CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
The National DHIA annual meeting will be held at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, St.
Louis, Missouri, March 11-12, 2014. You are invited to nominate candidates for the
National DHIA H. Victor Joachim Distinguished Leadership Award/Martin A. Wilson
Memorial Award. The award will be presented at the annual meeting. Please share this
information with colleagues who may be interested in submitting nominations. Only those
DHI affiliates that are members of National DHIA may submit nominations.
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National DHIA H. Victor Joachim Distinguished Leadership/Martin A. Wilson
Memorial Award is presented to a DHIA dairy producer who has been a leader in
DHIA or the dairy industry, and rendered outstanding and unselfish service for
many years, as well as making a notable contribution to advancing DHIA in the
United States; or, is a worthy person who has been employed in a DHI
management position for at least five years and has been dedicated to improving
DHIA.
The nomination form and appropriate biographical information must be completed and
received by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Monday, December 30, 2013. Send
forms and supporting documents via the U.S. Postal Service (National DHIA, 421 S Nine
Mound Road, PO Box 930399, Verona, WI 53593), e-mail ([email protected]) or fax (608848-7675). Nominations will not be accepted via telephone.
National Dairy Herd Information Association
421 S. Nine Mound Road  P.O. Box 930398  Verona, WI 53593  Phone: 608-848-6455  Fax: 608-848-7675
www.dhia.org  e-mail: [email protected]
H. VICTOR JOACHIM DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP/
MARTIN A. WILSON MEMORIAL AWARD
Nomination Form
This award is presented to a DHIA dairy producer who has been a leader in DHIA or the dairy industry, and
rendered outstanding and unselfish service for many years, as well as making a notable contribution to
advancing DHIA in the United States; or, is a worthy person who has been employed in a DHI management
position for at least five years and has been dedicated to improving DHIA.
Please note that past National DHIA directors are not eligible for this award until they have been
retired from the board at least two years.
The H. Victor Joachim Distinguished Leadership/Martin A. Wilson Memorial Award consists of an
inscribed plaque and expenses paid for the recipient and spouse to travel to the National DHIA
annual meeting.
Name of nominee
Address
I nominate the above person for the H. Victor Joachim Distinguished Leadership/Martin A.
Wilson Memorial Award.
Printed Name
Signature
E-mail Address
Phone #
Date
Explain why, in your opinion, the nominee should be considered for this award. Please provide
specific examples of the nominee’s contributions to DHIA, positions held (including years), and/or
previous honors received. (Use separate sheets if necessary.)
DEADLINE: This form, along with nomination form and other supporting data, must be received
by December 30, 2013. Mail to: National DHIA, 421 S Nine Mound Road, PO Box 930399,
Verona, WI 53593; or fax: 608-848-7675; or e-mail: [email protected].
National Dairy Herd Information Association
421 S. Nine Mound Road  P.O. Box 930398  Verona, WI 53593  Phone: 608-848-6455  Fax: 608-848-7675
www.dhia.org  e-mail: [email protected]
Recipients of the National DHIA H. Victor Joachim
Distinguished Leadership Award
Year
Location
Name
Organization
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
Rochester
Minneapolis
Phoenix
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Seattle
Greensboro
Baltimore
Madison
Reno
San Antonio
Burlington
Kansas City
Albuquerque
Columbus
Las Vegas
Springfield
Nashville
Louisville
Reno
St. Pete Beach
Lansing
Phoenix
St. Pete Beach
San Antonio
St. Pete Beach
James Egan
Morris Van Gorden
Albert Plocher
Vic Joachim (Posthumous)
W. Charles McGinnis
J. George Smith
Richard Popp
Clyde & Marie Robison
Fred & Linda Griffith
Don Long
Fred Polinder, Jr.
John Noble
Bob Kindig
Ken Beswick
Not awarded this year
Michael Quesnell Family
Tom Sammon
Dick Scott
Not awarded this year
Richard "Buddy" Nichols
Dale Eade
Terry Ellingson
David Mollenhauer
Larry Eggler
Dick Kimball
Dale Hoover
Mary & Al Nichol
New York DHIC
Ohio DHI, Inc.
California DHIA
South Dakota DHIA
South Carolina DHIA
Illinois DHIA
Northeast DHIA
Pennsylvania DHIA
Washington DHIA
Wisconsin DHIC
Washington DHIA
Northeast DHIA
Pennsylvania DHIA
California DHIA
Idaho DHIA
Minnesota DHIA
Dairy One Cooperative
Colorado DHIA
Southeast DHIA
Dairy Lab Services
Dairy One
Minnesota DHIA
Vermont DHIA
Dairy One Cooperative
NorthStar Cooperative
National Dairy Herd Information Association
421 S. Nine Mound Road  P.O. Box 930398  Verona, WI 53593  Phone: 608-848-6455  Fax: 608-848-7675
www.dhia.org  e-mail: [email protected]
Recipients of the Martin A. Wilson Memorial Award
Year
Location
Name
Organization
1989
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
Greensboro
Baltimore
Madison
Reno
San Antonio
Burlington
Kansas City
Albuquerque
Columbus
Las Vegas
Springfield
Nashville
Louisville
Reno
St. Pete Beach
Lansing
Phoenix
St. Pete Beach
Boise
Al Thelen
Nelvin Empet
Gene Long
David Sukup
Sam Chafin
Robert McCauley
John Halvorson
Peter Giacomini
Dean Amick
Robert Jones
Bruce Dokkebakken
Mark Witherspoon
Jay Mylin
Collin Chriss
Mildred Nault
Mark Adam
Robert Albrecht
James R. Zimmerman
Don Shaw
Michigan DHIA
Northeast DHIA
Mid-East DHIA
Kansas DHIA
United Federation of DHIA
Washington DHIA
Minnesota DHIA
AgSource Cooperative Services
Pennsylvania DHIA
Indiana DHIA
Minnesota DHIA
Mid-South DHIA
Lancaster DHIA
Dairy Lab Services
Vermont DHIA
NorthStar Cooperative
Indiana State Dairy Association
Dairy One Cooperative Inc.
Southeast DHIA
Recipients of the H. Victor Joachim Distinguished Leadership/
Martin Wilson Memorial Award
Year
2011
Location
New Orleans, LA
Name
Harlan Borman
Organization
Mid-South Dairy Records
National Dairy Herd Information Association
421 S. Nine Mound Road  P.O. Box 930398  Verona, WI 53593  Phone: 608-848-6455  Fax: 608-848-7675
www.dhia.org  e-mail: [email protected]