MAEAP Award Winners

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10	Year	Name	Location	Name	Location	Name	Organization

11	2024	Angie Peltier	Crookston Regional Office	Colleen Carlson	Carver/Scott Co.	TBD
12	2023	Betsy Wieland	ANR, Coffey Hall, St. Paul	Claire LaCanne	Steele/Rice Co.	Faribault Fire Department
13	2022	Julie Weisenhorn	Landscape Arboretum	Nathan Hulinsky	St. Cloud Regional Office	Thom Peterson	MN Dept. of Ag
14	2021	Tana Haugen-Brown	St. Regional Office	Karen Johnson	McLeod/Meeker Co.	Lucia Hunt	MN Dept. of Ag
15	2020	Jodi DeJong-Hughes	Willmar Regional Office	Abby Schuft	Willmar Regional Office	Joe Gill	KASM Radio - Albany
16	2019	Robert Holcomb	Marshall Regional Office	Sarah Schieck	Willmar Regional Office	Meg Moynihan	MN Dept. of Ag
17	2018	Phyllis Bongard	Farmington Regional Office	Emily Krekelberg	Stearns/Benton/Morrision Co.	MN Dairy Initiatives
18	2017	Ryan Miller	Rochester Regional Office	Jake Overgaard	Winona Co.	Denny Long	WCCO Radio
19	2016	Nathan Winter	McLeod/Meeker Co.	Randy Pepin	St. Cloud Regional Office	Bruce Montgomery	MN Dept. of Ag
20	2015	Liz Stahl	Worthington Regional Office	Jill Sackett	Mankato Regional Office	Carmen Fernholz	Organic Ag Coordinator
21	2014	N/A	N/A	Robert Holcomb	Marshall Regional Office	Paul Hugunin	MN Grown, MN Dept of Ag
22	2013	Diane DeWitte	Blue Earth/LeSueur Co.	Mike Boersma	Pipestone Co.	Janet Kubat Willette	Agri-News Newspaper
23	2012	Dave Nicolai	Farmington Regional Office	Laura Kieser	Carver/Scott Co.	George Rehm	U of MN faculty, retired
24	2011	Bob Olen	St. Louis Co.	Betsy Wieland	Hennepin Co.	Kevin Paape	MN Farm Bureau Federation
25	2010	Troy Salzer	Carlton Co.	Ryan Miller	Rochester Regional Office	SunOpta	Hope, MN
26	2009	Dave Bau	Worthington Regional Office	Nathan Winter	McLeod/Meeker Co.	Tim Gerlach	MN Corn Growers Assn.
27	2008	Brad Carlson	Steele/Rice Co.	Lizabeth Stahl	Lizabeth Stahl	N/A	N/A
28	2007	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ronald Eustice	MN Beef Council
29	2006	N/A	N/A	David Bau	Worthington Regional Office	Dave Presler	MN Pork Producers Assn
30	2005	Dan Martens	Stearn/Benton/Morrison Co.	N/A	N/A	Dave Torgerson	Assn of Wheat Growers
31	2004	Ray Bisek	Mahnomen Co.	Jim Stordahl	Polk Co.	Bob Lefebrve	MN Milk Producers Assn
32	2003	Jerry Tesmer	Fillmore Co.	Craig Haugaard	Swift Co.	Jerry Groskreutz	KDHL Radio, Faribault
33	2003	Dave Resch	Scott Co.	Craig Haugaard	Swift Co.	Jerry Groskreutz	KDHL Radio, Faribault
34	2002	Wayne Hansen	Redwood Co.	Dave Pfarr	LeSeuer Co.	AgStar Financial Services
35	2002	Rod Hamer	St. Paul Campus	Dave Pfarr	LeSeuer Co.	AgStar Financial Services
36	2001	Gary Wyatt	Watonwan Co.	Brad Carlson	Rice Co.	Al Gulbransen	First District Assn
37	2001	Tim Dolan	Sibley Co.	Brad Carlson	Rice Co.	Al Gulbransen	First District Assn
38	2000	Wayne Schoper	Brown Co.	Bill Crawford	Martin Co.	Gerald Miller	U of MN faculty
39	2000	Bruce Christensen	Houston Co.	Bill Crawford	Martin Co.	Gerald Miller	U of MN faculty
40	1999	Tim Arlt	Steele Co.	Jim Nesseth	Jackson Co.	MN Soybean Research/Promotion Council
41	1999	Russ Severson	W. Polk Co.	Jim Nesseth	Jackson Co.	MN Soybean Research/Promotion Council
42	1998	Bob Mugaas	Hennepin Co.	Bruce Schwartau	Dodge Co.	Mike Herget	Red River Farm Network
43	1998	Dave Schwartz	Meeker Co.	Bruce Schwartau	Dodge Co.	Mike Herget	Red River Farm Network
44	1997	Bob Byrnes	Lyon Co.	Peter Scheffert	Goodhue Co.	Met Council
45	1996	Gary Hachfeld	Nicollet Co.	Jeff Missling	Cottonwood Co.	Cliff Mitchell
46	1996	Kent Thiesse	Blue Earth Co.	Jeff Missling	Cottonwood Co.	Cliff Mitchell
47	1995	Lisa Axton	Becker Co.	Harold Stanislawski	Otter Tail Co.	Don Webster	Zumbrota Livestock Market
48	1995	Bob Koehler	Murray Co. Market	Harold Stanislawski	Otter Tail Co.	Don Webster	Zumbrota Livestock Market
49	1994	Joe Nuebauer	McLeod Co.	Terry Nennich	Clearwater Co.	Herb Halvorson	MN Dept of Ag. Admin.
