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| Names in the News - July 23, 2008 |
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AFB honors teachers for ag literacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten teachers have been recognized for their outstanding efforts to promote agricultural literacy by the White-Reinhardt Fund for Education.
Expanded from five recipients last year, the teachers each received a scholarship to attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Costa Mesa, Calif. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture sponsored the $1,200 scholarships in cooperation with the AFB Women’s Leadership Committee.
This year’s Farm World coverage area recipients are Anne Bickley of Ohio, Tanna Nicely and Vickie Reedy of Tennessee and Brenda Woker of Illinois.
At the conference, scholarship recipients were judged on past use of innovative programs to educate students about agriculture as well as future plans to implement information gained at the AITC conference in their own classrooms and share the information with other teachers.
The national Ag in the Classroom conference brings together a diverse group of organizations and speakers to address how to improve agricultural education, showcase successful programs and offer educational materials. The Agriculture Department coordinates the Ag in the Classroom program with the goal of helping students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society.
The American Farm Bureau Federation and state Farm Bureaus are supporters of and participants in the program’s effort to extend agricultural literacy. The White-Reinhardt Fund for Education honors two former AFB Women’s Leadership Committee chairwomen, Berta White and Linda Reinhardt, who were leaders in early national efforts to improve agricultural literacy.
Rivir is manufacturing engineer for Brock
MILFORD, Ind. — Carl Rivir has been named manufacturing engineer for Brock Grain Systems. His responsibilities include integrating new products into the manufacturing processes and manufacturing method improvements at Brock’s Milford, Ind., and Kansas City, Mo., plants.
Rivir comes to Brock with more than six years of engineering experience at Pella Corp. in Murray, Ky., and Carroll, Iowa. He held several positions with the company including continuous improvement engineer, quality engineer, plant process engineer and most recently, vinyl division process engineer.
Rivir earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and biological engineering from Purdue University. A native of LaOtto, Ind., Rivir plans to relocate to Warsaw, Ind., in the near future.
Westchester VP appointed chair of NAA
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scott Shuman, vice president of Westchester Auctions, LLC, was recently appointed chairman of the National Auctioneers Assoc. (NAA) Education Institute Trustees. While serving as chairman, Shuman will coordinate and oversee educational opportunities for NAA members across the country.
Shuman has played a key role in Westchester Auctions’ continued growth in recent years, which has allowed the company to earn its reputation as the nation’s leading land marketing authority. Shuman recently opened Westchester Auctions’ Western office in Eaton, Colo., and his market knowledge and industry expertise have quickly become a valuable resource for land buyers and sellers in the West.
After receiving a B.S. from Colorado State and an M.S. from Purdue University he attended the Certified Auctioneers Institute, most recently serving as an instructor for the program. Shuman also holds real estate licenses in 12 states. Shuman has been the recipient of the Auction of the Year Award by NAA and is the only person to have received the honor on two separate occasions. He has also won a host of other auction advertising and marketing awards.
4 Illinois families named Master Farmers
URBANA, Ill. — Four Illinois families were honored as 2008 Master Farmers at a July 10 ceremony at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The winners are Roger and Jule Allaman of Roseville, Len and Susie Corzine of Assumption, Tim and Pat Patterson of Galatia and Gary and Lynn Wachtel of Altamont.
The Master Farmer award, sponsored by Prairie Farmer magazine and the UoI Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, honors both outstanding community service and excellence in farming. Candidates are nominated by farmers, agribusiness leaders and agricultural extension specialists from throughout the state.
Governor appoints ISU trustees
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Gov. Mitch Daniels announced the appointments of two new members of the Indiana State University board of trustees. Tanya Bell, Brownsburg, and Randall K. Minas, Crown Point, have been named to the board.
Bell is president and chief executive officer of Indiana Black Expo, Inc. Minas is a senior vice president with Merrill Lynch in Merrillville.
Bell earned her undergraduate degree in social studies education from ISU in 1997. Before being named as Black Expo president and CEO early this year, Bell was assistant general counsel for community Health Network of Indianapolis. She is also executive vice-chair of the boards for the Princess Power Ministries, Ltd., and Earth Angels, Inc.
Minas earned his undergraduate degree in management from ISU in 1975. He is the founder of Culver Coffee Co., which is now run by his daughter. Last year, a gift from his foundation endowed the Randall and Nancy Minas Center for Investment and Financial Education at ISU.
They replace Barbara House of Indianapolis and Richard Shagley of Terre Haute. Their terms begin immediately and expire on June 30, 2012. |
| 7/23/2008 |
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