IEAA Friend of Agriculture Recipients

2022: Tony Graves, Illinois Milk Producers Association Board of Director

2021: Martha Blum, Field Editor, Illinois Agrinews

2019: Rich Guebert, Illinois Farm Bureau President

2016: Lowell Lenschow, Illinois Specialty Growers, Illinois Wheat Association, Illinois Farm Bureau

2014: John and Susan Adams

2013: Philip Nelson, Past President, Illinois Farm Bureau

2012: Dennis Thompson, Illinois Crop Improvement Association

2011: Tom Jennings, Director, Illinois Department of Agriculture

2010: Warren Goetsch, Illinois Department of Agriculture

2010: Senator John Sullivan (D), 47th Illinois District

2008: Pam Weber, lobbyist, Springfield

2007: Congressman Ray LaHood

2007: Congressman Dennis Hastert

2006: Jeanne Harland, Extension Partners organization

2005: Kevin Conerton, Illinois Agri-News

2004: Ron Warfield, past President, Illinois Agriculture Association

2003: Judith Joy, farm news writer, The Morning Sentinel, Marion, IL

2003: Peggy Kaye, Public Relations & Legislative Coordinator w/Farm Credit Services, past radio broadcaster

2002: John White Jr., past Vice-President and President, IAA

2001: Joe Hampton, Jr., Director, Illinois Department of Agriculture

2000: Ken Bolen, retired Director of Extension, Nebraska; Agriculture Extension Adviser, Illinois

2000: John Huston, Chair, Livestock & Meat Board: Chair, 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, Executive Director, Illinois Crop Improvement Association; Agriculture Extension Adviser, Illinois

1993: Senator Vince Demuzio, Illinois General Assembly, 49th district

1992: Warren Pufahl, Illinois Agri-News

1991: Dr. George Kapusta, Weed Scientist, Southern Illinois University

1990: Pat Johnson, Brownstown Research Center

1989: Jim Lilly, editor, Prairie Farmer

1988: Harold Dodd, Illinois Farmers Union

1987: Leonard Gardner, Legislative Affairs Director, Illinois Agricultural Association

1986: Jack Rundquist, past director, Illinois Department of Agriculture

1985: Paul Findley, Congressman, 20th District, Illinois, United States House of Representatives

1984: William Kuhfuss, Illinois Agricultural Association & American Farm Bureau Federation

1983: Glenn Webb, President, GROWMARK, Inc.

1982: Dick Herm, livestock commission company, Peoria Union Stock Yards

1982: Bob Hardy, KMOX Radio, St. Louis

1981: Juett C. Hogancamp, Illinois Department of Agriculture

1980: Dr. Paul Doby, state veterinarian, Illinois Department of Agriculture

1980: Harold Kuehn, Chair, Illinois Soybean Association & American Soybean Association, Du Quoin, IL

1978: Dean Searls, Illinois Farm Electrification Council

1977: Charles Shuman, Sr., Past President, American Farm Bureau Federation

1976: Harold Steele, president, Illinois Agricultural Association

1975: Alex Reed, Southern Illinois University

1975: Orien Samuelson, WGN radio and TV

1974: James Thompson, editor, Prairie Farmer

1973: Harry Russell, University of Illinois

1973: 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

Special Recognition

2001USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Laboratory, Peoria (Over 60 Years of Outstanding Research), presented to Peter Johnsen, Director of the Lab