Washington State University

2005     Larry Whiting, Professor of Agricultural Communication, Ohio State University

2006     Janet Rodekohr, Extension Editor/Educational Marketing, University of Georgia

2007     Thomas W. Knecht, Head, Office of Ag. Communications, Mississippi State University

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