American Agricultural Editors’ Association

2012 Awards

August 7, 2012 Agricultural Media Summit Hyatt Regency Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico Table of Contents

AAEA Writing Awards Program 3 AAEA Design Awards Program 4 AAEA MarComm Awards Program 5 AAEA New Media Awards Program 6 AAEA Photography Awards Program 7 2012 AAEA Lifetime Achievement Award 8 2012 AAEA Distinguished Service Award 8 2012 Andy Markwart Horizon Award 8 AAEA/ACT Scholarship Program 9 sponsors 10 committees 10 AAEA Writing Awards Program 2012 Master Writer Program The AAEA Writing Awards Program is sponsored by AAEA through funding provided by Syngenta. New Master Writers (Level Five) in 2012 Tanner Ehmke, Freelancer Breaking News On-Farm Production Paul Jackson, Michigan Farm News Kurt Lawton, Corn & Soybean Digest 1st – Marcia Zarley Taylor, DTN/The 1st – Dave Mowitz, Successful Farming, “Cut Lorne McClinton, Freelancer Progressive Farmer, “Other People’s Money” Corn Head Casualties” Brent Olson, Freelancer 2nd – Catherine Merlo, Agweb.com, “Exports 2nd – Rhonda Brooks, Farm Journal, “Pivot Claire Vath, DTN/The Progressive Farmer are Ripe Opportunity for U.S. Dairy” Potential” 3rd – Tanner Ehmke, DTN/The Progressive 3rd – Jim Patrico, DTN/The Progressive Level one Farmer , “Soybean Aphids Reported at Farmer, “New Ways To Plant Pipe” Threshold Levels in Upper Midwest” Rhonda Brooks, Farm Journal Media Personality Profile Sara Brown, Farm Journal Media Anna-Lisa Giannini, Farm Journal Media Economics & Management 1st – Claire Vath, DTN/The Progressive Clinton Griffiths, Farm Journal Media 1st – Richard Banks, Massey Ferguson Farmer, “A 24-Hour Job” Eric Hodson, John Deere FarmLife/Red Barn Media Group, “The Big 2nd – Charles Johnson, Southern Farm Press, Jane Jenkins Herlong, Freelancer Apple” “At 97, Victor Guzman still is building Tracey Kelley, Living the Country Life 2nd – Sara Brown, Top Producer, “Separate better veggies” Kasey Miller, Angus Journal but Together” 3rd – Paul Jackson, Michigan Farm News, Larry Stalcup, Freelancer 3rd – Paul Jackson, Michigan Farm News, “Farmer willing to pay high price of justice” “Wind, Sun and Taxes: Energy or Level two Ambiguity?” Regular Column John Buckner, Farm Journal Media 1st – Larry Dreiling, High Plains Journal, 3 Ann Camden, Gibbs & Soell Editorial Opinion “The Unsung Hero of Wheat” Dee Goerge, Freelancer 1st – Barb Glen, The Western Producer, 2nd – Gail Keck, Ohio Farmer, “Animal Care “Meatless Monday initiative won’t affect Gets More Confusing” Level three global warming” 3rd – Jennifer Latzke, High Plains Journal, 2nd – D’Arce McMillan, The Western “The little book” William DeKay, The Western Producer Producer, “Time to end biofuel subsidy and Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor, Kansas Farmer let sector go on its own” Technical Feature Edith Munro, Edith Munro Communications 3rd – Mike Wilson, Farm Futures, “Save your 1st – Gil Gullickson, Successful Farming, Level four soil, save your planet” “State of the Trait” 2nd – Cheryl Tevis, Successful Farming, Richard Banks, Red Barn Media Group Human Interest “Trapped” John Harrington, DTN/The Progressive 1st – Katie Micik, DTN/The Progressive 3rd – Steve Werblow, The Furrow, “Finding Farmer Farmer, “Changing Face of Ag Women” Dollars in DNA” Katie Micik, DTN/The Progressive Farmer 2nd – Jim Dickrell, Farm Journal, “Cheese. Cows. Wows!” Team Story 3rd – Steve Werblow, The Furrow, “Ag in the 1st – Jeanne Bernick, John Buckner, Ed Clark, Beehive State” Farm Journal, “From Field to Port” 2nd – Barb Baylor Anderson, Tom Dodge, Humorous Article Gregg Hillyer, Charles Johnson, Des Keller, 1st – Brent Olson, Agriculture Online, Jim Patrico, Marcia Zarley Taylor, DTN/ “Chainsaw” The Progressive Farmer, “Agriculture’s 2nd – John Phipps, Farm Journal, Greatest Challenge” “Death by Remodeling” 3rd – Charles Johnson, Des Keller, Boyd 3rd – Gail Keck, Ohio Farmer, “A Kidwell, Kurt Lawton, Dan Miller, Jim revolutionary breakthrough veggie” Patrico, Karl Wolfshohl, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, “A Time for Great Issues Yields” 1st – Victoria G. Myers, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, “Blowing in the Wind” Story of the Year 2nd – Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive “The Big Apple” Farmer, “California Conundrum” Richard Banks 3rd – Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor, Farm Massey Ferguson FarmLife/Red Barn Progress, “Fighting for Status” Media Group,

