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Nominations Deadline for 2012 USMEF Distinguished Service Award Today

Published: Aug 28, 2012
Today, Friday, Aug. 31, is the deadline for nominations for USMEF's Distinguished Service Award.

Periodically, USMEF recognizes an individual for his or her leadership and lifetime contributions toward the achievement of our organization’s export goals with the USMEF Distinguished Service Award. This year, the USMEF Distinguished Service Award will be presented at the Strategic Planning Conference, Nov. 7-9 in Indianapolis.

Nominations are needed to ensure that USMEF identifies and honors a deserving individual whose leadership and involvement in USMEF have made a significant impact on the organization's work in international markets.

Following are the guidelines for eligibility:
  1. Nominees from all industry sectors and segments are eligible: livestock, feedgrain and soybean production; farm industry; agribusiness (supply and service); research and technology; packing and processing; purveying and trading; and trade policy.
  2. Nominees do not have to be current or former USMEF members.
  3. Nominees may be from the government sector.
  4. The individual may be honored posthumously.

To nominate an individual, download a copy of the nomination form. Send completed nominations to Jackie Boubin, USMEF director of meeting services, at jboubin@usmef.org or fax to 303-623-0297 by Friday, Aug. 31, 2012.

If you have questions about the award or the nominating process, please contact Jackie Boubin in the USMEF Denver office at 303-623-6328.