Members of the American Agricultural Economics Association, active or affiliate, who are 35 years of age or younger are eligible for this year’s Andy Markwart Horizon Award. And, interested applicants have a little extra time on their hands. The application deadline has been extended to May 15. So get those apps in!
Winner will be recognized at the 2008 Ag Media Summit, July 26-28, 2008, at Tampa, Florida, and awarded a $2,500 stipend to be used to attend a class, seminar or workshop to improve his or herself as an agricultural communicator. Examples include attending the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) annual congress, or the Ag Media Summit. Last years recipient, Progressive Farmers Jamie Cole, sought the stipend to attend a three-day, professional Web publishing course offered by Stanford University. The class/seminar/workshop must be approved by the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation.
Award Criteria: Award will be made to an AAEA member who embodies the youthful vigor, energy, passion, dedication and creativity shown by Andy Markwart in his volunteer work for AAEA for many years.
How to apply: Complete and submit the application form by the deadline. The form and application details can be found on the AAEA Web site (www.ageditors.com) by clicking on Awards in the left navigation, and then Andy Markwart Horizon Award listing at the top of the Awards page.
Award sponsors: The award is made annually by the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF) from a PIF endowment established in 2007 from a grant of $25,000 from John Deere (Andy Markwarts employer for many years prior to his death) and matching funds raised by PIF.
Information: For more information, contact Den Gardner at (952) 758-6502, or be e-mail at ageditors@aol.com.