NAMA would like to thank Tom Smull, Associations, Inc., and NAMA’s 2005-2006 National President, for his dedication and hard work over the past year. Smull was given an award in honor of his year as the national president and “passed the gavel” to Stephanie Gable, Bayer CropScience and NAMA’s 2006-2007 National President during the closing session brunch sponsored by Elanco Animal Health and the Cattlemen’s Beef Board.

NAMA named the organization’s national leadership award recipients during the Best of NAMA awards ceremony on April 19.

The President’s Award was given to Stephanie Gable, Bayer CropScience; Russ Parker, J.L. Farmakis received the R.C. Ferguson Award; The Workhorse of the Year Award was given to Ken Dean, High Plains Journal; Laurie Christen, Colle+McVoy, received the Outstanding Chair Award; and four meritorious achievement awards were given to the Carolinas/Virginia Chapter (President, Frank Timberlake, R F Timberlake), MoKan NAMA (President Steve Tomac, John Deere), Lori Strum, StrategicAmerica and to Myrna Krueger, Colle+McVoy.

For more information on the leader award winners visit, http://www.nama.org/awards/awards-index.html.