Writer of the Year Claire Vath DTN/The Progressive Farmer 2012 AAEA Writing Judges AAEA Design Awards Program

Breaking News, Human Interest The AAEA Design Awards Program is sponsored by AAEA through funding provided by Jessica Stewart, grant coordinator, Case IH and DuPont Pioneer. New Product Development Center Cover Page Design - Commercial 3rd – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson FarmLife/ Oklahoma State University 1st – Donovan Harris, DTN/The Progressive Red Barn Media Group Economics & Management Farmer 2nd – Mark Leiknes, Corn & Soybean Digest Special Editorial Section Design John Reitman, news and editorial director Tie- 3rd – Donovan Harris, DTN/The 1st – Donovan Harris, LuAnn Smith, DTN/ Turfnet.com Progressive Farmer The Progressive Farmer Tie-3rd – Lynn Varpness, Farm Industry News 2nd – Mark Leiknes, Corn & Soybean Digest Jake Sherlock, communications coordinator 3rd – Donovan Harris, LuAnn Smith, DTN/ American Numismatic Association Cover Page Design - Custom The Progressive Farmer Editorial Opinion 1st –Tom Sizemore, The Furrow 2nd – Tom Sizemore, Homestead Overall Magazine Design - Commercial Karen Pojmann, editor, web communications Tie- 3rd – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson 1st – Matt Strelecki, Successful Farming University of Missouri-Columbia FarmLife/Red Barn Media Group 2nd – Mark Leiknes, Corn & Soybean Digest Tie- 3rd – Tom Sizemore, Homestead 3rd – Donovan Harris, LuAnn Smith, DTN/ Issues Tie- 3rd – Tom Sizemore, The Furrow The Progressive Farmer Georgina Gustin, food/farming reporter St. Louis Post-Dispatch Single-Page Editorial Design - Commercial Overall Magazine Design - Custom 1st – Donovan Harris, DTN/The Progressive Tie- 1st – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson Susan Thompson, communication specialist Farmer FarmLife/Red Barn Media Group (retired) 2nd – Donovan Harris, DTN/The Progressive Tie- 1st – Tom Sizemore, Homestead Iowa State College of Ag & Life Sciences 4 Farmer 3rd – Tom Sizemore, The Furrow 3rd – Donovan Harris, DTN/The Progressive Human Interest Farmer Overall Magazine Design – Special Issues Larry Aylward, editorial director 1st – Matt Strelecki, Successful Farming Superintendent Magazine Single-Page Editorial Design - Custom 2nd – Tom Sizemore, Homestead 1st – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson FarmLife/ 3rd – Tom Sizemore, The Furrow Humorous Article, Personality Profile, Red Barn Media Group Team Story 2nd – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson FarmLife/ Special Publication Design Neal Fandek, communications specialist Red Barn Media Group 1st – Matt Strelecki, Successful Farming Missouri Small Business & Technology 3rd – Tom Sizemore, Homestead 2nd – Matt Strelecki, Successful Farming Development Centers 3rd – Lynn Varpness, Farm Industry News University of Missouri Opening Page or Spread Design - Commercial Web Design – Electronic Newsletter/ On-Farm Production 1st – Michelle Houlden, The Western Magazine Jason Jenkins, managing editor Producer 1st – Tom Sizemore, Homestead Rural Missouri 2nd – Michelle Houlden, The Western (JohnDeereHomestead.com) Producer 2nd – Tom Sizemore, The Furrow (JohnDeere. Candace Pollock, public relations coordinator, 3rd – Donovan Harris, DTN/The Progressive com/Furrow) Southern SARE Farmer University of Georgia Best Use of Typography Opening Page or Spread Design - Custom Regular Column 1st – Matt Strelecki, Successful Farming Tie- 1st – Tom Sizemore, The Furrow 2nd – Matt Strelecki, Successful Farming Darcy Boyle, freelance technical editor/writer Tie- 1st – Tom Sizemore, The Furrow 3rd – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson FarmLife/ Lawrence, Kansas Tie- 3rd – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson Red Barn Media Group FarmLife/Red Barn Media Group Technical Feature Tie- 3rd – Tom Sizemore, Homestead Best Use of Chart and Graph Material Tom Jirik, communications coordinator 1st – Marilyn Cummins, Newground Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, Two-Plus Page Design - Commercial Magazine, Arysta LifeScience North Dakota State University 1st – Michelle Houlden, The Western 2nd – Lynn Varpness, Farm Industry News Producer Tie- 3rd – LuAnn Smith, DTN/The 2nd – Matt Strelecki, Successful Farming Progressive Farmer 3rd – Donovan Harris, DTN/The Progressive Tie- 3rd – Tom Sizemore, The Furrow Farmer AAEA Designer of the Year Two-Plus Page Design - Custom Jamie Cole 1st – Tom Sizemore, Homestead Massey Ferguson FarmLife/Red Barn 2nd – Tom Sizemore, Homestead Media Group 2012 AAEA Design Judges AAEA MarComm Awards Program

