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TRIUMPH OF AGRICULTURE ANNUAL AGRI- AWARD

The Triumph of Agriculture Exposition established the Annual “Agri-Award” as part of Nebraska’s Centennial Celebration, in 1976 to recognize outstanding organizations and individuals that have contributed to the Agricultural Development in the Midwestern area. This year’s winners are . They will receive their awards on Thursday, March 10th at 9:00 am at the Show.

’10 - Terry Twiestmeyer - President of Twiestmeyer & Associates

’10 - John Fonda - President & CEO of the John Day Company

’92 – Robert L. Peterson – Former Chairman, President and CEO, IBP, Inc.

’09 - John McCoy - President of Orthman Manufacturing

’91 – Virginia Smith – Former Member of Congress

’08 - Dave Heineman - Nebraska Governor

’91 - Carl T. Curtis – Former Member of Congress & U.S. Senate

’07 - Rick Parod, President & CEO of Lindsay Manufacturing

’90 - Charles M. Harper – Former Chairman of the Board & CEO – Con Agra, Inc.

’06 – Roger R. Wehrbein - Nebraska State Senator

’89 - Dr. Ronald W. Roskens – Former President University of Nebraska –Lincoln & CEO, President & Director of Agency for International Development – Action International, Inc.

’05 – Sherman O. Berg – Aksarben

’88 - Clayton Yetter – Former U.S. Trade Ambassador & Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

’03 - Mike Johanns –Former Nebraska Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

’87 - Warren Nielson – Former KFAB Radio & KMTV Farm Director

’02 - Roger Flemmer – Former KFAB Farm Director

’86 - Robert K. Fensler – Nebraska Farmer

’01 - Bryce P. Neidig – Former President Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation

’85 - Robert B Daugherty – Valmont Industries

’00 - Tony Raimondo – CEO, Behlen Manufacturing Company

’84 - Roman L. Hruska – Former U.S. Senator

’99 – Martin A. Massengale – President Emeritus, Director of the Center for Grassland Studies

’83 - Glenn H. LeDioyt – LeDioyt Land Company

’98 - Ben Nelson – Former Nebraska Governor and now U.S. Senator

’83 - Hugh L. Tinley – Farmers National Company

’97 - Larry E. Sitzman – Former Director of Nebraska Department of Agriculture

’82 - Ed Zorinsky – Former Omaha Mayor & U.S. Senator

’96 – Ronald E. Vavrina – CEO, Vavrina Implement Company

’81 - Taylor Snow – The Snow Company

’96 – Matthew “Bud” Fleischer – Fleischer Manufacturing Company

’80 - Leroy Barry – Midwest Retail Farm Equipment Dealers Association

’96 - Jere W. Fonda – Former CEO, John Day Company

’79 - Dick Becker – Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben

’95 – Jerome Warner – Former Nebraska State Senator

’78 - Leonard Fleischer – Fleischer Manufacturing Company

’94 - Bob Kerrey – Former Nebraska Governor & U.S. Senator

’77 - Don Ringler – Former Omaha World-Herald Farm Editor

’93 – Edward T. Robinson, Jr. – President of J.C. Robinson Seed Company/Golden Harvest Seeds

‘76 - J. J. Exon – Former Nebraska Governor & U.S. Senator