Posted by: Kristy on October 29, 2014

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Applications Due March 15 for New Inductees of Ag PR Hall of Fame

Nominations are due March 15, 2015 for the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame, an award program honoring agricultural public relations professionals who have made lifetime contributions to the industry.

The program, sponsored by the Agricultural Relations Council and Agri Marketing magazine, will recognize its fourth group of recipients at the June 2015 ARC annual meeting in Denver, CO.

Daren Williams, The Beef Check Off, Inductees Richard Howell and Gary Myers, ARC President Mike Opperman, Charleston Orwig (Shown Left to Right)

Daren Williams, The Beef Check Off, Inductees Richard Howell and Gary Myers, ARC President Mike Opperman, Charleston Orwig (Shown Left to Right)

Previous winners have been:

  • Don Lerch
  • Lyle Orwig
  • John Harvey
  • Paul Weller
  • Richard Howell
  • Gary Myers

Nominees must be current or past members of ARC to be considered. Inductees will be selected based on criteria including:

  • Years of membership in ARC;
  • Service to ARC (president, board member, committee chair, etc.);
  • Professional accomplishments/achievements in ag communications; and
  • Awards/Recognition in service to ag communications within ARC and also outside of the organization.

“We had a tremendous response to our Hall of Fame award program and another stellar class of honorees will be inducted in Denver next June,” said ARC Board President Mike Opperman. “This is the single-best opportunity for the industry to recognize the professionals who’ve shaped agricultural public relations.”

For 2015, up to two inductees will be chosen. Nominations will be reviewed and chosen by a committee of ARC members.

“We hope all members of the agricultural communications community will consider nominating a deserving individual,” said ARC Hall of Fame committee chair Reggie Hall, of SC Farm Bureau Federation. “Recognition of this type not only honors the individual, but validates all of the professionals who work in agricultural public relations every day.”

For additional questions, please call the ARC office at: 952/758-5811. The 2015 nomination form will be on the web site soon at: www.agrelationscouncil.org. Or E-mail ARC at arc@gandgcomm.com for more information.

QUICK LINK: 2015 ARC Hall of Fame Nomination Form

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