Meet Our Expert Judging Panel
An objective judging panel will make the final assessment and selection. The panel includes experts from academic institutions, USDA, dairy science organizations, International Dairy Foods Association, national dairy publications, environmental leaders and dairy industry leaders.
The panel is comprised of the following individuals:
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Robert Bonnie, senior advisor for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture
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Jim Carper, chief editor, Dairy Foods
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Jason Clay, senior vice president, Market Transformation, World Wildlife Fund
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Larry Elworth, agriculture counselor to the administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Molly Jahn, professor, Laboratory Genetics and Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Larry Jensen, chair, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and president, Leprino Foods
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Steve Larson, managing editor, Hoard's Dairyman
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James Linn, professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota and past, past president American Dairy Science Association
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Joel Makower, chairman and executive editor, GreenBiz Group Inc.
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Randy Mooney, dairy producer and chairman, National Milk Producers Federation
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Gatz Riddell, executive vice president, American Association of Bovine Practitioners
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Paul Rovey, chairman, Dairy Management Inc.™ and owner, Rovey Dairy
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Brian Sloboda, senior program manager, Cooperative Research Network, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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Connie Tipton, president and chief executive officer, International Dairy Foods Association
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Jason Weller, acting chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
The panel also includes two winners from the inaugural Awards program in 2012:
The panels’ varied experience will allow them to assess nominations from diverse perspectives as they evaluate and select the winners.