Kim Bissell, associate dean for research and The AAEA MarComm Awards Program is sponsored by AAEA through funding provided director, Institute for Communication by Agri Marketing, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, Farm Journal Media, Farm Progress, High & Information Research, College of Plains Journal, Hoard’s Dairyman, Meister Media Worldwide, Penton Media, Successful Communication & Information Sciences Farming/Agriculture Online and Vance Publishing. University of Alabama Advertorial – One-page 3rd – Filament Marketing LLC – Land Susan Dendy, freelance art director; founding 1st – Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe O’Lakes Animal Milk Products for Cold art director, Cooking Light magazine Communications – NovaSource for stress happens even after the snow is gone Birmingham, Alabama Surround Organic Advertorial 2nd – Bader Rutter & Associates – John Deere Technical Writing Brian Johnson, associate creative director, Financial for Risk Management Advertorial 1st – Kenna B. Rathai Communications – Texas Monthly 3rd – Filament Marketing LLC – Land Novus International, Inc. for Improve ROI Minneapolis, Minnesota O’Lakes Purina Feed for Rumen by Maintaining Oxidative Balance Development Critical for Young Calves – 2nd – Exponent PR – WinField for Michael Martin, graphic design instructor AMPLI-Calf Grower Advertorial “Expertise. It’s Part of Our Genetics” Madison Area Technical College, Madison, CROPLAN Genetics 2012 Seed Guide Wisconsin Advertorial – Multi-Page or Special 3rd – Exponent PR – DuPont Land Section Management for “Balancing FERC Leo Nieter, brand manager/creative director, 1st – Bader Rutter & Associates –Pfizer Compliance, Public Concern and Delivery Crestline Animal Health for Responsible Antibiotic of Safe, Reliable Power” Auburn, Maine Use Advertorial 5 2nd – Gaines Communications –The Howard Publication – Print or Electronic Jesse VanDerPol, web designer, G. Buffett Foundation/Missouri Ruralist 1st – Exponent PR – WinField for Expertise Smartypig.com/philanthropig.com for Three Heads Better Than One in Your Inbox and founder/designer for jvcreate 3rd – Exponent PR –DuPont Crop Protection 2nd – Gibbs & Soell – Syngenta for Thrive West Des Moines, Iowa for It’s Time to Rethink Weed Management 3rd – Mike Deering – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for National Cattlemen Media/Special Event 1st – Harvest PR & Marketing – Northwest Media Materials/Kit 2012 AAEA MarComm Judges Pear Bureau/USA Pears for The Time is 1st – AKC Marketing – Lely for World Dairy Ripe for Pears 8-City Tour Expo Media Kit Debbie Clayton, president 2nd – Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe 2nd – DTN/The Progressive Farmer – Clayton Communications Communications – John Deere for John Strategy Guide Direct Mail Ambler, Pennsylvania Deere Product Introduction Media Event 3rd – Filament Marketing LLC – ImmuCell 3rd –Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe Corporation for Immediate Immunity Stacey Himes, owner Communications – John Deere for Project Media Kit Stacey Himes & Associates Can Do Special Event Havertown, Pennsylvania Speech/White Paper Feature or News Writing 1st – Jerry Hagstrom – The Hagstrom Report Josh St. Peters, corn marketing manager 1st – Exponent PR – DuPont Crop Protection for Farmers and Foodies: A Guide to the DuPont Pioneer for Reining in a Worrisome Weed Farm Bill and the Elections in 2012 Ankeny, Iowa 2nd – Bader Rutter & Associates – Pfizer 2nd – Mike Deering – National Cattlemen’s Animal Health for Take Advantage of All Beef Association for Stop the Destructive Donna Schwartze, owner and president Opportunities Death Tax Donna Schwartze Public Relations, LLC 3rd – Bader Rutter & Associates – Pfizer 3rd – Filament Marketing LLC – ImmuCell Prairie Village, Kansas Animal Health for Nabbing the Culprits Corporation for Immediate Immunity Behind Calfhood Pneumonia White Paper: Does your vaccination Julie Bartels Smith, ABC, owner protocol compromise newborn health? JBSmith Communications News Release Leawood, Kansas 1st – University of Illinois College of ACES Writing for Special Projects – Department of Crop Sciences for Severe 1st – High Plains Journal, Special Projects – Peg Zenk, freelance PR writer root damage to Bt corn confirmed in All Aboard Wheat Harvest 2011 Special Hilo, Hawaii northwestern Illinois (by Jennifer Shike) Insert 2nd – Harvest PR & Marketing – Cotton 2nd – Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe Incorporated for Cottonseed Prices Down Communications – Boehringer Ingelheim Despite Reports of Lower Cotton Acres and Vetmedica Inc. for Daily Dose Continued Drought in Texas 3rd – AKC Marketing – Latham Hi-Tech Seeds for 2012 Seed Guide AAEA New Media Awards Program 2012 AAEA New Media Judges

