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College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture &
Montana
Agricultural Experiment Station
Outstanding Agricultural Leaders
The Outstanding
Agricultural Leader Award is a statewide award given to individuals
or couples who are or have been involved in agriculture, either
production or agribusiness, and have exhibited outstanding leadership
in Montana agriculture. This award has been presented by the College
of Agriculture since 1999.
The deadline
for nominations for the 2008 award is September 2, 2008. An online
form is provided here (in fillable-PDF format, the free Adobe Reader required) for award nominations. For more information
about this award please contact Misti
Richardson at (406) 994-1662.
| Year |
Awardee |
City |
| 2007 |
John C. Paugh, Jr. |
Bozeman |
| 2006 |
Lochiel ("Locky") Edwards |
Big Sandy |
| 2006 |
Gary Broyles |
Rapelje |
| 2005 |
Jake
Cummins |
Bozeman |
| 2005 |
Tom & Carol Peterson
|
Wilsall |
| 2005 |
Jon & Sharla Tester |
Big Sandy |
| 2004 |
Donald
Fast |
Glasgow |
| 2004 |
Charles
"Chuck" McGlothlin
|
Park City |
| 2004 |
Gene Surber |
Bozeman |
| 2004 |
Robert
"Bob" Hanson |
White Sulphur
Springs |
| 2003 |
Robert,
Ann and Earl Boettcher |
Big Sandy |
| 2003 |
Harlin
and Jodi Steiger |
Forsyth |
| 2002 |
Kevin Halverson |
Big Timber |
| 2002 |
David L.
McClure |
Lewistown |
| 2002 |
Greg Bennett |
Ronan |
| 2002 |
Senator
Conrad Burns |
Washington,
D.C. |
| 2001 |
Vern
and Naomi Pluhar |
Cohagen |
| 2001 |
Greg
Gould and Dr. Aimee Hachigian-Gould |
Ulm |
| 2000 |
Don
and Bernadine Lake |
Ronan |
| 2000 |
Ralph
Peck |
Helena |
| 2000 |
Ole
Ueland |
Silver
Bow & Deer Lodge Counties |
| 1999 |
Magnus
Aasheim |
Antelope |
| 1999 |
Robert
Bellows |
Miles City |
| 1999 |
Lynn Cornwell |
Glasgow |
| 1999 |
Don Herzog |
Rapelje |
Prior
to 1999, the Outstanding Agriculturalist Award was presented by
the Montana Aggies who honored a successful farm or ranch operator
or agribusiness person who has or is exhibiting leadership in his
or her community as well as statewide. Criteria included leadership,
involvement, entrepreneurship, initiative, success, commitment to
the agricultural sector, and career in the private sector. Their
recent awardees are listed below.
| Year |
Awardee |
City |
| 1998 |
Bob Thoft |
Stevensville
|
| 1998 |
Don Steinbeisser |
Sidney
|
| 1998 |
Bill Jones |
Choteau
|
| 1998 |
Kathleen
Hanson |
Melville
|
| 1997 |
Marie
A. Hovland |
Great Falls
|
| 1997 |
Glenn
& Mary Ann Moore |
Billings
|
| 1997 |
Mark
& Nancy Peterson |
Havre |
| 1997 |
John
& Florence Young |
Decker
|
| 1996 |
Frank
& Faye Thompson |
Wolf Creek
|
| 1996 |
Mack
& Dorothea Quin |
Big Sandy
|
| 1996 |
Bill
& Charlotte Mathers |
Miles City
|
| 1996 |
Terry
Murphy |
Cardwell
|
| 1995 |
Larry &
Molly Descheemaeker |
Lewistown
|
| 1995 |
Dean &
Hope Folkvord |
Three Forks
|
| 1995 |
Bob &
Kathy Lee |
Judith
Gap |
| 1995 |
John "Bud"
& Joanne Leuthold |
Billings
|
| 1995 |
Chuck &
Stephanie Merja |
Sun River
|
| 1995 |
Rick &
Mary Sampsen |
Dagmar
|
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