IEAA Friend of Agriculture Recipients

2007

Dennis Hastert, Former Speaker of the House, 14th District Congressman
Ray LaHood, 18th District Congressman

2006

Jean Harland, Legislative Chair – Extension Partners

2005

Kevin Conerton, Illinois AgriNews

2004

Ronald Warfield, past President of IAA

2003

Peggy Kaye, Extension Partners
Judith Joy, farm news writer, The Morning Sentinel, Marion IL

2002

John White, Jr., past Vice-President and President of IAA

2001

Joe Hampton, Jr., Director, Illinois Department of Agriculture

2000

Ken Bolen, retired Director of Extension, Nebraska
John Huston, Livestock & Meat Board and Chair of Chancellor’s Commission on Extension

1999

Becky Doyle, former Director, Illinois Department of Agriculture

1998

Larry Fischer, John Wood College

1997

Max Armstrong, WGN Radio & Channel Earth TV

1996

Colleen Callahan, WMBD TV & Radio

1995

Gordon Ropp, State Representative and Director, Illinois Department of Agriculture

1994

Jim Shearl, Illinois Crop Improvement Association

1993

Senator Vince Demuzio

1992

Warren Pufahl, Illinois AGRI-NEWS

1991

Dr. George Kapusta, Southern Illinois University

1990

Pat Johnson, Brownstown Research Center

1989

Jim Lilly, Prairie Farmer

1988

Harold Dodd, Illinois Farmers Union

1987

Leonard Gardner, Illinois Agricultural Association

1986

Jack Rundquist

1985

Paul Findley

1984

William Kuhfuss, Illinois Agricultural Association & American Farm Bureau Federation

1983

Glenn Webb, President, GROWMARK, Inc.

1982

Dick Herm, Peoria
Bob Hardy, KMOX Radio, St. Louis

1981

Juett C. Hogancamp, Illinois Department of Agriculture

1980

Dr. Paul Doby, IL Department of Agriculture
Harold Kuehn

1978

Dean Searls, Illinois Farm Electrification Council

1977

Charles Shuman, Sr., Past President, American Farm Bureau Federation

1976

Harold Steele, Illinois Agricultural Association

1975

Alex Reed, Southern Illinois University
Orien Samuelson, WGN

1974

James Thompson, Prairie Farmer

1973

Harry Russell, University of Illinois
Richard Orr, Chicago Tribune

1972

Illinois Agricultural Association (IAA)

1971

Laura Weber, Weber Scholarships

1970

Paul Johnson, Prairie Farmer

1969

Earl Hughes, President, Board of Trustees, University of Illinois

2001

USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Laboratory, Peoria (Over 60 Years of Outstanding Research), presented to Peter Johnsen, Director of the Lab