Recognize Dairy Leaders, Submit Industry Award Nominations

Annual Awards Recognize Individuals Who Are Excelling in the Dairy Industry

Dairy industry professionals are encouraged to recognize their peers by submitting nominations for the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Award program. The program includes three awards and recognizes dairy producers and industry professionals who excel in leadership, service or innovation. The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, and the Center for Dairy Excellence partner to support the program each year.  Nominations must be submitted by November 18, 2022.

“There’s no stronger community than the Pennsylvania dairy industry, and that’s why we enjoy recognizing those individuals who have gone above and beyond this past year— serving both their community and the dairy industry at large,” said Emily Barge, Communications and Marketing Manager at the Center for Dairy Excellence. “It only takes a few minutes to submit your nomination, and it’s a meaningful way to recognize the dairy producers and professionals who are providing outstanding leadership, service and innovation to our industry.”

The industry awards are offered annually to Pennsylvania residents, and recipients will be recognized at the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in February 2023.

Nominations are being accepted for the following awards:

• Pennsylvania Distinguished Dairy Producer Award recognizes individual dairy producers or farm enterprises that have demonstrated superior management capabilities within their own dairy business and provide outstanding leadership and service to the dairy industry.

• Pennsylvania Dairy Service Award recognizes an individual who has distinguished him or herself in serving the greater interest of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and dairy farms.
• Pennsylvania Dairy Innovator Award recognizes an individual or business entity that has provided tremendous innovation to progress Pennsylvania’s dairy industry toward a brighter future, either by advancing the marketplace or creating new opportunities for innovation on the farm.

Visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/awards to submit an online nomination or download a nomination form to mail back. All nominations must be received by November 18, 2022 to be considered for this year’s awards. Nominations must include the completed application form and one letter of support outlining why the candidate is qualified to receive the award.

Individuals who are nominated will be notified electronically in late November with a request for information due in December 2022. Selected award recipients will be notified by January 2023.

Qualified applicants stay in the nomination pool for three years after being submitted for consideration. Nominators can update the nomination each of the two years following their original submission. Once a candidate is honored as a winner in an award category, they or individuals representing them are not eligible to win in any other category for two subsequent years.

For questions on past nominees or winners, contact Emily Barge at (717) 346-0849 or via email at ebarge@centerfordairyexcellence.org. Nominations can be submitted online at www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/awards.