Excellence in Agricultural Law
Description:
The purpose of the AALA’s Excellence in Agricultural Law Award is to recognize AALA members for outstanding contributions to the legal profession and the agricultural community. These awards may acknowledge members from professional sectors, including private practice, academia, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) .
Criteria:
The AALA Awards Committee will select recipients who have made outstanding contributions to agricultural law through any of the following:
- Legal Representation
- Continuing Legal Education
- Professionalism
- Pro Bono Service
- Public Education Programming
- Classroom Teaching
- Public Policy
- Public Service
- Leadership
Past Recipients:
| Academic Awardee | Government Awardee | Non-Governmental Awardee | Private Practice Awardee | |
| 2020 | Wayne Hayenga |
|
Don Downing | |
| 2019 | Tiffany Dowell Lashmet | Cort Jensen | Janie Hipp | Jim Bradbury |
| 2018 |
Jesse J. Richardson Jr.
|
David Bracht | Eldon McAfee | |
|
2017
|
Drew L. Kershen | Brian C. Buescher | ||
|
2016
|
Peggy Kirk Hall | Mike Traxinger | David LeBas | |
| 2015 |
Ted Feitshans
|
Justin Schneider | Tom Carrato | |
| 2014 |
Shannon Ferrell
|
Janie Hipp | Stephen Carpenter | Cari Rincker |
| 2013 |
John Becker
|
Beth Crocker | Mark Thornburg | Ed Small |
| 2012 |
Margaret “Peggy” Grossman
|
Ray Starling | John Huffaker | |
| 2011 |
Don Uchtmann
|
David Grahn | Larry Gearhardt | David Waggoner |
| 2010 |
Harrison M. Pittman
|
Patrick K. Costello |