NACAA Distinguished Service Award

MAEA is the Michigan affiliate of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) that represents extension professionals across the country.  Every year NACAA sponsors an Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Meeting and gives National Awards for programming excellence among MAEA members.  The NACAA Distinguished Service Award is for agents with more than 10 years of experience. The Acheivement Award is for Agents with less than 10 years in Extension. See the bottom of the page for DSA nominating proceedures.

MAEA Winners of the NACAA Distinguished Service Award

2006

• Mark Hanson, MSU Emergency Management and Wildfire Control Specialist
• Mark Longstroth, District Horticulture and Marketing Educator, based in Van Buren County

2005

• Maury Kaercher, Southwest District Livestock Agent and St. Joseph County CED
• Paul Wylie, Allegan County ANR Educator, MSUE Field Poultry Specialist

2004

• Jerry Lindquist, Osceola County Extension Director
• Phil Durst, Oscoda County Extension Director, District Dairy Agent

2003

• Norm Myers
• Paul  Gross
• Dan Rossman

2002

• Thomas A. Dudek
• Roger F. Peacock
• Hannah Sophia Stevens

2001

• Ned Birkey
• Andrew Norman
• Van Varner

2000

• Dean Krauskopf
• Roberta Lawrence
• John McKinney

1999

• George Byelich
• Thomas Rorabaugh

1998

• Ken Kernstock
• Don Smucker

1997

• Paul Marks
• Burton Stanely

1996

• Chuck Pistis
• Bill Robb

1995

• Dean Solomon
• Roger Betz

1994

• Natalie A. Bement-Rector
• James P. LeCureux

1993

• Dick Long
• Jim Lincoln

1992

• William J. Hamilton
• Jim Thews

1991

• Richard Allen
• George Atkeson

1990

• Greg Patchan
• James Krenek

1989

• Philip Seitz
• T. Micheal Thomas
• Elvin Hepker

1988

• Marvin Preston
• George Mansell
• Keith Lamkin

1987

• Gerald E. Draheim
• Dale Brown
• G. Wayne Hothem

1986

• Gale Arent
• Bill Bivens
• Lynn Gould

1985

• Lyle Thompson
• Ray Howard
• Bill Bortel

1984

• Larry J. Bradford
• W. Conard Search

1983

• Ed Strong
• Lester Howard

1982

• Charles Cooper
• Jim Neibauer

1981

• A. Rex Sieting
• Charles Kesner

1980

• Reuben Kaarre
• Leland A. Warschefsky
• Harvey J. Belter

Distinguished Service Award Nomination Proceedure

Distinguished Service Award nominations may be submitted for a State Association member with ten or more years of service, by himself/herself or by another member.  Nominees must be members of the State and National Association the year they receive the award. Send the completed applications to the MAEA Recognition and Awards Chair of the  Program Recognition Committee.

1. MAEA Distinguished Service Award Application Form (Word Document)  (Must be completed by the nominee (or nominator) and sent to the MAEA Recognition and Awards Chair by December 15.  This form is used by MAEA to evaluate the candidates for selection of the Michigan DSA Awards.
2. NACAA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Form 3-2003 (PDF Format) This form should be completed by the nominee (or nominator) and forwared to the MAEA Recognition and Award Chair.  This form will be sent to NACAA for the DSA winners.

The following Forms are for the MAEA Recognition and Award Chair's use
NACAA DSA Form Instructions. Form 0-2003
Awards Transmittal Form 1-2003
State Extension Director Approval sheet Form 2-2003