November 30, 2018 / Randolph, VT - The Vermont Dairy Industry Association has begun its search for the 2018 recipient of the John C. Finley Award. This honor will be bestowed at the Dairy Farmers’ Banquet at the Vermont Farm Show on Thursday, January 31, 2019.
John Finley was a respected agricultural educator and a very enterprising and capable Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture before his untimely death. The award given in his honor seeks to recognize an up and coming individual who meets similarly high standards of character and service to agriculture.
The qualifications to be met by the recipient of this award are as follows:
1. Must exhibit the outstanding character and mental vigor exemplified by John Finley.
2. Must have recently performed a distinguished service to Vermont Agriculture.
3. Must have the potential of continuing to contribute to Vermont Agriculture.
Your cooperation in helping to identify this year’s recipient is greatly appreciated. A brief letter of nomination explaining how the nominee meets the qualifications for the award should be submitted to me in writing at Vermont Cheese Council, PO Box 165, Randolph, VT 05060 NO LATER THAN MONDAY DECEMBER 30, 2018. Submission by e-mail at tom@vtcheese.com will also be accepted.
All suggested candidates’ names will be held over for future consideration for a period of two (2) years.
Previous Finley Award recipients are listed below.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 802-451-8564.