NAMA has announced two of their big award winners. The awards will be presented at the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference, “Hot Ideas, Sizzling Solutions,” April 16, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. ZimmComm will be there once again and celebrating 5 years btw.

The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has named Leon Westbrock (pictured), CHS Inc., Executive Vice President and COO, Energy, as the 2009 Agribusiness Leader of the Year. The award honors outstanding leaders in agribusiness, education, government service or other agribusiness related areas who exemplify excellence in agribusiness by their significant contributions to the industry.

The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has honored Jon Anderson, President of OPEN ROADS, with the NAMA Marketer of the Year award. NAMA recognizes its active members with senior management of marketing and/or sales responsibilities with the NAMA Marketer of the Year award. This award is NAMA’s most prestigious honor awarded to active members of the association and honors outstanding accomplishments in the field of agri-marketing