The AAEA New Media Awards Program is sponsored by AAEA through funding provided by New Media – Publishing Division Syngenta. Chuck Bowen, editor and associate publisher Lawn & Landscape New Media – Publishing Division Blogs Cleveland, Ohio 1st Place (tie) – Mike Deering, National Blogs Cattlemen’s Beef Association – “Beltway Pat Jones, publisher/editorial director 1st – Holly Spangler – Prairie Farmer, “My Beef” Golf Course Industry Generation” 1st Place (tie) – Monsanto – Monsanto Cleveland, Ohio 2nd – Urban C. Lehner – DTN/The Corporate, “America’s Farmers” Blog Progressive Farmer, “An Urban’s Rural Seth Jones, editor-in-chief View” Websites Golfdom Magazine 3rd – Mike Wilson – Farm Futures, “This 1st – Harvest PR & Marketing – Southern Eudora, Kansas Business of Farming” Peanut Growers, PeanutButterLovers.com 2nd – Mike Deering, National Cattlemen’s Barbara McCabe, principal Websites Beef Association – BEEFUSA.org Barbara McCabe Writing & Public Relations 1st – Farm Journal – AgWeb.com 3rd – Harvest PR & Marketing – Cotton San Diego, California 2nd – Dairy Today – Dairy Today.com Incorporated, WholeCottonseed.com 3rd – DTN/The Progressive Farmer – www. New Media – Marketing Communications dtnprogressivefarmer.com Social Media Division 1st – Monsanto – Monsanto Corporate, Webcasts/Webinars 6 “Thank you, America’s Farmers” Video Lynette Von Minden, senior public relations 1st – Bryce Knorr – Farm Futures, “The Buzz” 2nd – Filament Marketing LLC – Land counsel O’Lakes Animal Milk Products, “We Care Swanson Russell Social Media for Calves” Facebook page Lincoln, Nebraska 1st – Farm Journal Media – AgWeb.com 3rd – Mike Deering, National Cattlemen’s 2nd – Farm Journal Media – Farm Journal Beef Association – “Overregulation All Nicole Wisniewski, senior project manager, 3rd – Living the Country Life on Facebook Across the Nation” corporate communications & marketing The Davey Tree Expert Company Mobile/Tablet Technology Applications Chippewa Lake, Ohio 1st – Cygnus Business Media – Case IH, Farm Forum iPad app

