INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Contact: DeeDee Sigler, Communications Manager, 317.431.6098
Officers
President: Ray McCormick, Knox Co.
Vice President: Jeff Meinders, Ripley Co.
Secretary: Brian Campbell, Elkhart Co.
Treasurer: Jamie Scott, Kosciusko Co.
Region Directors
Board Roster / Region Map
North-NW: Larry Strole, Newton Co.
South-NW: Mike Starkey, Hendricks Co.
North-NE: Tom Crowe, Allen Co.
South-NE: Bobby Hettmansperger, Wabash Co.
North-SW: Paul Cummings, Owen Co.
South-SW: Jim Droege, Posey Co.
North-SE: Mike Schwab, Franklin Co.
South-SE: Brad Ponsler, Jennings Co.
IASWCD Staff
Executive Director: Jennifer Boyle Warner, 317.692.7519
Conservation Development Specialist: Janice Bullman, 317.692.7514
Communications Manager: DeeDee Sigler, 317.692.7374
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Conservation awards presented to Indiana farmers
50 recognized as River Friendly Farmer recipients for 2011
 Indianapolis – Fifty Indiana farmers from 35 counties were honored today for their outstanding conservation best management practices at the 2011 River Friendly Farmer Awards ceremony. The recognition took place on Farmers' Day at the Indiana State Fair. >> Click here for the county list.
Photo right: 2011 River Friendly Farmer recipients pose after the ceremony with members of the Indiana Conservation Partnership and award sponsors. On each side of the RFF sign is Lt. Governor Becky Skillman, left, and Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock, right, who presented certificates and ribbons to each award winner. >> Click here to download a high resolution copy of this photo.
"It is important to publicly showcase these men and women and the work they do to protect our soil and water," said Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD) President Ray McCormick, a Knox County farmer and past award recipient. "It goes far beyond presenting a certificate to the winners. Each farmer takes great care in protecting our natural resources when they produce a crop or market an animal. That's why we recognize their efforts with this award each year," McCormick added.
Lt. Governor Becky Skillman, Indiana's Secretary of Agriculture and Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock presented certificates and ribbons to the 2011 award winners. Indiana State Conservationist Jane Hardisty, head of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service also congratulated recipients in her comments at the ceremony.
>> Click here for the list of recipients honored today and brief bios (click on blue hot links to download individual high resolution photos of those present at the ceremony).
The 2011 sponsors are:
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INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Our mission is to represent Soil and Water Conservation Districts as one voice, and to assist the leadership of local SWCDs through coordination and education for the wise use and management of our natural resources.
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