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2012 DAIRY SERVICE
AWARD 2012 FIELD SERVICE
AWARD 2012 AWARD OF
MERIT 2012 UMDIA
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP We recognize the
following winners for their contributions to UMDIA and the dairy
industry. Field Service
Award Award of
Merit UMDIA Honorary
Membership Certificate of
Retirement Certificate of
Recognition & Rememberence
Kudos!
UMDIA
Awards and Other Recognition
Jewel Mihm
Lab Evaluation Officer, Minnesota Department of
Agriculture
Steve Gunderson
Field Service, Dairy Farmers of
America
Dan Tjosaas
Procurement Manager, Land O'
Lakes
Pat Hansen
Minnesota Department of Agriculture,
Retired Inspector,
UMDIA President
2011-12
Dairy Service Award
All members who
are actively working toward the attainment of quality milk, including regulatory
and laboratory persons, dairy support representatives and educational
professionals.
2010 Greg Pittman,
Minnesota Department of Agriculture; 2009 Otto Trampe, MN Dept of Ag; 2008
Sherry Newell, Midwest Dairy Association; 2007 Bernice Genoch, Bongards'
Creamery; 2006 Dr. Jeff Reneau, University of MN; 2005 Vernal Olson,
MN Dept of Ag; 2004 Lisa Ramacher, MN Dept of Ag; 2003 Jeff Johnson, Land
O'Lakes; 2002 Deane Larson (posthumously) MN Dept of Ag; 2001 Jack
Ulrich, First District Association; 2000 Larry Krienke, Land O' Lakes;
1999 Harvey Eckman, MN Dept of Ag
All members who
are working in a field service role and
actively pursuing the attainment of
quality milk.
2010 Arvid Fristad,
Land O'Lakes; 2009 Bob Finnesgard, AMPI; 2008 Rich Hanson, Land O'Lakes;
2007 Glen Brase, Land O'Lakes; 2006 Dennis Sparby, Land O'Lakes;
2005 Don Schweistahl, Land O'Lakes; 2004 Jim Klein, Bongards'
Creamery; 2003 Paul Hurt, Hastings Co-op Creamery; 2002
Richard Bradley, Foremost Farms; 2001 Alfred Aschenbrenner, Jr.,
AMPI; 2000 Dennis Johnson, LeSueur Cheese; 1999 Dale
Heintz, Land O'Lakes
All present or retired members who
have demonstrated
outstanding service toward the
functional activities of UMDIA.
2010 Christa
Schlosser, Bongards' Creamery; 2009 Gene Watnaas, UMDIA; 2008 Leo Jacques, AMPI;
2007 Jeff Johnson, Land O'Lakes; 2006 Paul Nierman, DQCI, Inc.; 2005 Lisa
Ramacher, MN Dept of Ag; 2004 Dale Heintz, Land O'Lakes; 2003 Jack
Ulrich, First District Assn; 2002 Bruce Steege, Dairy Farmers of
America; 2001 Elaine Santi, MN Dept of Ag; 2000 Larry Twedt, Land
O'Lakes; 1999 Dan Erickson, MN Dept of Ag.
All retired, long standing members
who have activelydemonstrated participation in
UMDIA.
2010 Gene Watnaas,
UMDIA; 2009 Dale Current, National Farmers Organization; 2008 Joel Stangeland,
MN Dept. of Ag; 2007 Paul Hurt, Hastings Co-op Creamery; 2006 Winty
Dokkenbakken, Dairy Farmers of America;2005 Jack Ulrich, First
District Association; 2004 Gerald Wagner, Lastrup Co-op
Creamery; 2003 Gary Graphenteen, First District Association; 2002
Virgil McLaird, DQI Inc.; 2001 Larry Twedt, Land
O'Lakes; 2000 Arland Sperr, Dairy Farmers of America;
All retiring
members who have shown respect and support to UMDIA.
2010 Keith Fruwirth,
AMPI; Harold Schepersky, First District Assn; 2008 Joel Stangeland, MN Dept. of
Ag; 2007 Paul Hurt, Hastings Co-op Creamery; 2006 Lyle Fluegge
AMPI; Ron Hurlbut- MN Dept of Ag; Rich Meyer - Bongards' Creamery;
Paul Nierman- DQCI; Don Feige- Anderson Custom Processing; 2005 James Bye
- National Farmers Org.; Dave Pawlitschek - NFO; Betty Wickstrom -
AMPI, Duluth; Del Blackwell - First District Assn.; Winty Dokkebakken - Dairy
Farmers of America; 2004 Jack Ulrich - First District Assn.;
2003 Gary Graphenteen - First District Assn; Deane Behnke - AMPI;
James Kohnen - Nelson Creamery; 2002 Fritz Aschenbrenner - AMPI; Allen
Gulbranson - First District Assn.; John Paulmann - Bongards; Bob
Weber - AMPI; Dick Wuttke - AMPI; 2001 Eddie Liesenfeld - DFA;
Neal Scott - MN Dept of Ag.; Ron Leaf - First District Assn.; 2000 Larry
Krienke, Herb Steffl, Carol Stennes, Larry Twedt, Gerald Wagner, Don West ;
1999 LeRoy Messer
Former members
of UMDIA who have passed away during the past year
2010 Joel
Stangeland, MN Dept. of Ag; 2005 Mike Sohl - Land O'Lakes; Keith
Gartner - Foremost Farms; Stanley Perouka - MN Dept of Ag; Bob McIntosh -
AMPI; 2003 Dennis Decker - Nelson Jameson; 2002 Deane Larson - MN
Dept of Ag; Jim Rolloff - AMPI, New Ulm; Eugene (Bud) Bodecker -
AMPI, Duluth