Multimedia Story 1st – AgWeb.com – “A Day in Agriculture” 2nd – Massey Ferguson FarmLife/Red Barn Media Group – “Cowboy Gospel” 3rd – Agriculture.com – SmartTour Soybean Snapshots

New Media – Marketing Communications Division

Podcasts 1st – Mike Deering, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association – “Beltway Beef Podcast” AAEA Photography Awards Program 2012 Photography Judges

The AAEA Photography Awards Program is sponsored by AAEA through funding provided by Jennifer Davidson, Jennifer Davidson Monsanto Company and Rabo AgriFinance, joined by supporting partner AG CONNECT for Photography Photographer of the Year. Santa Fe, New Mexico

Portrait/Personality Hon. Mention – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson Paul Mobley, Paul Mobley Studio 1st – William DeKay, The Western Producer FarmLife/Red Barn Media Group New York, New York 2nd – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson FarmLife/ Hon. Mention – Jim Patrico, DTN/The Red Barn Media Group Progressive Farmer Jim Richardson, Jim Richardson Photography 3rd – Jim Patrico, DTN/The Progressive Lindsborg, Kansas Farmer Farm Magazine Cover Photo of the Year Hon. Mention – Dean Houghton, Homestead 1st – The Furrow, Deere & Company Hon. Mention – William DeKay, The 2nd – The Furrow, Deere & Company Western Producer 3rd – DTN/The Progressive Farmer Hon. Mention –Hoard’s Dairyman Pictorial Hon. Mention – Successful Farming 1st – Tom Dodge, Groveland Communications Best Use of Photography 2nd – William DeKay, The Western Producer 1– The Furrow, Deere & Company 3rd – William DeKay, The Western Producer 2– Homestead, Deere & Company Hon. Mention – Jim Patrico, DTN/The 3rd– DTN/The Progressive Farmer Progressive Farmer Hon. Mention – Massey Ferguson FarmLife/ 7 Hon. Mention – William DeKay, The Red Barn Media Group Western Producer Unpublished Photos Feature 1st – Cory Hall, Freelance 1st – William DeKay, The Western Producer 2nd – Martha Ostendorf Mintz, Corral Creek 2nd – William DeKay, The Western Producer Communications 3rd – Harlen Persinger, Freelancer 3rd – Jamie Cole, Massey Ferguson FarmLife/ Hon. Mention – Jim Patrico, DTN/The Red Barn Media Group Progressive Farmer Hon. Mention – Ryan Ebert, Hoard’s Hon. Mention – William DeKay, The Dairyman Western Producer Hon. Mention – Jennifer Carrico, High Plains Journal Nuts and Bolts – Livestock 1st – Ryan Ebert, Hoard’s Dairyman 2nd – Lorne McClinton, The Furrow Photo of the Year 3rd – Dean Houghton, National Hog Farmer William DeKay Hon. Mention – Martha Ostendorf Mintz, The Western Producer Corral Creek Communications Hon. Mention – Jennifer Carrico, High Plains Photographer of the Year, Honorable Journal Mention Jim Patrico Nuts and Bolts – Crops DTN/The Progressive Farmer 1st – William DeKay, The Western Producer 2nd – Gil Gullickson, Successful Farming Photographer of the Year 2nd – Rich Fee, Successful Farming William DeKay 3rd – William DeKay, The Western Producer The Western Producer Hon. Mention – Harlen Persinger, Freelancer Hon. Mention – Jim Patrico, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