50	1994	Chuck Schwartau	Wabasha Co.	Terry Nennich	Clearwater Co.	Herb Halvorson	MN Dept of Ag. Admin.
51	1993	Ken Olson	Sherburne Co.	Kendall Nichols	Traverse Co.	Elton Redalen	MN Commissioner of Ag.
52	1993	Ken Pazdernik	Norman Co.	Russ Severson	West Polk Co.
53	1992	Curt Nyegaard	Kittson Co.	Gary Wyatt	Watonwan Co.	Walley Nelson, Supt.	Lamberton Research Station
54	1992	Lee Raeth	Carlton Co.	Gary Wyatt	Watonwan Co.	Walley Nelson, Supt.	Lamberton Research Station
55	1991	Neil Broadwater	Winona Co.	Dennis Schrock	Olmsted Co.	Chuck Casey	Vet & former UM Regent
56	1991	Vern Oraskovich	Carver Co.	Dennis Schrock	Olmsted Co.	Chuck Casey	Vet & former UM Regent
57	1990	Art Frame	Nobles Co.	Lisa Axton	Becker Co.	Russ and Arlene Stansfeld	NSP
58	1989	Harland Johnsrud	Mower Co.	Chuck Schwartau	Wabasha Co.	Bob Morjeiwski	Past Editor, The Farmer
59	1989	Erlin Weness	Area Farm Mgmt.	Chuck Schwartau	Wabasha Co.	Bob Morjeiwski	Past Editor, The Farmer
60	1988	Larry Zilliox	Douglas Co.	Richard Hemmingsen	Wilken Co.	Rolland Denniston	Former MN Deputy Ag Commissioner
61	1987	Dave Kjome	Olmsted Co.	Robert Olson	Dakota Co.	Ed Slettom	Exec. Sec. MN Assn. of Coops
62	1987	Perry Fales	Area Farm Mgmt.	Robert Olson	Dakota Co.	Ed Slettom	Exec. Sec. MN Assn. of Coops
63	1986	Sam Bigger	Area Agent	Tim Arlt	Steele Co.	Carl Spong	Central Livestock
64	1986	John Cunningham	Area Agent	Tim Arlt	Steele Co.	Carl Spong	Central Livestock
65	1985	Gene Bromenschenckel	St. Louis Co.	Robert Olen	St. Louis Co.
66	1985	Rolyn Samuelson	Grant Co.	Robert Olen	St. Louis Co.
67	1984	Blake Peterson	Red Lake Co.	Ken Pazdernik	Norman Co.
68	1984	Merv Freeman	Area Farm Mgt	Ken Pazdernik	Norman Co.
69	1983	Pat Maher	Renville Co.	Neil Broadwater	Winona Co.
70	1983	Dave Hanson	Dodge Co.	Neil Broadwater	Winona Co.
71	1982	Terry Cournyea	Pennington Co.	Dave Kabes	Unknown
72	1982	Eddie Bernhardson	Clay Co.	Dave Kabes	Unknown
73	1981	Larry Tande	Steele Co.	Roger Lind	Jackson Co.
74		Carrol Giesler	St. Louis Co.
75		Duane Preston	Unknown
76	1980	Jack Morris	Pope Co.	Gary Hachfeld	Nicollet Co.
77	1980	Marvin Olson	Kandiyohi Co.	Gary Hachfeld	Nicollet Co.
78	1979	Richard Walter	Goodhue Co.	Brian Schreiber	Goodhue Co.
79		Warren Sifferath	Dakota Co.
80		Ken Rose	Otter Tail Co.
81	1978	Donald Vollman	Cass Co.	Wayne Odegaard	Pennington Co.
82		J. David Radford	Carlton Co.
83		Curtis Klint	Anoka Co.
84	1977	Roland Skelton	Kanabec Co.	Gordon Shaffer	Becker Co.
85		Elmo Skare	Beltrami Co.
86		Larry Peichel	Brown Co.
87	1976	Duane Schrader	Chisago Co.	Albert Kennett
88		John Peterson	Sibley Co.
89		Roger Larson	Chippewa Co.
90	1975	Richard Swanson	Anoka Co.	Gene Bromenshenkel	Wadena Co.
91		Erven Skaar	Isanti Co.
92		Otto Lee	Lake of Woods Co.
93	1974	Roger Wilkowske	Waseca Co.
94		Floyd Jorgenson	Beltrami Co.
95		Joe Fox	No record
96	1973	Burton Olson	Benton Co.
97		Russell Krech	Houston Co.
98		Dayton Larson	St. Louis Co.
99	1972	Francis Januschka	Stearns Co.
100		Arnold Heikkila	NE Area