THANK YOU to Committees!

There is an amazing group of people to thank for helping make the 2009 AMS / IFAJ event a success. Here are some of the major players. But we know there are more out there who helped before, during and after - we thank you too!

Steering Committee
Greg Lamp, Corn & Soybean Digest, chair; Holly Martin, High Plains Journal; Gregg Hillyer, DTN/The Progressive Farmer; Andy Atzenweiler, Missouri Beef Cattleman; Keri Geffert-English, Osborn & Barr Communications; Cliff Becker, Vance Publishing; John Holden, ABM Agri-Council

Mike Wilson

IFAJ President
Mike Wilson, Farm Futures

Staff
Diane Johnson, Livestock Publications Council
Den Gardner and Kenna Rathai, AAEA
Steve Drake, Drake & Co.

JoAnn Alumbaugh and Steve Werblow

Program
JoAnn Alumbaugh, chair, Farms.com; Steve Werblow, co-chair, Steve Werblow Communications; Andy Atzenweiler, Missouri Beef Cattleman; Cindy Cunningham, National Pork Board; Steve Fairchild, Today's Farmer; Billy Frey, Alltech; Des Keller, freelancer; Kathy LaScala, Vance Publishing; Christy Lee, Cee Lee Communications; Amy McDonald, McDonald Marketing Communications; Mark Moore, Moore Communications; Jennifer Morrill, American Farmland Trust; Cheryl Oxley, Angus Journal; Karen Simon, Iowa Soybean Association; John Walter, Agriculture Online

Sponsorships
Karen McMahon, chair, Farm Industry News; Gregg Hillyer, co-chair, DTN/The Progressive Farmer; Kyle Haley, Limousin World; Jennifer Bremer, High Plains Journal

Don Norton and Becky Terry

Buddy System
Becky Terry, chairman, Showboat Graphics

Cindy Zimmerman and Willie Vogt

Airport Greeters
Willie Vogt, co-chair, Farm Progress Companies; Don Norton, co-chair, Boelte-Hall; Larry Dreiling, High Plains Journal; Greg Horstmeier, DTN/The Progressive Farmer; Paul Queck

InfoExpo
Laurie Potter, chair, Successful Farming; Gil Gullickson, Successful Farming

Marketing/Communications
Chuck Zimmerman, chair, ZimmComm; Sally Behringer, Nicholson Kovac, Inc.; Cynthia Clanton, Colle + McVoy; Angie Denton, Hereford World; Lynn Henderson, Agri-Marketing; Fred Myers, Foragjournalists.com; Doug Rich, High Plains Journal; Kelly Schwalbe, BCS Communications; Tom Sizemore, The Furrow/Homestead

David Lundquist

Photography/Multi-Media
David Lundquist, chair, CHS; Denny McClintic, John Deere; Mark Moore, Moore Communications; Harlen Persinger, freelancer; Jim Patrico, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

Janet Hunter

Tours
Janet Hunter, chair, Farm Credit of Texas; Kurt Lawton, co-chair, Stellar Content; Jim Bret Campbell, American Quarter Horse Association; Edith Chenault, Texas A&M University; Deb Dunsford, Texas A&M University; Sarah Harris, Farm Credit of Texas; Amy McDonald, McDonald Marketing Communications; Burt Rutherford, BEEF; Ron Smith, Southwest Farm Press; Lindsey West, Texas Corn Producer's Board

Hospitality/Appreciation
Carey Brown, chair, Kentucky Cattlemen's Association; Betsy Freese, Living the Country Life; Scarlett Hagins, Kansas Stockman; Deb Hoge, Shorthorn Country; Shari Holloway, EDJE Technologies; Kathy LaScala, Vance Publishing; Holly Martin, High Plains Journal; Owen Roberts, University of Guelph; Karen Simon, Iowa Soybean Association.

Local Support Committee
Jodi Hendrickson, FringeCowgirl.com; Lydia Laske, Lone Star Ag Credit; Julie Mayfield, Lone Star Ag Credit; Kathy Presbaugh, Madera Marketing; Kimberly Thomas, Lone Star Ag Credit; Katrina Waters, The Cattleman; Brie Whitehead, Rocking Chair Ranch