Photo story/Photo sequence or Photo Essay 1st – William DeKay, The Western Producer 2nd – William DeKay, The Western Producer 3rd – Dean Houghton, The Furrow 3rd – Jim Patrico, DTN/The Progressive Farmer 2012 AAEA Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Evans and his faculty colleagues had the foresight to create Sponsored by CHS Inc. the ACDC in 1982. Today, the ACDC contains more than 36,000 documents in a collection that involves agriculture-related The AAEA Lifetime Achievement Award is designed to honor communications in 170 countries and is expanding at the rate of current and former members of the organization, including 100 documents a month. Among his many, many accomplishments, those who may be deceased, for outstanding professional and Dr. Evans is perhaps best known to many AAEA members across personal achievements and leadership, with specific emphasis on the country as an amazing mentor and adviser. He helped students contributions toward improvement of the viability and value of form the American Association of Agricultural Communicators of AAEA. This award is reserved for those who have adhered to high Tomorrow (ACT, now NACT) in 1970, then served for 25 years as a standards of professionalism in all aspects of their endeavors. Six faculty advisor and coordinator of the national headquarters. years ago, the American Agricultural Editors’ Association re-instated AAEA has named a Distinguished Service Award recipient each year the Lifetime Achievement Award, which had been given for the first since 1947. and only time to Wheeler McMillen in 1990. Earl Manning 2012 Andy Markwart Horizon Award Mid-South Regional Editor Emeritus The Andy Markwart Horizon Award, presented by the AAEA DTN/The Progressive Farmer Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF) and John Deere “Earl Manning was selected for his lifetime of devotion to his in a matching grant partnership, is an annual award given to an readers and to the profession of agricultural reporting,” said Larry AAEA member who embodies the youthful vigor, energy, passion, Dreiling, Legacy Committee chair. Of special note, Dreiling said, dedication and creativity shown by Andy in his volunteer work for is Manning’s work as AAEA president in 1985-86 and in the AAEA for many years. Andy, editor of The Furrow, died in 2006 development of InfoExpo we know today, which changed the way from heart problems. editors met with agribusiness companies and other ag organizations 8 Jennifer Shike during the Communication Clinic, the forerunner of today’s Ag Media Summit. Assistant Director for Communications and Marketing University of Illinois College of ACES “It used to be, the story goes, that editors were often swamped during Communications Clinics attending private meetings with This year’s winner, Jennifer Shike, is the adviser for the Illini agribusiness companies and other ag organizations, which often Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow chapter and serves on caused them to miss attending professional development sessions. the student committees for both AAEA and LPC. Earl Manning changed that with InfoExpo, which gave advertisers guaranteed time with editors and gave editors time to attend the Jennifer said in her Horizon Award application essay: professional development sessions they needed for personal growth.” “It’s been an honor to receive awards in AAEA and LPC contests, Manning, a strong supporter of professional improvement who but they pale in comparison to the satisfaction I receive from helping himself helped out at the AAEA Photo School from 1976-1984, young people achieve success. If I were to receive this honor, I made the first financial contribution to the AAEA Professional would use the stipend to attend the 2013 Ag Media Summit. And, Improvement Foundation -- a check for $100 made possible by an if allowable, I would like to share the stipend with a student who above-average cotton harvest at Needmore Acres, the family farm in is not financially able to attend. I would not be where I am today DeSoto County, Mississippi, in the fall of 1985. without strong mentoring provided by my heroes in agricultural communications. That’s the legacy I hope to leave. I believe that’s the legacy Andy Markwart left as well.”

2012 AAEA Distinguished Service Award Each year, the award’s winner receives a $2,500 stipend, which can Sponsored by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) be used for attending the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) annual meeting, the AMS meeting or a Jim Evans, PhD professional development class, seminar or workshop. professor emeritus, University of Illinois

Dr. Evans is being recognized for his work in the development of the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center on the U of I campus, creating a multi-faceted compendium of information on agriculture in general and the profession of agricultural communication in specific.

“Jim Evans and his staff are the true keepers of agriculture’s historical attic,” said Larry Dreiling, chair of AAEA Legacy Committee. “AAEA has now authorized to ACDC to be the association’s archivists. Our rich history joins the history of so many other agricultural organizations. It’s to Jim Evans’s credit we who love this profession have this treasure trove to keep our industry’s legacy alive and vital.” AAEA/ACT Scholarship Program The AAEA/ACT Scholarship Program is a joint effort of AAEA and the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow and is funded by the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation.

