Friday, December 3, 2010

Nominees sought for Jersey Canada Awards!

NOW is the time for you or your local, provincial or regional Jersey association to make nominations for the major Jersey Canada awards that will be presented during the annual meeting.

Here's a listing of awards for which nominations are due by January 1, 2011.
 
  • National Young Jersey Achievers
  • Honorary Life Membership
  • Ralph J. Barichello Memorial Award
  • Distinguished Service Award
  • Certificate of Appreciation

A brief description of each award can be found in the Awards and Results section on the Jersey Canada website.  In addition a historical list of previous recipients of each award can be found in the same section.  All nominations must be accompanied by a resume of the relevant accomplishments of the nominee.

Nominations for the Barichello award for an outstanding contribution to agriculture in Canada are received from provincial and regional Jersey associations. In all other cases, one can self-nominate, an individual can nominate someone else, or Jersey asosciations at the local, provincial or regional level can submit nominations.

For the first time, recipients of both the Master Breeder and Constructive Breeder awards will be selected automatically from within the Jersey Canada database based on a points system. Therefore no nominations are needed for these awards.

Nominations for the following award are due by January 31, 2011:

Youth of Distinction:  again described in the awards and results section on the Jersey Canada website. Nominations for this award are received from the provincial and regional Jersey associations.

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