The National Agri-Marketing Association has announced major award winners who will receive their awards at the convention in April.
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has named Dave Seehusen, Executive Vice President, Ag Business Development for Land O’Lakes, Inc., as the 2010 Agribusiness Leader of the Year. This award, which is NAMA’s highest honor, will be presented at the Opening General Session of the 2010 Agri-Marketing Conference, “From America’s Heartland to the Rest of the World,” April 22, 2010, in Kansas City, Missouri. 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.
Dave Seehusen is known for his unique approach to individual and organizational leadership. He is a hands-on motivator on an individual level, while at the same time adept at building multi-functional teams and effective, often innovative, partnerships.
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has honored Stephanie Liska, CEO of Beck Ag, Inc., with the NAMA Marketer of the Year award. The award will be presented during the Second General Session of the 2010 Agri-Marketing Conference, “From America’s Heartland to the Rest of the World” on Thursday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. in Kansas City, Missouri and is sponsored by Agri Marketing magazine.
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
Stephanie Liska is a marketing pioneer who was instrumental in the refinement and widespread use of Word of Mouth Marketing in the ag industry. She has led ag marketers to leverage positive customer experiences into market share gains. Liska joined Beck Ag in 1998, shortly after the company’s 1997 formation and grew to become the organization’s leader. Liska has been instrumental in guiding Beck Ag to become a company focused solely on agriculture and committed to helping ag professionals succeed. She was raised on a family farm and has close to 25 years of successful experience in ag sales and marketing.