LIA Briefs

Sympathy is extended to the family of LIA Lifetime Member Sara Braasch Schmidt, Class 9, who lost her battle with breast cancer on Sunday, June 5. Many of you have stood faithfully beside Sara over the past few years as she has fought hard against the cancer. A memorial has been established through the Idaho FFA Foundation. Sara had actually planted seed money in the scholarship fund prior to her passing. If you need more information, please contact the LIA office.
 
Congratulations to Jen Root, Class 35, who received the U of I CALS Outstanding Staff Award for the Program Support Division. Carly Raska, Class 34, was also nominated for the CALS Outstanding Staff Award for the Administrative Support Division.

North Idaho LIA Alumni have been invited to attend the Grand Opening of the Port of Wilma Agronomy Hub Plant owned by CHS Primeland: The CHS Primeland Board and Staff would like to cordially invite you and the Board, staff, and alumni of the Leadership Idaho Agriculture Program to the Grand Opening of our Port of Wilma Agronomy Hub Plant in Clarkston, WA (only 2 miles from Idaho!) on June 23.  The event is an open house starting at 10:00 am with tours and vendor displays.  We will hold a short program, ribbon cutting and lunch at 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.  During this program we would like to introduce you all and thank you for your commitment to agriculture in the region.  The event will continue with tours until 3:00 pm.  We hope it works with your schedules to attend.  An RSVP is appreciated.

Congratulations to Kim O’Neill Anderson, Class 27, who was recently appointed to the Moscow Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
 
Matt Voile, Class 24, has announced his resignation from ISDA effective June 15.  Matt has served as the State Noxious Weed Coordinator for the past 12 years.
 
Changing jobs in agriculture will be Christi Falen, Class 33, who will be joining the staff at WinField as the PNW Agronomist on June 20. Christi has been employed at Simplot Company for the past few years.

We want to hear from you!!!
Follow these simple steps to renew your membership and update your contact information:

• To pay your 2016-17 membership dues:  Visit our “Membership Dues” page; follow instructions.  Our new membership year starts July 1st.

• To update your LIA Directory information:  Click here.
• Enter the password:  lia1617
• Click again, and you will be able to view the directory. Scroll down to your listing and carefully check your information. (Please note that some of your information might be on the following page.) 
• If you need to make corrections/changes, complete the accompanying form and click on SUBMIT.
• If you do NOT need any changes, email “No changes” to Joanne at joanne@amgidaho.com.

Thank you for helping keep the LIA alumni network connected!

July 1 is the deadline for nominations for the Idaho Ag Summit Governor’s Award for Excellence in Agriculture. There are a total of 5 categories:

• Education and/or Advocacy
  
• Environmental Stewardship
• Marketing Innovation
• Technical Innovation
• Lifetime Achievement

A short description of each category and the nomination information and form are online at the Idaho Ag Summit webpage, www.idahoagsummit.org. Please look around your community for potential nominees.