The deadline for submitting nominations for the Professional Development Awards of Excellence has been extended to Friday, September 5.

Do you know someone in one of the professional development areas that deserves the recognition of his or her peers for their outstanding work? Then nominate them for one of the Professional Development Awards of Excellence!

These awards are open to any active NAMA member, and are awarded in the areas of marketing communications, product/species management, public relations and sales. One NAMA member is honored in each of these four areas. The nominee should have direct program responsibility for the area in which he/she is being nominated.

Nominating someone is easy! Just visit http://www.nama.org/awards/pdaonlineform.htm and fill out the online nomination form. Or visit http://www.nama.org/awards/PDAapplication.pdf and download the nomination form in a .pdf format and fax it to the NAMA office at 913-491-6502.

The awards will be presented at the 2008 Trends In Agriculture meeting, November 11-12 in Kansas City.

For more information on the Professional Development Awards of Excellence visit http://www.nama.org/awards/pdaawards.htm.