NAMA named the organization’s national leadership award recipients during the Second General Session of the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference on April 16.

The President’s Award was given to Jenny Pickett, National NAMA; Patty Travis, 5MetaCom, received the R.C. Ferguson Award; The Workhorse of the Year Award was given to Bob Wilhelm, AdFarm; Sally Behringer, Nicholson Kovac, received the Outstanding Chair Award; Kenna Rathai, Kenna B. Rathai Communications, took home the Dilworth Award for Innovation.

In addition, there were six recipients of the Horizon Award. Horizon Awards recognize achievements by up-and-coming members of the organization on local, regional and national levels. Formerly titled the Meritorious Achievement Awards, they honor the efforts of emerging NAMA leaders. The six recipients of the Horizon Awards are: Lori Strum, Strategic America; Marvin Kokes, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Matt Coniglio, Fastline Publications; Greg Ehm, Two Rivers Marketing Group; Catherine Wang, Gibbs & Soell Public Relations; and Krista Wolf, GROWMARK.