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JACK ODLE, HARLEN PERSINGER HONORED BY AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL EDITORS' ASSN
Aug. 1, 2016
Source: American Agricultural Editors' Association (AAEA)
The AAEA Lifetime Achievement Award is designed to honor current and former members of the organization, including those who may be deceased, for outstanding professional and personal achievements and leadership, with specific emphasis on contributions toward improvement of the viability and value of AAEA. This award is reserved for those who have adhered to high standards of professionalism in all aspects of their endeavors.
Eight years ago, the American Agricultural Editors' Association re-instated the Lifetime Achievement Award, which had been given for the first and only time to Wheeler McMillen in 1990.
Jack Odle
Jack Odle, retired publisher of DTN/The Progressive Farmer, served as president of AAEA in 1996-97. In a previous role as editor and editor in chief of The Progressive Farmer, he provided leadership and overall direction for several series of articles that resulted in team awards, including Oscars in Agriculture in 1984 and 1992 as well as first place in the AAEA Writing Awards Contest in 1992. Odle, himself, won an AAEA Writing Award for Best Column in 2002.
Odle served on the boards of the Farm Foundation, Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), USDA Honor Awards Evaluation Committee, Clemson Agricultural Research Advisory Board, Auburn Research Advisory Board, Agriculture Foundation (former chair), American Business Media Ag Media Committee and the Alabama Agribusiness Council.
Harlen Persinger
Harlen Persinger is a veteran independent journalist, photographer, mentor, and friend to all. His agricultural communications career of more than 40 years has covered just about everything related to the farm and ranch: equipment, crop and livestock production, rural health and safety issues, agribusiness, and rural lifestyles. Persinger's photography has graced the covers of great magazines like Successful Farming, Top Producer, Farm Industry News, Wisconsin Agriculturalist, Hoard's Dairyman, Drover's Journal, Hay & Forage Grower, Eastern Dairy Producer, Agri Marketing and so many more. Persinger has been named AAEA's Photographer of the Year three times.
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