Stipend Winners Announced for 2018 IFAJ Congress

December 15, 2017
By Kurt Lawton, International Committee Chair   Congratulations are in order for the following AAEA members who applied for and earned a $1,000 stipend to attend the 2018 IFAJ Dutch Roots Congress:
  • Carey Brown, Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association
  • Jennifer Carrico, High Plains Journal
  • Sarah Hill, Clover Hill Communications (freelancer)
  • Gregg Hillyer, The Progressive Farmer/DTN
  • Jamie Johansen, Honey Creek Media / ZimmComm New Media
  • Katie Knapp, The Ag Photographer (freelancer)
  • Greg Lamp, freelancer
  • Kurt Lawton, Corn+Soybean Digest (committee chair)
  • Christine McClintic, John Deere PowerSource
  • Mark Moore, Moore Communications (freelancer)
  • Harlen Persinger, Hlensphotos (freelancer)
  • Kenna Rathai, broadhead
  • Elaine Shein, DTN/The Progressive Farmer
  • Mike Wilson, Farm Futures
  • AAEA Young Leader (to be named)
A big thanks to the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF) that provided funding to help members represent the U.S. Guild at the July 11-14 Congress in Wageningen, Netherlands. For more details about attending the 2018 Congress, check the IFAJ website: http://ifaj.org/events/annual-congress/. Registration should begin in January. We hope to have a large contingent of AAEA members in the Netherlands to help promote attendance at our 2019 IFAJ Congress in Minnesota.