Congratulations to G. Joe Lyon of Toledo, Iowa, for being named the 2012 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award.
Awarded by the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), it is named for former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard E. Lyng, who played a key role in implementing policies that led to the establishment of the NDB nearly 30 years ago. The Lyng Award honors dairy industry leaders who have made a significant contribution to dairy promotion that benefits the entire industry.
“Joe Lyon has been one of the most active dairy promoters and leaders over the past 50 years,” said Steve Maddox, California dairy producer and NDB chair. “Joe was the driving force behind the creation of the Dairy Foods Research Centers in the 1980s that led to a coordinated, cost-effective plan to drive checkoff-funded nutrition, product and technical research.”
In addition to his work as a founding member of the National Dairy Board, Lyon continues to support dairy promotion. He represents Midwest Dairy Association on the Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center Advisory Board and played a critical role in adding Iowa State University to the Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center in 2010.
As part of the Richard E. Lyng Award, the NDB will contribute $2,500 to the Iowa State University Department of Animal Science.
Source: Dairy Foods