Alumni Connection

Ag Days 2000

Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Alumni Awards Presentation

More than 100 alumni and friends gathered for the presentation of the first Annual Alumni and Friends Awards at the annual meeting of the College of Agriculture Alumni Association. Dean Larry Branen presented a college update and John Hammel, associate dean and director of academic programs, discussed student recruitment efforts for the college. But the main event was honoring 10 alumni and friends for their outstanding contributions to the College of Agriculture.

The awards, selected by the College of Agriculture Alumni Association Board of Directors, were in three different categories: Young Alumni Achievement Award, Distinguished Associate Alumni Award, and Distinguished Alumni Award. Larry Branen and Clen Atchley, president of the association board of directors, presented the awards.

Above and below right: Ag Days September 29-30, 2000 Alumni, students, and faculty enjoy Ag Days food fair and activities. Photos by Don Pierce.

The College of Agriculture is proud to honor these alumni and friends for their outstanding support, dedication, and contributions in promoting the College of Agriculture around the state. Congratulations to all the award recipients!

Award nominations are solicited from College of Agriculture alumni, faculty, and staff. They are due February 1 of every year. Award winners are selected by the alumni association board of directors during its spring board meeting. To nominate an individual, please submit a letter of nomination, supporting background information, and two or three letters of support. For more information on the awards or the nomination process, please contact: Casey Hanson, Development Coordinator, PO Box 442331, College of Agriculture, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2331. She can be reached at (208) 885-2664, (208) 885-6654 (fax) or by email, casey@uidaho.edu

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Pictured left (photo by Michele Kimberling, UI Photographic Services) are this year’s recipients of Ag Days 2000 College of Agriculture Alumni & Friends Awards:

Front row, l-r: Dean Larry Branen, Duane LeTourneau, Trisha Verdal, Jim Wilhite, Dwaine Tesnohlidek, and Clen Atchley, President, Ag Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Back row, l-r: Ben W. Studer, John D. Walker, and Richard Rush.

(Unable to attend: Vickie Chandler, Rick Waitley, and James Siddoway)

Young Alumni Achievement Award was created to honor alumni that have an exceptional career and/or community service record thus far, with indications of continued outstanding attainment in the future.

  • Vickie Chandler ’78, ’94, Bruneau
  • Trisha Verdal ’71,’96, Moscow
  • Rick Waitley ’73, Meridian
  • James Wilhite ’74, Caldwell

Distinguished Associate Alumni Award honors friends of the college who have had a distinguished career record and who have strongly supported the college over an extended period of time.

  • Duane LeTourneau, Moscow
  • James Siddoway, Teton
  • John D. Walker, Rexburg

 

Above: An impromptu hard-hat tour of the new Agricultural Biotechnology Facility; left to right: Caroline Nilsson, Amy Johanessen, Wayne Thiessen (behind hand), Phil Berger (pointing), Peggy Thiessen, Roger Jones, Bud Purdy, Tom Gates, and Tom Nicholson. The dedication is planned for fall 2001. Photo by Casey Hanson

Distinguished Alumni Award honors alumni who have had a distinguished career in agriculture, family and consumer science, or a related field, and/or community service record with peer recognition.

  • Richard "Dick" Rush ’67, Boise
  • Ben W. Studer ’58, ’79, Bonners Ferry
  • Dwaine "Tess" Tesnohlidek ’58, ’65, Fruitland