2010 ASI Awards Program
The awards program allows producers and industry affiliates an opportunity to nominate individuals they feel have benefited the industry over the last year. Individuals who are selected to receive the awards will be honored during the ASI Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 22, 2010.
Four awards are available for nomination (select an award to view a detailed description):
- McClure Silver Ram Award
- Camptender Award
- Environmental Stewardship Award
- Shephard's Award for Media
The 2010 Award Nomination Form is available here.
Mail, fax or e-mail completed forms to:
Award Nomination
American Sheep Industry Association
9785 Maroon Circle, Suite 360
Englewood, CO 80112
Fax: 303-771-8200
E-mail: judym@sheepusa.org
For additional information, contact the ASI office at (303) 771-3500.
Note that Past Award Recipients are not eligible for renomination.
DESCRIPTION OF AWARDS
McClure Silver Ram Award: The McClure Silver Ram Award is dedicated to volunteer commitment and service and is presented to a sheep producer who has made substantial contributions to the sheep industry and its organizations in his/her state, region or nation. The award may recognize a lifetime of achievement or may recognize a noteworthy, shorter-term commitment and service to the industry. Nominees should be recognized as industry leaders with nominations spelling out the candidates’ contributions to the industry and its producers. Producers should be actively involved in sheep production and may or may not produce sheep as their sole income. However, their nominations should not be based in any part on a paid position serving the sheep industry.
Camptender Award: The Camptender Award recognizes industry contributions from a professional in a position or field related to sheep production. Nominees should show a strong commitment and a significant contribution to the sheep industry, its organizations and its producers above and beyond that called for in his/her professional capacity. Nominees should be well respected in their fields by their peers and by sheep producers. Nominees may be involved with the industry as teachers, consultants, scientists, youth leaders, promoters, event managers, journalists or any other position directly related to the sheep industry, enabling the nominee to affect the sheep industry in a positive and long-lasting way. Nominees may be recognized for lifetime service to the sheep industry or may be recognized for a shorter-term commitment that resulted in significant benefits for the sheep industry.
Environmental Stewardship Award: The Environmental Stewardship Award recognizes individuals actively involved in sheep production who have shown as extraordinary commitment to caring for natural resources and thereby enhancing the environment. Nominees should exhibit a dedication to resource management and a commitment to sharing new techniques of management to preserve resources or improve flock management through natural resources.
Shepherd's Award for Media: The Shepherd’s Award for Media recognizes outstanding yearlong coverage of the sheep industry in either print or broadcast. The award excludes all publications and affiliates related solely to the sheep industry, allowing for recognition of outlets with general coverage for excellence in covering sheep industry issues. Nominations may be publications, networks or specific reporters exhibiting a strong commitment to balanced reporting and consistent coverage of the sheep industry locally, statewide and/or nationally.