The Jim Evans Scholarship

This year, the AAEA board approved naming the top AAEA/ ACT scholarship given each year “The Jim Evans Scholarship.” In the words of the Future Ag Communicators committee: “Dr. Evans has had a tremendous impact on the establishment and growth of agricultural communications programs, and serves as a mentor for hundreds of former and present students. Anyone who meets and visits with Jim comes away with renewed enthusiasm for our industry and a great appreciation for everything he has done for our profession.” The recipient is recognized for “excellence in academics and leadership, and for exemplifying the dedication and commitment of the outstanding individual for whom this award is named.”

The 2012 Jim Evans Scholarship winner

9 Claire Benjamin junior University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

2012 AAEA/ACT Scholarship Recipients

Amelia Martens sophomore with junior standing University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Faith Jurek senior Texas Tech University

Ellen Reeder sophomore University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

2012 AAEA Intern

Lindsay Calvert, Iowa State University, spent the summer as the 2012 AAEA intern at DTN/The Progressive Farmer and assisted with the 2012 Ag Media Summit in Albuquerque. Thank you to our generous sponsors Thank you to our hard-working who help fund the AAEA awards programs: committees:

Writing Awards: AAEA Writing Awards Committee Lindsay West Kennedy (chair), Mary Jane Syngenta Buerkle, Jeff Caldwell, Marilyn Cummins, Design Awards: Charles Johnson, Kylene Scott, Ron Smith Case IH AAEA Design Awards Committee Donovan Harris (chair), Jamie Cole (co-chair), DuPont Pioneer Justin Davey, Ryan Ebert, Tom Sizemore

MarComm Awards: AAEA MarComm Awards Committee (Affiliate Advisory Committee) Agri Marketing Cynthia Clanton (chair), Megan Fairchild Anderson, Mary Jane Buerkle, Des Keller, DTN/The Progressive Farmer Katie Knapp, Jennifer Morrill, Stephanie Pruitt, Farm Journal Media Kelly Schwalbe, Lucy Whitehead, Joy Carter Farm Progress AAEA New Media Awards Committee Greg Horstmeier (co-chair), Jeanne Bernick (co- High Plains Journal chair), Cynthia Clanton 10 Hoard’s Dairyman AAEA Photography Awards Committee Meister Media Worldwide Jim Patrico (chair), Bill DeKay, Ryan Ebert, Gil Gullickson, Kurt Lawton, Christine McClintic, Penton Media Steve Werblow

Successful Farming/Agriculture Online AAEA Legacy Committee Vance Publishing Larry Dreiling (chair), Willie Vogt (co-chair), Joe Dan Boyd, Del Deterling, Jim Dickrell, Betsy New Media Awards: Freese, Fred Myers, Lyle Orwig, Jack Pitzer, Paul Queck, Wayne Swegle, Jeff Tennant, Greg Syngenta Vincent

Photography Awards: AAEA Future Ag Communicators Committee Joann Alumbaugh (chair), Mindy Williamson Monsanto Company (co-chair), Karlie Elliott Bowman, Laurie Bedord, Jeff Caldwell, Jennifer Carrico, Cindy Rabo AgriFinance Cunningham, Jefferson Davis, Tim Hoskins, Gene Johnson, Christy Couch Lee, Teresa Roof, AG CONNECT Jennifer Shike, Stephanie Simek, Karen Simon, (supporting partner of Photographer of the Year award) Brandon Souza, Kimberly Warren, Abby White

Distinguished Service Award: Thank you to our award program managers, Marilyn Cummins and Christine McClintic, and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) to our AAEA Award Program interns from the University of Missouri Science & Agricultural Lifetime Achievement Awards: Journalism program: Breanne Brammer, Alicia Harris, Courtney Leeper, Kari Weis and Sarah CHS Inc. Woodhurst. Thank you to AAEA winner Andy Markwart Horizon Award: program designer Valerie Kisling, senior graphic designer, Oklahoma State University marketing. John Deere Thank you to Den Gardner, Kenna Rathai, Kathy AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation Heyda and Barb Ulschmid of the AAEA staff for strong support of the award programs throughout the year. Thank you also to AAEA intern Lindsay Calvert from Iowa State University.