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2016 FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL EDITORS' ASSN NAMED
Source: American Agricultural Editors' Association (AAEA)

The American Agricultural Editors' Association is proud to announce the selection of 17 longtime members into the first class of Fellows Of The AAEA. The newly developed Fellows Program recognizes members for excellent service to AAEA.

The members of the first class of AAEA Fellows are:

• JoAnn Alumbaugh, FAAE, editor of PorkNetwork, Farm Journal Media

• Jim Dickrell, FAAE, editor, Dairy Herd Management, Farm Journal Media

• Larry Dreiling, FAAE, senior field editor, High Plains Journal

• Betsy Freese, FAAE, executive editor, Living the Country Life, Meredith Agrimedia

• Gregg Hillyer, FAAE, editor in chief, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

• Greg Horstmeier, FAAE, DTN editor in chief, DTN/The Progressive Farmer

• Greg Lamp, FAAE, editor in chief, CHS, Inc.

• Holly Martin, FAAE, editor, High Plains Journal

• Christine McClintic, FAAE, freelance writer/photographer

• Amy McDonald, FAAE, McDonald Marketing Communications

• Karen McMahon, FAAE, freelance reporter

• Lyle Orwig, FAAE, chairman, Charleston|Orwig.

• R. Kelly Schwalbe, FAAE, partner, Sage Communications

• Karen Simon, FAAE, president, Karen Simon Communications

• Willie Vogt, FAAE, executive director, Content and User Engagement, Penton Farm Progress

• Mike Wilson, FAAE, executive editor, Penton Farm Progress

• Sara Wyant, FAAE, president, Agri-Pulse Communications Inc.

The Fellows were nominated by the 12-member AAEA Legacy Committee. The nominations were then passed onto the AAEA Board Of Directors for final approval. It is estimated the inaugural class has combined for slightly more than 400 years of membership in the association, and 12 of the Fellows are AAEA past presidents.


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