The All-American Dairy Show is accepting nominations for the 2009 Obie Snider Award through May 30. The award was established to honor a dairy industry leader who follows in the footsteps of Snider’s character, ethics, service, leadership and professionalism. Nominations are due by May 30.
The award will be presented at the 46th All-American Dairy Show, Sept. 19-24, themed “Aiming for the Stars.”
“Obie’s leadership and vision for the All-American Dairy Show set the tone for a high-caliber event that showcases the best dairy animals in North America, and serves a place for dairy enthusiasts to gather,” said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff. “Year after year, the show continues to grow in numbers, along with increased focus on youth activities and improving dairy genetics. Obie would be pleased to see his legacy live on through this show in which he invested so much.”
Past winners of the award are Donald Seipt of Easton, Pa., Creedin Cornman of Carlisle, Pa., David Patrick of Woodbine, Md., Berneta Gable of New Enterprise, Pa., and the 2008 winner was Dieter Krieg of Lititz, Pa.